OTT / Streaming
African OTT Market Set for Rapid Expansion (DTE)
The market is set for an explosion of growth over the coming years, with revenues increasing by well over US$1 billion from 2020.... More
U.S., Western Europe Streaming TV Hit All-Time High (RTN)
Driven by the phenomenon of compounding, both combining and adding to services, the rapid growth of streaming TV, accelerated even further in 2020 by Covid-19 and widespread lockdo... More
Asia’s Online Video Market Surpasses $30B as SVOD Subs Surge (Señal News)
SVOD has grown by 34% in 2020 to US$16.3bn in revenues, with China contributing 58%. YouTube is racking up the largest revenue in the area, taking up 60% of the total in the region... More
Ampere: 2021 Will be the Year of ‘Compounding’ (TVB Europe)
According to Ampere's research, there are now more than 400 million subscriptions to streaming services across the US and the ‘big 5’ Western European markets.... More
Analyst: Bundling is Next Step in Streaming Evolution (AT)
Bundling will characterise global TV throughout 2021 as the streaming TV boom forces a re-engineering of the TV value chain and the strategies for reaching the end viewer, accordin... More
Microsoft Azure, Firstlight Media to Power New Streaming Venture Struum (TVBE)
The Struum platform will be built on Microsoft Azure services like Azure Kubernetes Services and Azure DevOps.... More
BBC iPlayer Breaks Records Over Christmas (Digital Spy)
The BBC reports that iPlayer saw 245 million streams over the Christmas period (from December 21 to January 3) which is up by 16 per cent on the same period last year.... More
Netflix Hikes UK Prices to Cover ‘$1B Investment in Local Content’ (TBI)
Netflix is hiking its prices in the UK as it looks for ways to cover its ever increasing content budget.... More
Audio Streaming Volume Grew Biggest Ever Amount in the UK in 2020, as Brits Turned to Music During Pandemic Lockdown (MBW)
Annual growth in music streaming volume in the United Kingdom was widely expected to slow down in 2020. Instead, driven by the pandemic lockdown, it sped up – in a big way. Accor... More
On-Demand Subs to Reach 2B by 2025 (TVBE)
The driving force will be traditional broadcasters who are moving their focus towards BVoD and on-demand, and away from linear.... More
The Pandemic Has Not Changed Consumer Demand for New Experiences, Lust Accelerated it (SportsPro)
Anthony Smith-Chaigneau, Nagra's senior director of product marketing, on why rights holders need to look closely at how they are able to augment their media offer to consumers.... More
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
