Far from being a homogeneous whole, analyst firm TDG suggests that TV subscription streamers comprise four mutually-exclusive segments of profound importance to operators and networks. Approximately two-thirds of US adult broadband users now enjoy online subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) services on a home television. But their use of TV streaming is not the only factor that […]
The main European countries of origin for EU 28 TV content in Netflix’s catalogues are the UK with 160 titles (or 44 per cent of the total EU28 TV titles available in the 8 Netflix catalogues studied), France with 72 titles (20 per cent) and Germany with 52 titles (14 per cent). Together, these three […]
Thirty leading content creators and on-demand entertainment companies from around the world have launched the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy. The worldwide members of ACE are Amazon, AMC Networks, BBC Worldwide, Bell Canada and Bell Media, Canal+ […]
Netflix has released May data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Several speed gains took place on the index in May, with Telstra in Australia experiencing the biggest speed increase at 0.46 Megabits per second (Mbps). This increased Telstra’s average […]
Telecoms, content and advertising group Altice has agreed a multi-year partnership with Netflix which will lead to Netflix’s content being made available to Altice customers into all eligible devices in France, Portugal, Israel and Dominican Republic. According to Altice, the launch of the Netflix service on its platforms will seamlessly bring critically-acclaimed original Netflix series, […]
French telco Orange has launched a new SVoD and mobile data package with Canal Plus affiliate IROKO+. Initially rolling out in Cameroon, the offer gives 24 hours access to the IROKO+ SVoD library and 300Mb of mobile data for 200 FCFA (€0.30). The IROKO+ catalogue of 2,500 titles mostly consists of Nollywood productions, African content […]
Evolving consumer expectations and habits, along with a significant increase in on-demand content consumption, pricing pressures driven by new OTT offerings and simplified access to pirated streaming services, are driving a major transformation in the North American pay-TV industry, according to the first wave of findings from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017, a global research […]
Spanish telco Telefónica has launched its Movistar Play VoD service in Ecuador, with content provided by Grey Juice Lab. The new service, which is Telefónica’s first video service in Ecuador, will enable its customers to rent the popular blockbuster movies including Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, Ghost in the Shell, Beauty and the Beast […]
The VoD market in Western Europe will be worth €4.25 billion this year, representing an annual growth of 16 per cent. It will continue growing at annual rate of 17 per cent, reaching €6.7 billion in 2020, according to the “Video on Demand in Europe: 2017-2020” report published by Rome-based consultancy ItMedia Consulting. Transactional VoD […]
Sony Picture Television Networks is launching its Crackle SVoD service in Argentina through an agreement with Gigared, a telco operating in the north of the country. Initially available for Gigared subscribers in Paraná, Santa Fé, Corrientes, Resistencia and Posadas, both broadband and pay-TV customers will be able to subscribe to the service. “The launch marks […]