On September 15th 2020, Disney+ entered the Nordic region. After two years, the service has attracted more than 1.7 million subscribing households on the fiercely competitive Nordic market (Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden), reports Mediavision. This makes Disney+ the fourth largest SVoD service in the region. The success of Disney+ can be explained by its […]
Cobra Kai made a big comeback as Season 5 returned with 106.7 million hours viewed in the week commencing September 5th, making it the most viewed title on Netflix’s English TV List. Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, the Karate Kid spin-off series was in the Top 10 in 83 countries. Meanwhile, thriller series Devil […]
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group is acquiring the outstanding 50 per cent of the shares in streaming service Joyn from Warner Bros Discovery. The joint venture was established with Discovery in 2017 and has been operating under the name Joyn since 2019. From day one, Joyn has focused on a strong, free and thus advertising-financed […]
Netflix’s historical drama series The Crown saw a sharp increase in viewership this past weekend, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, according to data from Whip Media. Key points from the data include: Views increased exponentially for the show between September 9th and September 11th; In the UK, the show’s viewership increased more than […]
Netherlands’ Caiway saw an increase of 0.4 Mbps to 3.4 Mbp for the month of August on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. This was an improvement from last month’s performance, where Caiway dropped by 0.6 Mbps to 3 Mbps. The Netherlands also […]
Western Europe will have 238 million SVoD subscriptions by 2027, up from 165 million by end-2021, according to the Western Europe SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Six US-based platforms will account for 81 per cent of all SVoD subscriptions by 2027. Netflix will have 62 million subscribers by 2027 – 3 […]
The last quarter has witnessed a multiplication of distribution partnerships, content releases, and major announcements when it comes to the AVoD landscape, reports Dataxis. While Disney revealed last month the release date of Disney+ future ad-supported tier – on December 8th, starting at $7.99 in the US – Netflix finally announced the launch of its […]
Trade body the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has released a new research study, Premium OTT – Building its Rightful Place in the Digital Market, to understand the usage of different video services in Singapore and attitudes towards them. The study, conducted by Milieu Insight was unveiled to agencies, advertisers and brands at AVIA’s first […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced the launch of the latest version of its live orchestration solution, Amagi LIVE. The solution dynamically manages a variety of live events for linear and VoD channels and is particularly tailored to the needs of news, sports, and other high-quality […]
Conviva, the streaming analytics platform, has released the results of its quarterly State of Streaming Report which shows continued growth in the global streaming market, including gains of 14 per cent in Q2 2022 as compared to Q2 2021. Asia and Latin America saw the most growth – 90 per cent and 70 per cent, […]