OTT/Streaming

 

Global OTT Revenue to Grow More Than 50% Over Next Three Years, Surpass $200B (Next TV)

Revenue generated globally by over-the-top services is on pace to surpass $200 billion by the end of 2023, according to new data published by global tech market advisory firm ABI R... More

Procter & Gamble Gets Ready to Enter TV’s Streaming Wars (Variety)

AT&T, Comcast and Walt Disney aren’t the only big companies eager to get into streaming-video. Procter & Gamble, one of the world’s most influential advertisers, is looking to ... More

Netflix, Hulu Consumers Watch 20 Minutes More Streamed Content in 2019 (Rapid TV News)

Research from the NPD Group has found that in 2019 weekly time spent watching the top two subscription video on-demand services Hulu and Netflix rose 7% annually, growing to 4 hour... More

Show on the Rise: The CW Has Netflix Outnumbered (TV Time)

Netflix comedies climb to the top this week as Family Reunion enters at No. 1! The second installment of the sitcom wins by a hair; beating fantasy series, Chilling Adventures of S... More

Disney+ Nears Integration Deal With Sky (FierceVideo)

Disney’s new streaming video service, Disney+, is reportedly on the verge of an integration deal with European pay TV operator Sky. According to the Telegraph, Sky is working wit... More

Why Streaming Doesn’t Have to be Slow (Red Bee Blog)

One of the articles that caught our eye at the end of last year was about the problem of slow streaming and latency when it comes to watching live sports. It’s a problem that man... More

Traditional TV Borrows from Streaming Frenemies (MCN)

As streaming becomes more and more the viewing norm, the content of the Netflixes, Amazons and Hulus of the world, bold and binge-friendly, is increasingly affecting the programmin... More

Netflix Bets on Young Filmmakers, Inclusive Voices (LA Times)

Last year, Netflix released 19 original movies from first-time directors on its streaming platform; another 11 have already been announced for 2020. About half of the first-time di... More

ESPN Rolling Out 500 Live Shows Across YouTube, Facebook, Other Platforms (Digiday)

With a new social media star and a fresh studio dedicated to its digital programming, ESPN is upgrading online game viewing.... More

How AI is Transforming the Entertainment Industry (ReadWrite)

Nowadays, the entertainment industry is changing drastically because of the advent of artificial intelligence. AI technology has already penetrated our daily lives. And today AI te... More

Comcast Strategy Sees Streaming Cash Boosting All Ships (Deadline)

Comcast brass made the bold claim that it is better positioned to push ahead in streaming than any other in the world as it leverages its newly announced Peacock service with divis... More

Star Wars Spin-Off is a Boon for Disney+ in Streaming Battle (Ampere Insights)

Disney+'s Star Wars series The Mandalorian looks like a key driver for the new platform as interest levels top those of rival Apple debuts The Morning Show and See. The Mandalorian... More

Apple Could Promote TV+ With Companion Podcasts (Engadget)

Apple has considered producing podcasts to support its slate of original TV+ shows and movies, according to Bloomberg. The company reportedly sent out a call for pitches last summe... More

Dick Wolf Joins the Race for TV’s Last Billions (Forbes)

Over three decades, Dick Wolf’s Law & Order has produced several spinoffs that have filled about 60 seasons of television with more than 1,000 episodes. All those figures have ad... More

Netflix Sets Up Italian Office in Rome (Variety)

After opening its doors in Paris last week, Netflix is setting up an office in Rome, Variety can reveal. The streaming giant has confirmed that it will move its Italian team, which... More

SVOD Viewing Time Continued to Grow in 2019 (DTE)

Continuing the industry’s ongoing trend towards streaming, American consumers watched about 20 more minutes watching Netflix than in 2018. According to the NPD Group, weekly time... More

Netflix Cuts Definition of a ‘View’ Down to 2 Minutes (Next TV)

Netflix said that it has changed its benchmark for a counting views to whether a user sat through at least two minutes of the content. In its fourth-quarter letter to shareholders,... More

Ampere: VOD Subscription Stacking Grows in U.S., Europe (RTN)

The proportion of Internet respondents in major markets with multiple subscription video-on-demand contracts is growing strongly according to research from Ampere Analysis. The stu... More

TiVo’s Latest Pivot: From DVR Pioneer to OTT Company (B&C)

The company that changed television forever with its groundbreaking digital video recorder is itself suddenly shifting with the times.... More

Disney+ Will Launch in Europe a Week Earlier Than Planned (CNBC)

Disney announced that it will launch its new streaming service Disney+ in the UK and parts of Europe a week earlier than planned. Disney+ was initially set to launch across parts o... More

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