The emergence of the streaming era has led to a transformative shift in media and entertainment. As consumers continue to shift from linear to streaming, it’s important to better understand how they are choosing to view content and what ad experiences they find worthwhile, especially as ad-supported video-on-demand (AVoD) viewership in the US surges. Moreover, […]
The Western European market is experiencing a saturation of VoD offerings caused by the launch of a growing number of platforms, reports Dataxis. The growth of traditional players is slowing down and the launch of new platforms needs to be carefully planned to attract users. OTT services need to intensify their efforts to expand their […]
Disney+ has that Original series The Old Man, a new drama starring Jeff Bridges, will launch exclusively on Disney+ on September 28th in the UK. The series will premiere with the first two episodes of its seven-episode season. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, The Old Man tells the […]
In summer 2018, 12 boys from the same football team decided to spend an afternoon with their coach exploring the Tham Luang caves in northern Thailand. When heavy rainfall flooded the caves and trapped them inside, what was supposed to be a fun excursion turned into a massive international rescue operation that transfixed the world. […]
The Gray Man clinched the top spot on Netflix’s English Films List in the week beginning July 18th. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, the action spy thriller had 88.55 million hours viewed. The film, which stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jessica Henwick and Billy Bob Thornton, was #1 in the Top […]
SPI owned and operated movie service Film1 has revamped its streaming app which includes the switch to a new OTT infrastructure that allows customisation and updates. Other enhancements include user interface improvements for a well-rounded user experience on web, iOS, Android apps and single-sign-on capability that provides seamless operator integration. The Ziggo set-top-box app has […]
Amazon has announced that it will soon increase the cost of its Prime service subscription – which gives access to the Prime Video streaming service and a range of shopping incentives. A Prime subscription will rise from £7.99 a month to £8.99 on September 15th for new customers, or on the date of the customer’s […]
Analysis released by Media Partners Asia (MPA) indicates that total Asia Pacific online video industry revenue will grow by 16 per cent year-on-year in 2022 to reach $49.2 billion (€48.3bn), according to the Asia Pacific Online Video & Broadband Distribution 2022 report. SVoD will contribute 50 per cent; UGC AVoD, 37 per cent and Premium […]
Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Monetization of Video study, tracking which TV providers US consumers feel provide the best value, and which attributes make one provider more valuable than another, highlights the value of platforms that can simplify an ever-more complex TV ecosystem. Almost all who access all their providers in one place say it makes […]
Geolocation security specialist GeoComply has unveiled what it says an industry-first technology for streaming providers that tightens the net around pirate viewers. The enhancement to GeoGuard allows streaming providers to block the growing number of VPN users who spoof their location using hijacked residential IP addresses. In addition to reducing the burden on providers’ infrastructure […]