Following the recent announcement that Netflix has signed up to UK television audience ratings service BARB, the bureau is making its reporting of Netflix viewing widely available. Netflix is now included in BARB’s gold-standard UK audience measurement for live and VOSDAL (viewed on same day as live) viewing, known as overnight viewing, as well as […]
This year is marking a significant milestone for the OTT ecosystem in Central Europe. An estimated 5 million new paid subscriptions on VoD services will be activated during 2022, forecasts Dataxis. This uptake is largely attributed to the launch of two major services in the region this summer: HBO Max, which replaces HBO Go, and […]
WWE and MultiChoice have announced a major broadcast partnership that will see streaming platform Showmax become the new home of WWE Network in Africa. The partnership incorporates all WWE Premium Live Events, including premium live event WrestleMania, as well as WWE Network’s library of original and archived programming available to stream on-demand. Additionally, SuperSport, the […]
Based on true events, The Good Nurse debuted atop Netflix’s English Films List with 68.31 million hours viewed in the week beginning October 24th. Starring Academy Award winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne , the thriller was in the Top 10 in 93 countries. Fantasy fairytale, The School for Good and Evil, landed in the […]
YouTube has launched Primetime Channels, allowing users to sign up, browse and watch their favourite content from streaming services such as Showtime, STARZ, Paramount+, AMC+, ViX+ and more, all directly through YouTube. YouTube is rolling out an early version of Primetime Channels in the US. On the Movies & TV hub, users will see over […]
According to research from home media consumer intelligence specialist Aluma, if their favourite TV sport moved its live games exclusively to a subscription streaming service such as Netflix or Prime Video, only 8 per cent of US pay-TV subscribers would definitely cancel. Among pay-TV subscribers that selected professional football as their favourite TV sport, 11 […]
An academic study, The Impact of Video Piracy on Content Producers and Distributors, from researchers at the Department of Business Administration, University of Delaware and the Department of Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has found that adoption of piracy software, such as Kodi, does not harm paid OTT video providers and may […]
Across Samsung Smart TVs in Europe, ad-supported video on demand (AVoD) services’ share of streaming hours per TV screen has increased 5 percentage points since the beginning of the year. This is an ongoing indication of the evolving way in which audiences are accessing content. As the cost of living rises across the world, and […]
While House of the Dragon, Stranger Things or the latest Marvel offering may still represent must-see viewing for Canadians, households across the country are making hard choices about which shows – and the subscription they require – they enjoy most. As subscription costs increase, streaming platforms threaten to crack down on password sharing and even […]
Irish rugby fans will be able to watch every Ireland international this autumn with broadcast coverage across Prime Video and Virgin Media Television. Six Nations Rugby, the official organising body responsible for the biggest annual international rugby competitions, has confirmed broadcast partnerships with the pair to offer Irish rugby fans extensive coverage of every Ireland […]