Video streaming and monetisation specialist Ooyala has released its State of the Broadcast Industry 2018 report which maps out the challenges for content creators and distributors as they strive to maintain and grow audiences in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. The report – which draws on Ooyala’s own data and analysis as well as research […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has unveiled plans to make it easier for consumers to enjoy streaming entertainment around the whole home. Roku plans to make it especially easy for Roku TV customers to add great audio to their TV experience. The new whole home entertainment licensing programme will enable OEM brands to build […]
According to trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), data from the Official Charts Company and IHS Markit suggest that consumer spend across the video category rose by 7.5 per cent in 2017, a third consecutive year of growth that brings the total value of the category to £2.69 billion (€3.03bn). Ownership continues […]
Amazon has published data pertaining to its Prime Video streaming service available in over 240 countries and territories around the world – revealing things about subscriber habits in 2017 including the shows they love, when they stream and interesting coincidences between where they live and what they watch. Facts about Prime Video and the milestones […]
After making a deal to distribute Ricky Gervais’ stand-up show Humanity, which the comedian is currently touring, Netflix has announced they will be producing another stand-up exclusive from Gervais. The special hasn’t been filmed or even conceived yet, according to a Tweet from Gervais – who has asked his social media followers to suggest a […]
A new multi-million-pound fund to help increase the range of children’s television in the UK has been announced by Culture Secretary Karen Bradley. The £60 million (€67.5m) fund will be available for content creators to receive up to 50 per cent of the production and distribution costs of original TV shows. It will be available […]
Amazon Prime Video has reached agreements with Spanish pubcaster RTVE and the country’s largest private TV groups Mediaset and Atresmedia to distribute popular Spanish TV series through its VoD platform. Some 34 TV series will be available on Prime Video as part of the deal, as well as additional programming from the channels. Amazon Prime […]
The news from consultancy Ovum that the OTT players Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google (FANG) will take almost two-thirds all new TV and video revenue in 2018, at least as far as the US is concerned, comes as little surprise. Amazon and Netflix will take 69 per cent of OTT subscription revenue, while Google and […]
A PricewaterhouseCoopers study of nearly 2,000 Americans aged 18 to 59 has revealed that the percentage of consumers who watched cable TV and Netflix in 2017 were even. The survey shows that 73 per cent of respondents subscribed to a pay-TV service this year, which is down from 76 per cent in 2016, and 79 per […]
Amazon’s Prime Video app was the most downloaded of any tvOS app ever in its first seven days. In a statement, Amazon