Prime Video in India has launched Crunchyroll, the ultimate destination for anime, on Prime Video Channels. Prime members can now purchase an add-on subscription to Crunchyroll for ₹79 (€0.88) per month, gaining access to over 800 anime titles, including the latest shows and movies, some of which will be available for viewers in India in […]
For years, top executives at Netflix have considered launching a FAST service. That stands for free ad-supported television, a new model that allows streaming services to reel non-subscribers in. Instead of paying, they get a basic collection of on-site content and pay for them by watching ads instead. Now Netflix is looking to launch its […]
BARB data shows Channel 4 is the only major UK broadcaster to grow overall viewing across streaming and linear in 2024. In addition, across the first half of the year, Channel 4’s streaming audience has grown faster than any of the major streaming-only platforms (Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+), with a 32 per cent year on […]
The household penetration of SVoD services in Malaysia is predicted to increase from 26 per cent in 2023 to 43 per cent in 2028, driven by the increasing consumer preference towards OTT platforms as broadband services continue to improve in the country, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Malaysia Subscription Video on Demand […]
Data from the DASH 2023 TV Universe Study show that 6 per cent of US households now watch TV exclusively on mobile devices, an increase of more than a million homes since 2022. Driven primarily by younger viewers, the rise of device-only TV households highlights the need to redefine the basis of TV audience measurement […]
Is Hollywood reinventing a ‘Bundling 2.0’ of the best content to watch? Hub Intel says US consumers are savvier than ever in navigating TV and movie sources to get what they want. But it’s not easy. Multiple streaming services are still needed to replicate the ‘all-in-one’ of cable TV days of yore, and viewers increasingly […]
Prime Video has ordered a yet-to-be-titled half-hour series from Academy Award and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed who will also produce, write, and star in the series. Emmy winner Ben Karlin (Modern Family, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show) is attached to executive produce and will showrun with Ahmed. The series follows Shah Latif, a struggling actor […]
Consumer research from Omdia has found that YouTube continues to dominate as the most popular video service globally, while Instagram has surged ahead of Netflix and TikTok in the US, establishing itself as the second most popular video service among American users. According to Omdia, YouTube maintains its position at the pinnacle of video streaming […]
Nielsen’s May 2024 report of The Gauge revealed a potent Convergent TV win for Young Sheldon, with 6 billion viewing minutes for the month across broadcast, cable and streaming in the US. After seven seasons on CBS, Young Sheldon concluded its strong run in a series finale which drew 11.74 million viewers (L+7). The sitcom […]
Part 2 of Season 3 of Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton took #1 on Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing June 10th with 28 million views. It was another triple crown week for the popular series, with Season 1 claiming #6 (2.7 million views) and Season 2 taking #9 (2.3 million views). Elsewhere on the […]