Netflix has confirmed it will launch its service in Spain on October 20th with three subscription packages priced between €7.99 and €11.99 per month. The basic option will cost €7.99 and will include series, films and documentaries with a SD quality. The medium option will cost €9.99 with HD transmissions and allow two transmissions simultaneously. […]
YouTube has prepared content owners for the release of an ad-free subscription version of its video sharing platform. The Google-owned company has been telling those who share ad revenue with the site to agree to new terms or lose their ability to display and monetise videos in the US from October 22nd. Though the exact […]
Analysis and comparison of SVoD markets in North America and Europe by statistics portal Statista suggest that European user penetration will not measure up to North America’s levels. Statista notes that
A detailed assessment of the subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) market by media analyst firm Ampere Analysis reveals what it describes as “impressive” figures for Netflix: 63 million paying subscribers at the end of Q2 2015, a presence in over 50 markets, and viewing times up 50 per cent in two years. Netflix is unequivocally
As Netflix continues on its quest for global coverage, Futuresource Consulting has identified five key developing markets which present significant opportunity for Netflix and the wider digital video landscape. The firm notes that Netflix has enjoyed enormous success in developed nations and is now looking to emerging markets for continued growth. The advent of digital […]
Premium content services provider Vubiquity and BBC Worldwide have signed a deal to deliver original television content to South African video-on-demand (VoD) service MTN FrontRow. The new shows include the BBC’s BAFTA award-winning Sherlock series and David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. MTN FrontRow was the first OTT VoD service to be launched by a South African-based […]
Latin America’s VoD OTT services generated $509.2 million (€445m) in 2014, according to data published today by Dataxis. By 2018 this figure will grow by 262 per cent reaching $1.84 billion. The information included in Dataxis’ new report “OTT in Latin America” includes combined VoD OTT services’ revenues – in its different variants (by subscription, […]
Hong Kong’s leading integrated telecommunications operator HKT, via its international operating division PCCW Global, today announced the launch of ONTAPtv.com, a new Internet-based Video on Demand (VoD) entertainment service for South Africa. With a election of à la carte content packages to suit every South African’s entertainment needs, ONTAPtv.com is available now via www.ontaptv.com as well as Android and iOS apps. […]
Premium entertainment network EPIX is to offer subscribers the ability to download hit movies directly to their mobile devices, allowing them to watch where they want, when they want – even without access to an Internet connection. EPIX will be the first network to deliver offline viewing directly from its mobile apps, available across Kindle […]
Internet-based TV company Magine TV has acquired the assets of film2home AB, which runs the Swedish film service Plejmo, the largest local independent streaming service for movies in the Nordic region. Plejmo is a VoD service where new films can be downloaded soon after cinema release, and before they are available on subscription services such […]