Netflix’s expansion will continue unabated in 2016, according to Ted Hall, Research Director, IHS Technology, who has taken a look at the top trends to watch out for in the TV industry in the coming year. “Netflix’s 2015 surge has brought in more
According to research firm TDG’s first publicly-released consumer segmentation, Cracking the Code: Segmenting Viewers in the Age of Quantum Video, today’s adult video viewers should be understood in terms of segments so unique that they constitute an entirely new interpretative framework for video strategists. These six categories include: Young Video Minimalists, who watch significantly less […]
Vubiquity, a global provider of premium content services, has signed an international SVoD distribution deal with AwesomenessTV, a media company serving the global Generation Z audience, for the Middle East, Africa, South Eastern Europe and Latin America (excluding Brazil). This deal significantly extends Vubiquity’s content portfolio to include more next-generation and genre-specific programmes for millennials […]
Hopster, the service that helps kids learn through content, has signed a carriage deal with Vodafone Iceland, which will see the service join the mobile and IPTV provider’s SVoD service – Vodafone PLAY. Hopster is now available in all three Vodafone PLAY subscriptions across Iceland – Vodafone PLAY, Vodafone PLAY M and Vodafone PLAY L […]
Netflix has confirmed it will deliver 13 new episodes of House of Cards on March 4th 2016. The announcement came in the form of a political ad that aired on CNN during the fifth Republican presidential debate in the US on December 15th. The ad’s narrator stated: “It’s a new day in America. Today more […]
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and the Walt Disney Co. have revealed a multi-year licensing agreement to bring digital subscription service DisneyLife to China. The news follows the November 2015 launch of the service in the UK. “Launched today, DisneyLife provides Alibaba customers in China with an all-encompassing and immersive family friendly digital experience,” the […]
Humax has announced that Freesat with Freetime set-top boxes will be the first in its product range to roll out Netflix. Netflix will be available on the Humax Freesat with Freetime HDR-1000S 500GB, HDR-1010S 1TB, HB-1000S, as well as the more recently launched HDR-1100S (available with 500GB, 1TB and 2TB hard drives). Graham North, Commercial […]
The number of consumers in the UK streaming paid-for content is expected to overtake those watching free streaming services this Christmas, according to research from Paywizard. Data from a UK survey reveals an expected surge in SVoD subscribers over the Christmas period that could turn the scales in favour of premium services. Paywizard reports that […]
In tandem with announcing a raft of seasonal offerings, updates to mobile apps and exclusive programming, the BBC iPlayer is launching on the all-new Apple TV. In addition, following the launch of BBC Store in November, people who use BBC iPlayer’s mobile and tablet apps and sign-in will now be able to stream their BBC […]
Research from Parks Associates indicates that 18 per cent of UK broadband households have used paid-service Netflix in the past 30 days, compared to 20 per cent who used the free ITV Player and 33 per cent who used the free iPlayer to stream video programming. Overall 58 per cent of UK broadband households used […]