OTT/Streaming

HBO Max has won the exclusive rights to blockbuster comedy series “The Big Bang Theory” as it works to beef up the new direct-to-consumer streaming service. As part of the deal... More

“The Simpsons” and “Star Wars Rebels” are the most hotly anticipated of the existing series that will be on Disney Plus in the U.S. and the first foreign countries where th... More

A profile of six new SVoD players launching in the American market from late 2019 to the first half of 2020 has just been published. The report examines their differing content com... More

Issuers are moving beyond suburban staples to include millennial-friendly categories such as transit and streaming subscriptions. The trend toward streaming rewards, in particular,... More

Replacing linear TV services with personalized sets of apps offering a mix of linear and on-demand content-what some have taken to calling Pay TV 3.0-wouldn’t give viewers a full... More

Apple rarely sells anything at a discount. Between its $1,000 iPhones and pricey accessories like the $159 AirPods, the company has built a reputation for convincing customers to p... More

We continue to learn more about Apple TV+ ahead of its debut on November 1st. A support document on Apple’s website details that all Apple TV+ content will be available in Dolby ... More

Consumers in the Netherlands became the first in the world to get their hands on Disney Plus when an early version of the hugely anticipated streaming service went live in the coun... More

Viacom-owned BET is launching its premium SVOD on September 19. The SVOD will launch in the US at US$9.99 per month and feature over 1,000 hours of existing and new original conten... More

Disney’s upcoming Disney+ streaming service will reach 82 million subscribers worldwide by 2024, according to a forecast from Digital TV Research. Overall, global SVOD subscripti... More

Since she was tapped as Spotify’s chief content officer, Ostroff has been charged with building an arsenal of podcasts to catapult the Swedish business to become a leader not jus... More

Last month, Netflix was spotted testing a new section in its TV app called “Latest,” which would connect viewers with a personalized list of upcoming content due to be released... More

HBO Max could launch with a starting cost of $14.99 a month, the same as a current HBO subscription, NBC News reported Thursday. WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey is also considering Ap... More

Apple Music is getting a big expansion today with a new web interface that will let subscribers stream music directly from a browser without having to install iTunes or a separate ... More

The second wave of OTT is here. Established services are reaching more territories, studios are launching their own direct-to-consumer streaming services and local content owners a... More

A study from Digital TV Research forecasts that the number of gross subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) subscriptions will likely increase by 91%, 462 million, between 2018 and 202... More

The video-sharing platform has effectively backed the ad-supported business model by putting its most successful original show, Cobra Kai, in front of the paywall. YouTube announce... More

The global over-the-top video distribution market grew its revenue by 33% last year, reaching $68 billion, according to figures released by Digital TV Research. Global OTT revenue ... More

The entertainment industry is spending heavily to reach a generation glued to their phones with shows no longer than the typical Uber ride.... More

For more than two decades, pay-TV operators have experienced a long period of sustained growth. Global pay-TV revenues grew at 6 percent per annum from 2008 to 2017; even the more ... More