The Walt Disney Company has created a new unit for its streaming video and international businesses “to capitalise on today’s rapidly changing media landscape and more closely align with the Company’s priorities for future growth.” Kevin Mayer, the company’s chief strategy officer, has been named chairman of the new division, which will oversee the upcoming […]
The unbundling of cable TV packages will accelerate over the next five years, with all major TV networks launching standalone direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming services by 2022, according to a new report from The Diffusion Group, The Future of Direct-to-Consumer Video Services – Analysis & Forecasts, 2018-2028. “Big media
According to findings from UK student accommodation search engine Mystudenthalls.com, Generation Z – the first generation of students that has never known a world without the Internet – rely on Netflix and Spotify and no longer need a library to be at their most productive. The survey of over 2,000 UK students by the student […]
Amazon Prime Video UK has concluded a deal with FremantleMedia that will see singing competition American Idol air exclusively in the UK two days after it first airs in the US. On the deal, Jamie Lynn, EVP, Head of Sales and Distribution, EMEA for FremantleMedia International said: “American Idol has launched to fantastic ratings on […]
It has taken a while to grab hold, but according to latest research from Ampere Analysis, people aged 55 to 64 are increasingly getting hooked on SVoD services such as Netflix and Amazon. Ampere Analysis polled 33,000 people with an internet connection across 16 markets to understand how many hours per day a typical person […]
According to findings from Leichtman Research Group, the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 1,495,000 net video subscribers in 2017, compared to a pro forma loss of about 760,000 subscribers in 2016. The top pay-TV providers account for 92.2 million subscribers – with […]
Netflix has released February data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. Hong Kong’s iCable enjoyed the biggest speed increase in February, with a gain of 0.58 Megabits per second (Mbps), bringing its average monthly speed up to 3.92 Mbps, up […]
In a move that strengthens the digital movie ecosystem, on-demand video service FandangoNOW, available on more than 200 million connected devices, has become the digital retailer to join the initiative. Movie lovers can now easily centralise and access their favourite digital movies purchased and redeemed through FandangoNOW alongside their titles from other participating digital retailers. […]
AT&T and Time Warner have argued in court documents filed on March 9th that competition with online media players would prevent prices from rising if the proposed $85.4 billion (€78.5bn) merger is allowed to proceed. “HBO faces greater competition than ever from other premium channels like Showtime and Starz, and from subscriber video on-demand services […]
Following confirmation by France’s Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) and the country’s Culture Minister that the distribution of free-to-air channels should remain free, and that only additional services such as replay and start over could be ‘paid for’, Canal+ Group has decided gradually to resume distribution of the TF1 Group’s free channels. Subscribers to Canal […]