Netflix has been blocked by Indonesia’s biggest ISP, significantly disrupting its move into the country. The state-owned Telekom Indonesia said it had concerns about the content Netflix was offering and accused it of failing to have a necessary business permit. Netflix announced earlier this month that it had added 130 countries, including Indonesia, to its […]
Findings from research firm Parks Associates indicate that over 60 per cent of US broadband households have at least one OTT video service subscription. “The growth of OTT subscription
Continued international subscriber growth for streaming service Netflix – which added 4.04 million in the final three months of 2015 – could be threatened by the cost and availability of high-speed broadband in many of the 130 additional territories it is expanding into. According to a Deutsche Bank
Rakuten-owned streaming service Wuaki.tv has increased its subscriber numbers by 55 per cent over the last year, reaching three million globally registered subscribers. According to figures published by Europa Press, Wuaki.tv has added 600,000 users just in Spain (where it’s based), taking the country’s total to two million subs by the end of 2015. Wuaki.tv […]
PT Portugal owner Altice is planning to launch an online streaming service in Portugal within two to three months. The news has been confirmed by PT Portugal chairman, Armando Pereira, speaking on the margins of the presentation of the Altice Labs innovation centre in Aveiro. Zive is currently available only on French operator SFR, also […]
The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has threatened to block Netflix claiming it is a “threat to our moral values and national security.” KFCB chairman Bishop Jackson Kipkemoi Kosgei said Netflix must be must be subject to Kenya’s rules and regulations and claimed the KFCB had legal grounds to try and block the service due […]
Netflix’s numbers this week were impressive. In a nutshell, their subscription growth is accelerating – as it should as it rolls out access to a global marketplace and strong demand. Netflix reported 17 million new subs over the past year, compared to 14 million a year ago. Equity analysts at Exane-BNP/Paribas issued a blunt warning […]
Streaming giant Netflix said its customer numbers surged more than expected last quarter, rising a record 5.59 million customers in the three months to December, bringing total member numbers to 74.76 million. However, it said it missed its forecast for US subscriber growth – but its US-listed shares still shot up as much as 8 […]
Paywizard, the specialist in subscriber management for pay-TV, has drawn up 8 New Year resolutions for OTT TV providers, to help the industry tackle projected high churn rates in 2016 and increasing competition from global players. The recommendations closely follow the news of Netflix’s expansion into 130 new countries, which puts heightened pressure on existing regional pay-TV […]
HBO has revealed plans to take on Netflix and launch a stand-alone streaming service in Spain. The service is scheduled to launch before the end of this year, giving residents in the country access to an HBO streaming service for the first time, making the premium network’s programming available without a pay-TV subscription. HBO will […]