OTT/Streaming
Whip Media Sees NBCUniversal’s Peacock Taking Flight (MESA)
With NBCUniversal’s new service Peacock seeing a soft launch for Comcast Xfinity X1 and Flex subscribers Wednesday, Whip Media Group set out to see if this latest entry in the st... More
Sports Streaming Could Grow in Wake of Coronavirus (Next TV)
As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced practically every professional sports league to suspend their seasons, consumers are beginning to clamor for some form of rate relief for the sp... More
New Data Shows How Entertainment Consumption is Changing (Billboard)
We know our online activities are evolving. People are spending 60% more time with music and other forms of remotely accessed entertainment. The barriers between home life and work... More
What Disney Plus’ Subscriber Milestone Could Mean for HBO Max, Apple TV Plus (Variety)
Disney Plus revealed a whopper of a subscriber update Wednesday — 50 million paying customers — flexing its ability to become a contender in the streaming services arena after ... More
European Theater Owners Look for Digital Lifeline Amid Virus Crisis (THR)
While the U.K.'s Curzon enjoys record views on its beefed-up Curzon Home Cinema streaming platform, other operators across Europe are turning to VOD to keep business flowing during... More
A Homebound Audience, Halted Productions Set Stage for Expanded Indie Film Market (THR)
Analysts see potential for greater demand for these movies, and polling shows fans are eager to stream them.... More
Quibi Hits 1.7M Downloads in First Week (THR)
Mobile video service Quibi had 1.7 million downloads during its first week, according to CEO Meg Whitman. Quibi, which offers shortform episodic programming, was designed to be vie... More
‘Trolls World Tour’ Straight to Streaming – Sign of the Times or the New Normal? (Variety)
When Universal’s “Trolls World Tour” lands on home entertainment platforms on Friday, it’ll mark the first major studio movie to skip its planned traditional theatrical rel... More
TiVo+ Viewership Up 41% in Total Hours Amid COVID-19 Crisis (FierceVideo)
TiVo+, the company’s ad-supported streaming service, has seen a significant uptick in time watched as most Americans stay home to avoid the coronavirus. The company said TiVo+ vi... More
OTT Providers Offer Free Access to Grow Subscribers for Sports’ Return (FOS)
Sports leagues and media partners have found early success in charging fans for live games and original programming not available on television. However, the coronavirus pandemic ... More
YouTube Unlocks Batch of Originals for Free Streaming (Variety)
YouTube hosts the most massive collection of free videos on the planet. Now, amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s also opening up more than a dozen YouTube original series free fo... More
Twitch Opens ‘Watch Parties’ to Top U.S. Streamers With 70-Plus Amazon Prime Video Titles (Variety)
Amazon has found a new way to monetize its Prime Video catalog: It’s now letting top Twitch live-streamers host “watch parties” to provide running commentary alongside a sele... More
Ampere Analysis: SVOD Streamers Ramping Up Reality Content (Digital TV Europe)
SVOD streaming providers significantly ramped up the amount of reality TV programming on their services last year, according to data from Ampere Analysis. According to the research... More
Coronavirus: Lockdowns Drive Netflix Network Surge (Rapid TV News)
More evidence of the extent to which masses of populations spending more time at home have flocked to leading subscription video-on-demand service Netflix has been revealed by anal... More
Disney Plus Surges to 50M Paid Subscribers Across the Globe (Fast Company)
While lockdowns are expected to have definitely contributed to that surge in subscribers, a few other factors explain the recent rise.... More
Daytime is Streaming Time: TV Viewing Habits in the Time of COVID-19 (AdExchanger)
Coronavirus shelter-in-place orders have been in place for less than a month nationally, but consumer media habits are already massively changing.... More
Pirates are Primed to Compete in the Streaming Wars (Irdeto Perspective)
If you ask OTT providers who their top competitors are, their likely response is to name their biggest market rivals. But what about the pirates? Today’s pirate websites and serv... More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Pay TV, OTT Video (MatthewBall.vc)
Economic crises, natural disasters, and other long-tail events tend to accelerate underlying trends, exacerbate balances of power, and unravel businesses, business models, and busi... More
Disney Plus Launches in France After Two-Week Delay (Variety)
Disney Plus has finally launched France on Tuesday after being delayed by two weeks at the behest of the French government, which feared the service would overload the country’s ... More
The Streaming Wars May be Put on Hold During Quarantines as Free Content Takes Over (CNBC)
Big media companies have started to offer free video offerings for content that is typically pay-walled. ... More
