OTT / Streaming

This will be BritBox’s fifth territory worldwide, following successful launches of the BBC/ITV joint venture in the US and Canada, the UK and, most recently, Australia.... More

The number of businesses that plan to support some form of remote working after the pandemic has increased by a third, a new report suggests.... More

In a rush to build libraries with originals — and with an eye to rolling out services worldwide — platforms are increasingly buying finished shows off the shelf. ... More

European consumers have gone all-in on streaming, helping to drive massive growth in video-on-demand services, which last year booked revenues of $14 billion (€11.6 billion) acro... More

Streaming is the future, but it’s not without some potential problems.... More

OyaWatch TV is a new Nigerian subscription based streaming service, aiming to become the number one provider of media and entertainment experiences in the country. (more…)... More

Despite Brexit, the UK’s video industry has very much remained a huge part of Europe with TV and film providers being very successful in taking their wares to an eager European v... More

Over eight in ten UK consumers – 83% – are willing to watch ads to gain access to free streaming content, while 56% plan to start watching free ad-supported streaming services ... More

Viewing reached a new high during the final quarter of the year with close to 70% of TV households watching online video in an average day. This represents an increase of more than... More

Vrienden van Amstel (Friends of Amstel) was held as a digital event for the first time in its 23-year-old history on Jan. 16. Participation surpassed all expectations, with an esti... More

Netflix Direct, which presents the streamer’s content library in the form of a traditional linear schedule, is to be rolled out internationally. It follows tests in the French ma... More

Netflix paid £3.2 million in UK corporation tax in 2019, a record for the streamer despite estimated revenues of £940 million in the country. Netflix UK operations have benefited... More

TV remote controls are a major battlefield in the TV wars, which are fought one branded button at a time.... More

Pluto, which requires no sign-up, will launch with 40 curated channels in France with a library that includes content from ViacomCBS brands and third parties. The company also said... More

Analysts suggest 53.3 per cent of British households are now Prime members, an increase of almost 2 million households during the year.... More

Four-fifths of the country's music listening now comes from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.... More

The proliferation of content across an increasingly broad range of devices and direct-to-consumer offerings is one such trend that shows a high potential for growth as we enter a n... More

Netflix became the second largest TV group in Europe in revenue terms last year, according to the latest research by Ampere Analysis. TV revenue includes broadcast advertising inco... More

OTT service gets non-exclusive rights for all top-flight games.... More

Amazon.com is planning to bid for Italy’s Serie A TV rights, according to people familiar with the matter. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant plans to bid for streaming rights th... More