In Asia, unscripted content has always been very popular, notes Netflix — and this is true for the growing slate of reality and variety shows on the streaming platform. In fact, three in four Netflix members in the APAC region tuned in to this genre last year. But for a long time, unscripted shows from […]
Germany will have more SVoD subscriptions than the UK by the end of this year, with the gap between the two countries growing from then on, according to a report from Digital TV Research. Western Europe is forecast to have 273 million SVoD subscriptions by 2029, up from 210 million by end-2023. From the 63 […]
More than a third (35 per cent) of people with access to a SVoD service in the UK are sharing at least one of their services with others outside their home, according to a Deloitte report. Deloitte also notes that subscription sharing has also become more formalised, with a quarter of users (25 per cent) […]
Netflix has ordered a three-part documentary series from Story Syndicate which will explore the multi-decade quest to bring justice to the families and multiple victims of the mysterious Gilgo Beach serial killer. The case has been cold for 13 years until a suspect was arrested in July 2023, and continues to unfold in real time. […]
Eastern Europe will have 68 million SVoD subscriptions by 2029, up by 27 million on 2023, according to the Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Russia will generate 12 million of the additional subscriptions, with Poland bringing in an extra 6 million. The top platform by subscribers […]
As Disney shares sink to levels not seen in a decad, the company has been hit with the latest lawsuit alleging it misled investors about the success, and the cost, of Disney+. Disney is being accused of obfuscating the extent of its losses, pushing lofty subscriber growth targets and claiming that the streaming service was […]
In Sweden, close to 1.4 million SVoD subscriptions were shared outside the paying household at the turn of the year according to research by Mediavision. Almost half of everyone with a SVoD subscription in the country shares at least one subscription with someone outside the household. If sharing was stopped, the SVoD market could potentially […]
Bitmovin, a specialist in video streaming infrastructure, has released research which shows that whilst many streaming viewers owned up to going behind their partners back to watch a series without their knowledge, men are the biggest cheaters (64 per cent compared with 35 per cent of women). Men however are more open about their ‘Netflix […]
Animated film The Monkey King climbed to the top of Netflix’s English Films list in its second week of release, bringing in 14.4 million views in the week commencing August 21st and reaching #1 in 93 countries. The Gal Gadot and Jame Dornan action-thriller Heart of Stone took second place with 13.6 million views, bringing […]
Nielsen has released its 2023 State of Play report outlining new findings on the fast-evolving streaming video landscape highlighting data and insights from Gracenote, Nielsen’s content solutions business unit. The report illuminates the surging number of programme titles and streaming video services, as well as the resulting challenges for viewers who now spend 10.5 minutes […]