Disney+’s rollout has been one of the most discussed and debated content service launches ever. Research and consulting firm Futuresource Consulting is bullish about its prospects in most key markets, with it expected to challenge for the number two or three SVoD position behind Netflix and (where significant) Amazon Prime Video. According to the firm, […]
Disney+, the highly anticipated streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, has gone live in the US, Canada, and The Netherlands. However, it was not without glitches: Reuters reported on several tweets complaining when users tried the app and encountered a picture of Mickey Mouse in a space suit apologising for problems and advising them […]
Research from cloud-based video production, editing and distribution platform Grabyo has found the global market penetration of OTT services has hit 38 per cent, with growth accelerating across all consumer segments. The OTT Video Trends Report comprises data from 9690 consumers across the UK, United States, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Australia and highlights that […]
The European Commission has approved Telia Company’s $957 million (€868.6m) acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting, including TV4, MTV and C More. Telia, the Swedish telco, says its networks and broad sales channels combined with Bonnier Broadcasting’s popular media content creates the possibility to give customers and viewers new experiences and services to enjoy wherever they are. […]
More than a third (36 per cent) of broadcasters are failing to utilise their content library despite facing increasing competition from streaming services, according to research by ATEME, a specialist in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT. Although almost all (98 per cent) of the broadcasters surveyed use their content library […]
The rise of increasingly personal and personalised media interaction fueled by technology and evolving customer behaviour is gaining momentum. Consumers are using an array of connected devices to organise, curate and discover their own unique worlds of media. In response, companies are designing their offerings to revolve around personal preferences, using data and usage patterns […]
Minnow, a next generation streaming video guide, has launched in the US combining all of the popular premium VoD services including Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu and Amazon Prime into one unified application on TV and mobile. Minnow will support emerging streamers HBO Max, Peacock and Quibi as soon as and when they launch in […]
Kim Rozenfeld, Apple TV’s head of current programming, unscripted and documentary, is leaving as part of a restructure at Apple, where studio chiefs Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht have brought development and current programming into a single entity. Molly Thompson, head of documentaries, will continue to work across current nonfiction programming and shows in […]
Confirming Mediaset’s commitment to invest in the future of free TV development in Europe and to unlock growth potential in Germany, Mediaset España Comunicación S.A., a member of Mediaset Group has secured an additional 5.5 per cent stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (P7S1), giving the group a total of 15.1 per cent of the share […]
UK commercial PSB ITV has unveiled its new addressable advertising platform – Planet V. The fully programmatic, premium advanced advertising platform will launch at the beginning of 2020. Planet V will allow advertisers and agencies control over the purchasing of their campaigns across ITV’s premium VoD service, the ITV Hub, allowing them to optimise and […]