Love Nature, a joint venture between Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks, has announced that its premium wildlife and nature streaming video service, available in 65+ countries, has launched on Vodafone TV in 4K and HD in New Zealand. All Vodafone TV subscribers in New Zealand have Love Nature’s premium natural history SVoD service bundled […]
A fifth of UK Netflix subscribers watched Stranger Things in the first week of Season 2’s release, according to research from YouGov. The research indicates that of the 6.5 million UK Netflix subscribers, 1.3 million streamed Stranger Things – either to watch the first season, or view the new episodes (which went live on October […]
Findings from a research project undertaken by Portuguese and US academics suggest that subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) services have a limited effect on digital piracy, with earlier access to content at much lower prices than those currently offered in the marketplace more effective remedies. In the experiment, Miguel Godinho de Matos (Católica Lisbon School of Business […]
According to research firm Mediamétrie’s Eurodata TV Worldwide study, Young Adults Report, which highlights the characteristics of 15-34 year olds within the audio-visual landscape of ten countries, those in that demographic are singular viewers who watch TV programmes differently: they avidly watch catch-up and programmes on other screens, with a strong attraction to fiction. In […]
FAST.com, a broadband speed checker website launched by streaming giant Netflix, reports that it has now generated over quarter of a billion speed tests from around the world. To mark the milestone, the service has now added social media functions. In a blog post, Netflix said: “We all want a faster, better internet, yet internet […]
HBO content is now available direct to consumers in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The expansion of HBO GO to seven more countries follows the November 13th launch of HBO GO in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The exclusive online platform HBO GO offers HBO’s entire library of […]
Jeremy Darroch, CEO of Sky, has called on Europe’s policy makers to ensure a level regulatory playing field, suggesting that licensed broadcasters such as Sky are disadvantaged having to compete against global online platforms. Delivering a speech on TV, Technology and Policy at an audiovisual policy conference in Tallinn, Estonia, Darroch noted that much of […]
Futuresource Consulting has released its second wave of its ‘Living with Digital China’ report, a consumer survey focused on this technology savvy and entertainment hungry nation. It maps out the key trends in digital entertainment behaviour, including connected device usage and digital service adoption, together with content and genre preferences, amongst other areas. This latest […]
Subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist Paywizard and Ostmodern, the broadcast content and VoD company, have revealed that ITV Box Office, the live events pay-per-view (PPV) arm of UK commercial broadcaster ITV, has selected the pair’s plug and play solution Venue to drive long term loyalty from PPV customers, and support the company’s […]
SVoD service Pantaflix has agreed a deal with Disney that will make the studio’s films available to streaming customers in Germany and Austria. The agreement will cover Disney films from Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, including the availability of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on-demand at the same time as the DVD launch. The deal […]