OTT / Streaming

 

Nordics a Booming Market for SVOD Operators With 3M Subs Added in 2020 (DTE)

The region has seen substantial growth in recent years, resulting in a total market size of 13.6 million subscriptions. This increase, the researcher says, is due to a growth in su... More

Germany’s Bundesliga ‘Planning International Streaming Service’ (TVBE)

The Financial Times reports the league is looking for investment in an OTT service as well as offering a minority stake in a new digital media company that will sell the Bundesliga... More

London’s National Theatre Launches SVOD Service (Next TV)

After successfully transitioning its recorded plays to YouTube earlier in the pandemic, the cultural institution has launched a new $12.99-a-month subscription platform with 11 fil... More

SVOD Aggregators are Too Big to Ignore for Players Looking for Global Scale (DTE)

From the perspective of a VOD operator, the number one aim outside of building up a solid base of content is to ensure that your service can be accessed by as many people as possib... More

Disney Considers Further Streaming Shift (DTE)

Disney is reportedly considering shifting more of its planned cinematic releases to its SVOD Disney+.... More

SVOD Subscriptions Reach 60% in the UK (Señal News)

The number of households with an SVOD subscription is now 17.0 million, up more than 3 million households since Q3 2019, and Netflix continues to be the largest single service.... More

Six Reasons Why 2020 Has Been the Year of AVOD (TBI)

With an unexpected global pandemic and the roll-out of direct-to-consumer streamers from the US studios dominating much of the content-related conversation this year, it’s easy t... More

Why Netflix is Experimenting With Linear Programming in France (Variety)

Netflix’s announcement last week that it’s trialling a traditional linear offering for subscribers in France took many by surprise, but there’s some sound reasoning behind th... More

CIOs Plow Forward on Innovation Despite Pandemic Disruptions (CIO Dive)

Faster digital transformation, increased spend across the board, risk from current events and new employee challenges marked 2020 IT priorities, according to a new survey. As leade... More

Streaming Plaforms are the Biggest Source of Content Discovery (Señal News)

Although pay TV and online have traditionally moved in opposite directions as the source for newly discovered favourite shows, today 68% of viewers watch their new favourite shows ... More

Discovery+ Launches in UK, Ireland With 80 Hours of Streamer Originals (TBI)

The SVOD, previously branded as “a new SUV” to the “great sports cars” of Netflix and Amazon by Discovery CEO David Zaslav, promises to offer “an unprecedented collection... More

Spain Eyes New VOD Production Rules (BTN)

Online services such as Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime face the prospect of having to allocate 5% of the income they generate in Spain to finance European films and series.... More

10 Ways Entertainment Capitalised on COVID (Raconteur)

The entertainment industry was among those hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, but by transforming products and services, ten businesses had much to gain from a rapidly changi... More

OTT Use Surges in Spain (BTN)

Half of all internet homes in Spain were already receiving OTT services such as Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime as of the second quarter of this year. Five years ago, in mid-2016, on... More

BritBox Has a Plan to Take on Netflix – Appeal to Boomers (Wired)

UK-centric streaming service BritBox is releasing a slow stream of original content. But will its focus on over-45s and Brits abroad be enough to compete with Netflix?... More

Portugal: 1% Revenue Tariff on VOD Platforms (AT)

Portugal’s Parliament has approved the new Cinema Law that transposes to Portuguese law a European Directive from 2018 regulating the provision of audiovisual media services.... More

Report: Premier League PPV Cost Could be Cut to UK£9.95 (Sports Pro)

Premier League clubs are considering cutting the cost of pay-per-view matches to UK£9.95 following the backlash from fans, according to The Times. Currently, matches not selected ... More

Poland to Measure OTT Audiences (BTN)

Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has begun preparatory work with PBI (Polish Internet Research) to develop the principles of cooperation for audience measurement of... More

Streaming Reaches an All-Time High in the UK (Señal News)

UK consumers spent approximately 7 hours 24 minutes watching online video on average per week in 2020, with YouTube being the top platform of choice for more than half of viewers.... More

Fox Expands Premium OTT News App to Over 10 European Countries (DTE)

The international streamer first launched in Mexico in August, and the UK, Germany and Spain last month, and is now expanding to a total of 15 countries. This new expansion will se... More

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