 Latest news and views from informitv Prime time for France Télévisions Freevee closure confirmed Streaming levy rejected for United Kingdom BBC commercial Many years ago, as head of new media operations at the BBC, I was responsible for organising the transfer of the bbc.com domain, at considerable cost, from Boston Business Computing. This was followed by efforts from BBC Worldwide, as the commercial arm of the corporation was then, to carry advertising for international users of what was the most visited content web site in the United Kingdom. Two decades later, BBC Studios has decided to charge a subscription for users of its web site in the United States. Many news web sites have attempted to set up such pay walls, with mixed commercial success. The problem is that the BBC likes to promote the international importance of its soft power. That may be more important than ever in the current geopolitical climate change, particularly in America. It seems like a bad time to be contemplating charging for access to a source of purportedly impartial news. William Cooper Editor Prime time for France Télévisions France Télévisions is making its entire france.tv service, with five national channels, preview and replay programmes, available through Amazon Prime Video in France, with a dedicated presence on the Prime Video home screen. Described as an unprecedented distribution agreement, it follows the announcement that TF1 will make its programming available on Netflix. France Télévisions already provides its five national channels online through france.tv, which had 42.9 million unique visitors in June. Read more… Freevee closure confirmed Amazon has confirmed that its Freevee online video service and app will close by August. Most of the programming is migrating to Amazon Prime Video where it remains free to view. Amazon had previously announced that it was phasing out the Freevee brand to streamline its streaming offering. That followed the introduction of advertising to the Prime Video platform. Read more… Streaming levy rejected for United Kingdom The recommendation of a 5% levy on streaming platforms has been formally rejected by the United Kingdom government in favour of a mixed ecology that welcomes both international investment and local production. A cross-party parliamentary committee had proposed a 5% streaming levy to support high-end national production, initially on a voluntary basis, with provision for this to be made statutory. That was rejected by the culture secretary and has now been formally dismissed in a government response. Read more… RTL to acquire Sky Deutschland BBC to charge for access to news Mobile overtakes television viewing Online video overtakes traditional television Netflix to carry TF1 in France Joint online advertising for United Kingdom 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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