 Latest news and views from informitv Final offers for Warner Bros Discovery BBC iPlayer library approaches size of Netflix Macquarie sells its stake in Arqiva Underplayed pioneer The BBC iPlayer will be 18 years old this Christmas. There are now 15 million active accounts in the United Kingdom. It has a weekly adult reach of over 30% of the population. Yet fewer than a quarter of those aged 16-34 use it for more than 15 minutes a week. It has the largest online catalogue of any broadcaster but accounts for less than 5% of all in-home viewing. The combined share of online viewing on demand across all British public service broadcasters is about the same as Netflix, which is available in around six out of ten homes. Meanwhile, the value of the terrestrial transmitter network appears to have collapsed, as the BBC and other broadcasters have yet to commit to its future and government has yet to comment. William Cooper Editor Final offers for Warner Bros Discovery Final bids are expected for Warner Bros Discovery before it enters a period of exclusive negotiations with a prospective purchaser. Paramount Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix submitted initial bids and WBD is expecting best and final offers. Read more… BBC iPlayer library approaches size of Netflix The BBC iPlayer catalogue is approaching the number of hours of programming available on Netflix, although both offer less than Amazon Prime Video. They are all well ahead of other players in the United Kingdom. In its annual report on the BBC, the regulator outlines the challenges facing the corporation and the requirement for a regulatory regime to support its public purposes. Read more… Macquarie sells its stake in Arqiva The Macquarie investment fund has agreed the sale of its 26.5% stake in media services and transmission infrastructure provider Arqiva to an undisclosed buyer for just £16.5 million, implying a valuation of the company at £62 million. It represents a collapse in the value of the infrastructure assets over the price originally paid for them. The ultimate value of Arqiva is highly dependent on decisions about the future of digital terrestrial television transmission in the United Kingdom. Read more… Netgem launches Freely PLEIO puck BBC licence fee revenue under pressure Broadcast channels increase share of viewing BBC apologises to President Trump 1.1 billion connected televisions Online video subscriptions in the UK Multiscreen Index The quarterly Multiscreen Index offers an invaluable overview of multichannel pay-TV providers around the world and provides an index of the top 100 services by digital subscriber numbers, with top 10 rankings worldwide, by region or mode of delivery, gains or losses.  Get this exclusive report Events informitv Supported by an international network of industry specialists, informitv provides strategic consultancy and practical advisory services for clients ranging from startup companies to multinational corporations. Contact us today to see how we can help you.
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