Netflix may well think that HBO is the company’s ultimate rival, but for now, Hulu is the competitor with the closest business model, says a report from cordcutting.com. Both Hulu and Netflix offer streaming syndicated content mixed with original series, and both have fairly robust libraries – even if Netflix’s is shrinking. But Netflix and […]
After a promised 2 year price-freeze, Netflix is prepping to hike the price of streaming HD TV shows and movies in the UK. Later this month, UK customers will begin to be “ungrandfathered” from previous pricing plans, and will be charged £7.49 (€9.35) per month to stream HD videos from one account to two devices […]
Cablevision Systems has announced the integration of Hulu into the Optimum TV experience, enabling customers to access the online streaming TV service directly from the Optimum TV interactive programme guide on all current-generation set top boxes. With this launch, Optimum is the first cable provider in the US to activate a channel dedicated to Hulu’s […]
Youth-oriented urban culture media group Trace is to launch SVoD urban culture global platform Trace Play in June 2016, mixing on-demand all genres content and linear channels. The international roll-out will start in 60 countries and the distribution model, initially via an app (iOs and Android) and a website, will also be backed by deals […]
Findings from pay-TV subscriber management specialist Paywizard reveal that customer service and experience are now as critical as content and value for money when differentiating between TV services. Focus groups conducted by industry research expert Decipher in the US and UK show that,
Global media company Fullscreen has revealed plans to launch an ad-free SVoD service, which it says is the world’s first video membership experience programmed for the social-first generation. Debuting internationally on April 26th, the fullscreen service will feature ‘a robust programming slate featuring a diverse library comprised of feature films, scripted and unscripted acquisitions and […]
DEFY Media, the digital producer and programmer focused, has published findings from its fourth annual ACUMEN Report: Youth Video Diet, conducted in partnership with Kelton Global and Hunter Qualitative. While last year’s findings illuminated 13-24 year old consumers’ deep connection with digital content and its rising stars – this year’s report focused on uncovering exactly where […]
In keeping with its strategy of making its content available to all its viewers across as many platforms as possible, Sky is launching a new app just for kids – available from March 31 – designed to offer a safe and fun way for pre-schoolers to nine-year-olds to enjoy the widest range of the most […]
HJ Holdings (Hulu in Japan) and Starz Digital, the global digital and on-demand licensing arm of Starz, have announced an expansion of their STARZ Original series content licensing agreement. Hulu in Japan has acquired the SVoD rights to premiere the popular series, Ash vs Evil Dead, based on the classic horror film, The Evil Dead […]
Netflix’s US catalogue is getting smaller, according to tracking site Allflicks. As competition in the OTT streaming space has increased, Netflix’s once-massive selection has decreased. In fact, it has shrunk by a third in less than two and a half years.