OTT / Streaming

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

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

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

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

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

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’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

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’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

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

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

The Eifel Grand Prix, held on 11th October, was streamed for free on the global motorsport series’ official channel in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Swe... More

New research review has found that in a market still dominated by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video has scooped the lion’s share of new subscriptions with Disney+ feeling pressure.... More

MPs are set to examine the economic impact that music streaming is having on artists, record labels and the wider music industry. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee ar... More

Watching TV with other people, whether they're in the same room or not, is suddenly a hot trend as viewers settle in for the long, cold pandemic winter.... More

Sky and BT will screen additional Premier League fixtures on a pay-per-view basis after the Premier League agreed it would continue to make all matches available to fans until at l... More

The Nordic video market, likely one of Europe’s most evolved, show clear signs of maturity according to a report. The online video market is still growing, but penetration is inc... More

Despite the number of pay-TV subscribers rising by 345 million since 2010, global pay-TV revenues peaked in 2016 at $202 billion and will fall to $152 billion in 2025 after declini... More

Greater studio competition, coupled with an increase in digital video viewing in Spain amid the nationwide lockdown, will push the number of subscription OTT video service users in... More

The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a deep, widespread and likely permanent shift to consuming services online, in particular how the UK public wants to watch entertainment, with i... More