Netflix launched in Mexico in September 2011 and has become a major force in the SVoD market. Despite an increase in competition, it continues to dominate having captured about 70 per cent of the SVoD market in the country. Figures from the Competitive Intelligence Unit (CIU) also show that Blim Televisa, a new SVoD arm […]
Thanks to the global partnership between Liberty Global and Netflix, UPC customers in Switzerland can now use the Netflix app directly through their Horizon HD Recorders. The Netflix app on the Horizon HD Recorder has begun rolling out immediately. Customers will incur no additional costs, and can sign up through the Netflix app or use […]
Almost half (49 per cent) of premium digital pay-TV customers in the UK are watching less than a fifth of the channels included in their TV packages, according to new research by uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service. And yet, the average yearly spend for premium pay TV is £508 (€602), or £42.30 […]
US SVoD service Hulu has commenced rolling out profiles to its 12 million+ subscribers. Each account can add up to six specific profiles. When a viewer creates a profile, they will be taken through a taste picking experience where they will be able to tell Hulu the types of shows and movies they like and […]
Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVoD for the next five years, according to Digital TV Research. However, Amazon Video will provide a stiff challenge as the firm estimates that 15 Western European countries will offer Amazon Prime Video by end-2017. Netflix’s share of Western European SVoD subscribers will fall from 51 […]
Television audiences across the world are wholeheartedly embracing online pay-TV, as the proportion of consumers with OTT subscriptions has leapt from 25 per cent to 45 per cent in just 12 months with even more planning to sign up prior to Christmas, research from subscription, billing and CRM specialist Paywizard reveals. The study also shows […]
According to research from Netflix, a new trend in watching has emerged with more than 30 million Netflix members around the world weaving film into their binge routines. After finishing a series, a majority of Netflix members (59 per cent) take a pause, usually lasting three days, before committing to a new show. During that […]
The launch of France Télévisions’s SVoD platform, previously announced for March 2017, has been postponed to autumn 2017, CEO Dephine Ernotte-Cunci has confirmed. The PSB group is “not far” from concluding concrete partnerships she added, though calls to potential European broadcast partners have not been favourably received. The solution will come directly from the content […]
Google has launched a number of different ways for users to consume their content, including the release of 125 movies in 4K on Google Play Movies. In a blog post, Ben Serridge, Product Manager Google Play Movies & TV, said that when Google first made movies available on Android (a little over five years ago), […]
Singapore media company Mediacorp and Netflix have confirmed that the streaming service will bring locally-produced TV series to its members around the world from early 2017. The agreement brings over 20 popular Chinese TV series made in Singapore, including award-winning classics such as The Little Nyonya and The Golden Path, and more recent dramas such […]