2020 was a prosperous year for Netflix in Spain; its subsidiary, Los Gatos Entretenimiento, increased its revenues by 52 per cent to €11.8 million reporting a net benefit of €653.822, up 26 per cent – but far below the global growth of the streaming platform. EBITDA amounted to over €1 million, up 50 per cent, […]
Alpha Networks is the exclusive technical and business partner for the deployment of blackpills’ SVoD platform to several telecom operators in Europe, and more regions to follow. The new platform by the French production and distribution company is dedicated to short-form content and debuted in Spain with Telefónica/Movistar on July 19th. With the aim of […]
NBCUniversal International (NBCUI) announced that hayu – the reality TV SVoD service – is now available through Xbox consoles. Reality TV lovers in 22 territories can now watch their favourite reality content via the hayu app through Microsoft Store on Xbox – enabling more ways for subscribers to access the service within Australia, Austria, Belgium, […]
As of June 2021, there are 16.7 million VoD-enabled households in Great Britain, as 57 per cent are subscribed to at least one service, while figures for those taking on new subscriptions take a fall compared to last year, according to findings from insights and consulting company Kantar. Continuing on
Effective July 24th, Singaporean multiplay operator StarHub will grant a total of S$120 (€75) to each customer willing to part ways with pirate set-top boxes that may not be in compliance with the proposed amendments to Singapore’s Copyright Act. In exchange, customers will get free two-year rental of StarHub TV+ Box (worth S$120), a plug-and-play […]
HBO Max gained 2.4 million new subscribers in the US during Q1. The streamer had 12.1 million subs by the end of June, compared with 9.7 million at the end of March. This does not include people who have access to the WarnerMedia-owned service for free through their cable subscription. This contrasts with Netflix figures […]
Personalised smart services specialist Plume has released data and insights into smart home trends resulting from increases in the number of devices, types of devices, hours used and data used across smart homes. This comes as it surpasses what it says is a major milestone: more than 1 billion unique client devices have been managed […]
As part of the new Astro experience to offer customers more choices, real value and flexibility in a streaming world, Malaysian multiplay operator Astro has launched the new Ultra Plug & Play Box, which it says offers customers an uninterrupted experience of the best of international and local content without a satellite dish. The device […]
Ahead of a busy weekend for televised sport, with not all events available free-to-air in the UK, Kieron Sharp, CEO of intellectual property protection body FACT has warned on the danger fans face if they choose to illegal stream the events. “With the inaugural Hundred tournament beginning, the Lions kicking off the first of three […]
There was confirmation from Netflix that it would be adding gaming into its portfolio of entertainment choices, but little else in the way of good news for investors or market watchers from the streaming company’s latest earnings report. The streaming service added a net 1.5 million subs during the April-June period and takes to 5.5 […]