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Analysis: International commissions key for Netflix growth

Netflix beat its own record by commissioning new Original first-run TV or movie content from 28 different markets in the second quarter of 2022, according to a report by Ampere Analysis. This reflects the increasing importance of the international audience to the company’s continued growth. Netflix has commissioned new content from 44 territories since the […]

August 15, 2022

KPN, HBO Max collaboration

Customers of Dutch multiplay telco KPN will soon be able to watch entertainment from SVoD service HBO Max through their services thanks to a multi-year collaboration. From September 2022, KPN customers can add an HBO Max subscription to their KPN Internet, TV or Mobile subscription – making the streaming service available to 3.6 million Dutch […]

August 15, 2022

Innovid: CTV now 50% of ad impressions

Innovid, the advertising platform for delivery, personalisation and measurement of converged TV across linear, Connected TV (CTV) and digital, has revealed that the company set a new record in the second quarter as CTV accounted for half of the volume of all video impressions served through its platform. In fact, CTV impression volume grew by […]

August 12, 2022

Report: Why HBO Max viewers are most satisfied with its AVoD service

Which ad-supported streaming services are viewers most satisfied with? A new Whip Media report, which included survey responses from about 2,500 US viewers, looked at that question. In particular, viewers were most satisfied with HBO Max’s ad-supported experience. Meanwhile, Hulu’s experience – due to a high level of viewer annoyance with their ads, left something […]

August 12, 2022

Hallmark Movies Now on LG TVs

Hallmark Media has announced that its subscription streaming service, Hallmark Movies Now, is now available on LG Smart TVs. Hallmark Movies Now is the streaming home to a curated selection of movies, series, and specials from the Hallmark library. The launch comes as the service rolls out a fresh slate of content offerings throughout August, […]

August 12, 2022

Disney dethrones Netflix as biggest streamer

The Walt Disney Company has reported 221m streaming subs across its brands, just topping Netflix at 220.7m. The group declared earnings for its third fiscal quarter ended July 2nd 2022 with revenues for the quarter and nine months up 26 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively. “We had an excellent quarter, with our world-class […]

August 11, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Research: Brits press pause on smaller SVoDs

Research suggests that people in the UK are starting to cut back on the number of streaming services they use, sticking to the ‘Big 3’ of Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+. The personal finance comparison site, finder.com, repeated research from 2019, finding that the number of Brits who have streamed over the past year has […]

August 11, 2022

Ad-supported Disney+ to launch in US in December

Disney+ will introduce its ad-supported subscription offering in the US on December 8th. With the launch, a new slate of subscription plans will be made available across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and the Disney Bundle. “With our new ad-supported Disney+ offering and an expanded lineup of plans across our entire streaming portfolio, we will be providing […]

August 11, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Survey: UK terrestrial TV consumption trending upwards

Attest, a consumer research platform, has released the findings from the latest edition of its Quarterly UK Media Consumption Tracker. It provides continuous insights into how Brits’ habits across television, audio, news, and social media continue to evolve. The effects of inflation can be seen in Attest’s Q2 UK media consumption tracker results, with the […]

August 11, 2022

MásMóvil, DAZN strike distribution deal

Sports streaming platform DAZN has closed an agreement with Spanish multiplay telco MásMóvil to distribute its service through different brands with which the MásMóvil Group markets its telecommunications services. Thanks to this agreement, customers of Yoigo, Virgin Telco, Euskaltel, R and Telecable will be able to contract DAZN directly with the operator and manage the […]

August 11, 2022