Results from a UK consumer survey carried out by Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, indicate that it is digital entertainment behaviour, rather than demographics, which best identifies the profiles of current and future users of online subscription video on demand, or SVoD, services. An individual’s digital entertainment behaviour encompasses the […]
Middle East and North Africa pay-TV platform OSN has signed the first partnership deal in the region with Netflix, marking what it says is a “bold first step” for industry collaboration and integration. The partnership comes amid a shifting global media landscape that sees demand for relevant and exclusive content across multiple platforms continue to […]
Netflix produced a huge surprise during the Super Bowl LII commercials, airing an ad that revealed the SVoD service had acquired the exclusive first-run rights to the third movie in the popular Cloverfield sci-fi franchise – and that it would be available to stream later that night. However, according to Nielsen, despite paying what would […]
Multi-award-winning producer, director and writer Ryan Murphy, and his Ryan Murphy Productions company, have agreed a deal to produce new series and films exclusively for Netflix, starting July 1st. Murphy, who is behind a string of hot shows for Fox, has reportedly signed a 5-year deal with Netflix worth $300 million (€240m). Disney was also […]
YouTube plans to roll out its premium subscription service YouTube Red to around 100 countries later this year, according to CEO Susan Wojcicki. YouTube Red launched in the US in October 2015 but although a swift global rollout was predicted, it has since only launched in Australia, Mexico, New Zealand and South Korea. It offers […]
Comedian Michelle Wolf, a regular contributor on The Daily Show and Late Night with Seth Myers, has landed her own weekly Netflix half hour talk show that will premiere later this year. The show, which does not have a title yet, aims to “take a break from the seriousness of late night comedy. Instead of […]
The OTT subscription online VoD market in Europe should keep growing over the next five years. Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, projects the market to reach $6.8 billion (€5.55bn) in revenues in 2022, up from $3.9 billion in 2017. The main factors contributing
Alongside parent company Liberty Global, UK multiplay operator Virgin Media is teaming up with Amazon Prime Video and All3Media International to commission psychological thriller series The Feed from The Walking Dead writer Channing Powell, and Studio Lambert. Based on the recently published novel by Nick Clark Windo, the series will launch in 2019 globally. This is […]
According to Netflix, most people wait until the third date, but globally it only takes two weeks (well, 12 days to be exact) for the majority of Netflix members to go all the way. No, not Netflix and chill. The streaming giant is talking about users’ first time bingeing on Netflix. In advance of Valentine’s […]
Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO of Disney, has revealed that the company’s ESPN Plus streaming service, set for launch in spring 2018, will cost $4.99 (€4.05) per month, with Disney’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) service scheduled for “late 2019”. Speaking on Disney’s Q1 2018 Earnings Call, Iger said the ESPN DTC business would feature a completely re-conceived […]