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Forecast: 400m more SVoD subs by 2028

Global SVoD subscriptions will increase by 400 million between 2022 and 2028 to reach 1.76 billion – revealing that there is still plenty of SVoD growth left, according to the Global SVOD Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. By 2028, 24 countries will have more than 10 million SVoD subscriptions. Six US-based platforms will have […]

May 15, 2023

Free TV Telly scheme launches

Free ad-supported television upgrade initiative Telly, the brainchild of Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin, has emerged from a 24-month stealth period during which the company developed what it says is the first Dual Screen Smart TV. The new form factor combines the cinematic picture quality of a 55” 4K HDR Theatre Television Display with a […]

May 15, 2023By Colin Mann

Paramount+ now on Virgin TV

Customers of UK pay-TV operator Virgin Media with Virgin TV 360 or Stream can now access the Paramount+ SVoD service directly via their set-top box for £6.99 (€8.03) per month, or £69.90 per year. Paramount+ is the latest in a series of apps to become available on Virgin TV, offering customers access to more than […]

May 15, 2023

Research: Content quality key for Latinx viewers

Latinx TV content viewers in the US over-index for having subscription streaming services (SVoDs) compared to total market consumers, according to the newly released FOCUS Latinx Volume 1: Subscriptions report by Horowitz Research. The report finds that 76 per cent of Latinx TV content viewers subscribe to at least one SVoD service, compared to 67 […]

May 12, 2023

Study: CTV over half global video impression share

Connected TV (CTV) now accounts for over half (51 per cent) of global video impression share, an increase of 10.9 per cent compared to 2021 – with mobile and desktop steadily declining YoY, according to a benchmarks report from advertising platform Innovid. “In 2019, CTV accounted for just 31 per cent of total impression share […]

May 11, 2023

Analysis: DAZN Spain’s 10th most-used SVoD

DAZN’s media rights strategy has fuelled continued growth and seen it soar to the tenth most-watched streaming video service in Spain for the first time, according to Consumer research from Ampere Analysis. It is also in eleventh place in Italy, where it holds exclusive rights to the majority of games for the flagship football league, […]

May 11, 2023

Data: Shorts viewing grows on YouTube

Data from social video intelligence specialist Tubular Labs reveals TV’s most-watched US broadcast and cable properties on YouTube, revealing how the 2022-23 TV season performed on one of social media’s most-watched platforms. These findings come as the TV industry approaches its Upfront commitment season, where TV media and advertisers come together to determine media buys […]

May 11, 2023

France: MYTF1 on Amazon Fire TV

TF1 group and Amazon have announced that MYTF1, TF1 group’s streaming platform, is now available on Amazon Fire TV in France. Anyone in the country with an Amazon Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, Echo Show 15 or a compatible smart TV will now be able to access MYTF1 by downloading the app. They will […]

May 11, 2023

ThinkAnalytics boost for Go3 personalisation

Baltics media group TV3 Group has teamed up with AI-based content discovery and viewer analytics specialist ThinkAnalytics to implement AI-based media group, personalised content recommendations for its Go3 streaming customers. With this partnership, TV3 Group aims to enhance viewer engagement and accelerate growth in the Baltics, providing its customers with a more tailored and dynamic […]

May 11, 2023

Amdocs, Vubiquity power Virgin Media subs experience

Communications and media software and services provider Amdocs has been selected by UK multiplay telco Virgin Media to provide its customers seamless integration on streaming services. Under the project, consumers will be given the ability to add entertainment subscriptions to their monthly bill or enjoy them as part of a bigger bundle with their existing […]

May 11, 2023