A report from business-to-consumer subscription management solutions specialist Vindicia has found that premium OTT subscription revenue is quickly rising across four regions: Western Europe, USA, Latin America and Asia Pacific, and that consumer demand for premium OTT services will be driven by local, live and linear content, as well as by easier payment solutions. The […]
Football fans have reason to cheer – BBC Research & Development (R&D) has managed to solve the problem of delays when people watch live Internet streams rather than a TV broadcast. In a new prototype being demonstrated at the IBC in Amsterdam, the team will show how the gap between an Internet-delivered live stream and […]
Huawei, the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer, has launched its own OTT platform, Huawei Video, in Spain and Italy – with plans to expand into other European countries. The service, available on Huawei and Honor devices, offers a library of local and International content via agreements with RTVE, eOne, Zoomin, Inverleigh, Daluqiao, Thema and Atresmedia, among […]
Netflix recently confirmed that it has begun testing the idea of inserting promos for its shows and movies between episodes of current programmes. In its most recent TV study, The Future of Monetization, Hub Entertainment Research gauged consumer reaction to alternatives to the Netflix pay model status quo, including possible price increases and an ad-supported […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus is consolidating its leadership in Spain with 12 million viewers a day and more than 4 million subscribers. The company claims that its TV consumption has increased by 10 per cent over the last year with VoD gaining ground, now claiming 20 per cent of all watched content (up from […]
Virgin Media has announced the launch of its personalised VoD channel for children, My Virgin TV Kids, in partnership with zone·tv. My Virgin TV Kids allows young viewers to customise their viewing experience and programming line-up in real time. The new feature will be available through Virgin Media’s smallest, smartest, fastest set-top box – the […]
Netflix has released August data from its ISP Speed Index, its monthly update on which ISPs provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. The largest speed gain on the index this month was experienced by Flow in Jamaica. Speeds at Flow increased by 0.74 Megabits per second (Mbps), bringing its average monthly speed to 2.37 […]
Western European OTT TV episode and movie revenues will reach $23.02 billion (€19.93bn) in 2023; more than double the $9.84 billion recorded in 2017, according to the Western Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Revenues for 18 countries covered by the report are expected to climb by $2.63 billion in […]
Despite Turkey’s recent economic decline, it still boasts an OTT subscription video subscriber base of 3.9 million subscribers (excluding multiscreen services) – the largest in Central and Eastern Europe – reports IHS Markit. Netflix and Amazon comprised just 5 per cent of the Turkish subscription-video market in 2017, falling behind numerous Turkish players, as local […]
Parks Associates research finds the rate of cancellations for OTT video services among US broadband households has held steady over the past three years at approximately 18 per cent. The average subscription length for OTT video services is 30 months overall, although the three top services in the market—Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu—have the most stability, […]