Global SVoD revenues will reach $127 billion (€119bn) by 2029; up from $107 billion in 2023, according to the Global SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US and China will account for half of the 2029 total. The US will add $2 billion of the $20 billion extra SVoD revenues between […]
Following in the footsteps of its rivals such as Netflix and Disney+, Amazon has confimed that it will soon add commercials to its Prime Video streaming service, unless subscribers pay extra for an ad-free tier. In a company statement, Amazon said: “To continue investing in compelling content and keep increasing that investment over a long […]
Obligations on smart TVs, firesticks and set-top boxes to ensure public service broadcasters (PSBs) are prominent on their platforms should be strengthened, according to the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee. In its report on the draft Media Bill, the Committee also wants to see current obligations on PSBs to provide programming […]
AVoD revenues for TV series and movies will reach $69 billion (€64.7m) by 2029, up by $30 billion from $39 billion in 2023, according to forecasts from Digital TV Research. The US will contribute 31 per cent to the 2029 AVoD total; down from 40 per cent in 2023 – showing that other countries are […]
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, delievering a speech at the opening session of the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023, suggested that in present times, there is simply too much too watch. Her speech in full: “Five months ago the Channel 4 team set out to determine what the new ‘video day’ for consumers is really made […]
Barb has upgraded its API to include all data available in its panel viewing file, including non-linear viewing on BVoD, SVoD and video-sharing services and viewing on PCs, tablets and smartphones. The upgrade also means that Barb clients can now use the API to conduct longitudinal analysis across all services and platforms, such as using […]
Paramount has announced the upcoming launch of its streaming service Paramount+ in Japan with J:COM, the cable television operator and broadband internet provider, and with pay-TV service Wowow. Japan is the second market in Asia to launch the service, following its debut in Korea last year. Beginning December 1st, Paramount+ will bring its catalogue films […]
Love at First Sight, Netflix’s new romantic comedy starring Haley Lu Richardson and Ben Hardy, topped the English Films List in its debut week with 14.1 million views in the week commencing September 11th. Adam Sandler’s family comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah kept its four-week long run on the list […]
Netflix, Disney+, HBO and Paramount+ will together create hybrid AVoD-SVoD revenues of $20 billion (€18.7bn) by 2029, up from $6 billion in 2023, according to the Hybrid AVOD-SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. These hybrid revenues will be nearly equally split between AVoD and SVoD. “These platforms are expected to roll out […]
Disney and Pixar’s Elemental is the most watched movie premiere of the year on Disney+ and among its Top 10 movie premieres of all time, pulling 26.4 million views in its first five days of streaming. Directed by Peter Sohn, the original feature film is set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth-, and Air-residents […]