Insights and consulting company Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the following behaviours within the VoD market between September and December 2022: Between Sept to Dec 2022, the number of VoD-enabled households that subscribed to at least one video […]
The Dutch competition authority ACM has informed RTL Group and Talpa Network that the authority will not approve the proposed merger of RTL Nederland and Talpa Network, initially announced on June 22nd, 2021. Since the initial announcement of the planned transaction, RTL Group and Talpa Network say they have fully cooperated with ACM during its […]
The Australian government has revealed plans to introduce requirements for Australian screen content on streaming platforms to ensure continued access to local stories and content in the third quarter of 2023 and to commence no later than July 1st 2024. The proposal is contained in a National Cultural Policy document which notes that there is […]
Apple TV+ has announced the spring line-up of all-new original series, specials and returning fan favourites for kids and family audiences. The new series will kick off on March 31st with the animated series Eva the Owlet (pictured) inspired by the bestselling book series from Scholastic. The highly-anticipated new series Jane, from Emmy Award winner […]
Starzplay, the MENA streaming platform, has announced the launch of Starzplay’s first Arabic language original, Kaboos. The series is set to stream on the platform starting from February 9th. Set in different eras and across countries in the MENA region, Kaboos is a modern-day retelling of Arab folklore. The series takes viewers on a journey […]
MIDiA Research, a market research and insight firm, has released its latest report, MIDiA Research video subscription forecasts 2023-2030. The report predicts that the global SVoD market will reach $321.9 billion (€296.3bn) in 2030, with growth driven primarily by an influx of Asia-Pacific subscribers. According to the report, the global SVoD market was valued at […]
Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel revenue grew almost 20 times between 2019 and 2022, and is set to triple between 2022 and 2027 to reach $12 billion (€11.9bn) according to research from analyst firm Omdia. FAST channels are increasing rapidly with more than 1,500 channels already available in the US, according to Omdia. “The […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has published its annual report on key AV players in Europe. The report, Top players in the European audiovisual industry – ownership and concentration, aims to shed light on the structure of the AV industry in Europe in terms of revenues as well […]
Season 2 of Ginny & Georgia topped Netflix’s English TV List for the third week in a row with 87.4 million hours viewed in the week commencing January 16th. The mother-daughter drama series has amassed 430.59 million total hours viewed with more than 47 million households who have viewed the series (430.59 million hours viewed […]
FAST Channels TV’s content library continues to grow, with a channel count that now stands at over 230 – with more being added each month – offering hundreds of hit movies, binge-worthy TV, cartoons, sports, news and more. The huge collection of FAST channels includes 20 LatAm channels, 17 African channels, and 17 Indian channels, […]