OTT/Streaming
Ampere: Disney+ and Hulu combined would own the most popular titles in the US (BTN)
The combination of the two services would have one-third of the 100 most-popular titles in the United States. Combined the Disney+/Hulu app will offer 9000 distinct movies and TV s... More
Amazon Prime Video to Air Live Boxing in 2024 (TV Tech)
Prime Video will be home to Premier Boxing Champions’ PPV events, championship bouts, behind-the-scenes docuseries, and other content ... More
Disney+ Adds a Hulu Tab as the Streaming Services Start Integrating (Engadget)
The idea is to make it easier to access everything you might want to watch in one app.... More
Paramount+ Launches in Japan (BTN)
Paramount+ has made its debut on the Japanese cablenet J:COM and premium pay platform WOWOW. The launch means that the Paramount Global streaming service is now present in all the ... More
Survey: 70% Want More Control Over Streaming Experience (Advanced Television)
As streaming providers continue to compete for customer loyalty, 70 per cent of consumers want better control over their experience. Findings show consumers would prefer to create ... More
Big Media Secures Multi-series Output Seal with Germany’s ZDF Studios
New York-based Big Media, a leading factual production company and channel provider, has secured a multi-series output deal with ZDF Studios for German-speaking territories. The fi... More
Paramount+ Content Deal with LATAM Airlines (Advanced Television)
Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount, has announced a partnership with LATAM Airlines Group to launch a Paramount+ Branded Channel on over 300 aircrafts across 148 dest... More
Consumer Spending on Streaming Jumped 20% YoY in Q3 2023 (TV Tech)
Streaming spending rose to $9.3 billion as overall consumer spending on digital home entertainment spending approached $10.7B Billion in Q3 2023 according to a new report.... More
Reelgood: Which Services are Maintaining Their Value Proposition … and Which Ones are Not
It’s no secret that the price of subscription streaming keeps going up. But which streaming services are keeping up with these price hikes by upping their catalog game? Reelgood ... More
2023 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Award for EZDRM
EZDRM has again been recognized for their continuing leadership in the critical DRM and Content Protection category and has been announced as the 2023 Readers' Choice Award winner.... More
Disney Plus Reaches 150M Subscribers (TVBE)
As part of its Q4 2023 results, The Walt Disney Company revealed it has added what it describes as 7 million “core” Disney Plus subscribers in the fourth quarter. The company s... More
Edgio Partners with Wurl to Introduce FAST Syndication for Channels, Platforms
Edgio announced a partnership with Wurl to offer global FAST syndication via Edgio's Uplynk service. With FAST Syndication powered by Wurl, Edgio customers can generate linear chan... More
Top Five FAST Channels in US Drive 20% Total Consumption (TV Tech)
New research has revealed that Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST)'s growth in the US is being powered by a small number of players with the top five channels accounting for more t... More
OTT Streaming is Primed for Content Monetisation (Synamedia Blog)
Most consumers can tap into an unlimited range of video content choices covering every interest. But with easy access to almost every eyeball on the planet, how do video providers ... More
Navigating the FAST Lane (Whip Media Blog)
With FAST, content providers are no longer simply licensing their content to distributors. Instead, they are becoming channel editors, responsible for crafting daily schedules, cur... More
AMC Networks Licenses North American Linear, Streaming Rights to 10-Episode ‘Nautilus’ (MPN)
The series will air on AMC and AMC+ as a special television event in 2024.... More
AMC Networks to Re-Brand UK Channels (BTN)
AMC Networks International announced a re-brand of its portfolio of UK channels and streaming services owned by the CBS AMC Networks UK Channels Partnership with Paramount Global. ... More
One-in-Five New SVOD Subscribers are Motivated by Live Sport (Rapid TV News)
Live sport is starting to have a significant impact on SVOD subscriber additions, with one-in-five new customers motivated by their desire to live-stream their favourite competitio... More
Sony’s Anime Streamer Crunchyroll Strikes Global Deal with Prime Video (TBI)
The Prime Video deal marks the latest expansion for Crunchyroll following a streaming channel deal with Sony sibling cablenet GSN (Game Show Network) earlier this month.... More
NAB Show New York: FAST Channels Growing Apace (Next TV)
Lindsey Stewart, VP of FAST and AVOD revenue strategy, AMC Networks, said the networks’ audiences cover “a broad swath of genres,” and the FAST channels, including The Walkin... More
