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Forecast: India SVoD revenue at $2.1bn in 2028

The SVoD service revenue in India is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7 per cent from $1.5 billion (€1.38bn) in 2023 to $2.1 billion in 2028, driven by healthy growth in SVoD subscriptions and increase in unique SVoD household penetration, according to GlobalData, the data and analytics company. An […]

May 29, 2024

Report: Rising disposable incomes offer hope for SVoDs

With latest government figures showing an increase in disposable income in the UK, subscription businesses could be set to benefit from relief from the greatest challenge facing the industry. Subscription business models have gained significant popularity in recent years due to their potential for predictable revenue and deep customer relationships. However, these models also face unique […]

May 29, 2024

Bridgerton continues reign at Netflix #1

Part 1 of Season 3 of Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton held onto #1 on Netflix’s English TV List for the second week in a row in the week commencing May 20th, with 25.3 million views. Additionally Season 1 of the series rose to #2 (6.4 million views) and Season 2 to #4 (5.3 million views), whilst […]

May 29, 2024

Netflix: 90bn hours of content streamed in H2 2023

Netflix has published its second edition of What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report, capturing Netflix viewership from July to December 2023. This report covers 99 per cent of all viewing on Netflix.  Since introducing its first report, Netflix notes that it has made “important improvements” — adding runtime and views (total hours viewed divided […]

May 24, 2024

Research: Bundles driving acquisition and retention

Parks Associates, in partnership with Bango, has released  its new white paper Effective Bundling: Pain Points and Expectations from Subscription Leaders, featuring custom primary research of industry leaders across the streaming video, music, education, and productivity markets to assess the effectiveness of bundling strategies. In this research, leading executives share their best practices and strategies […]

May 23, 2024

Spain: Max on all platforms

Max, the successor to HBO Max, is available through all the major telcos in Spain: Movistar, Vodafone, Orange as well as cable companies Euskaltel, R and Telecable. All operators are now promoting the service with different optios in their packages. Movistar is offering Max in six different packages from €16 to €36 a month Ficción […]

May 23, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Mega Movie Week a success in Japan

DEGI (The Digital Entertainment Group International) has released data that confirmed the impact and success of the first ever Mega Movie Week in Japan. Electronic sell-through (EST) sales experienced a +430 per cent increase in volume and an over +145 per cent increase in sales value. There was a simultaneous rise in VoD usage, with […]

May 23, 2024

Comcast reveals StreamSaver launch date, price

Comcast has announced that its new streaming bundle of Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+, known as Xfinity StreamSaver, will be available to new and existing Xfinity Internet and TV customers in the US from May 29th. StreamSaver includes a subscription to Netflix Standard with ads, Peacock Premium, and Apple TV+, delivering a savings of over […]

May 22, 2024

Bridgerton Season 3 crowned Netflix #1

Part 1 of Season 3 of Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing May 13th, racking up 45.1 million views. The series, which stars Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton, was #1 in 78 countries and reached the Top 10 in 92. Part 2 is set to be […]

May 22, 2024

Max begins European rollout

Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) Max, streaming service is now officially live in 20 countries across the Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe. The countries include Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Max offers subscribers an […]

May 21, 2024