Consumers believe they are missing out on VoD content as a result of lack of availability and price, according to research from advertising technology and consumer insights specialist Rakuten Advertising. The research, conducted among more than 4,500 adults across Europe, shows that
WIth two new channels added to its line-up this week, Pluto TV has surpassed the 100 channel mark in the UK. The two new channels on the AVoD platform – Secret Dealers and Crime Investigation Australia – brings the Pluto TV offering to 101 channels. Secret Dealers follows homeowners as they are faced with a […]
Americans staying home are happier with their Internet and subscription TV service, according to the ACSI Telecommunications Report 2019-2020 from The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Video streaming maintains its status leading customer satisfaction Covid-19 has dramatically changed the way Americans work and how they spend their leisure time. With stay-at-home and work-from-home becoming a […]
Rakuten TV has announced the launch the StarzPlay SVoD service within the platform. The international premium streaming service from Starz offers exclusive access to original series, acquired content and a movie library featuring thousands of titles. StarzPlay will now be accessible to millions of households in Europe thanks to the Rakuten TV pre-installed app on […]
DAZN, the global sports streaming service, has expanded its payment options to allow customers to pay for their subscription via their mobile phone bill. DAZN has collaborated with Telefónica Germany (o2) and Swisscom to enable ‘Direct Carrier Billing’, a more convenient way for customers in Germany and Switzerland to sign up to its sports service. […]
Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the multi-platform media company, has announced an agreement to launch AVoD content for three of its most popular properties – AXS TV, Fight Network and IMPACT Wrestling – on VoD platform Glewed TV. The streaming channels are slated to debut in Q3. Glewed TV is a VOD discovery, live distribution, and […]
Findings from analyst firm Parks Associates indicate that 76 per cent of US broadband households subscribed to an OTT video service in Q1 2020, while the churn rate for streaming services was 41 per cent. Sixty-two per cent of US broadband
A new VoD platform broadcasting Christian-inspired series, films and documentaries has gone live in Italy. Branded ‘VatiVision’, the service is a joint initiative of Italian cloud computing platform Vetrya and Officina della Communicazione, a producer of religious and cultural content for various Vatican institutions and Italian broadcasters. The main sponsor of the project is UBI […]
After use surges in March and April, viewing time for the major US SVoD services dipped in May, research company 7Park Data reports. Netflix, which saw average US household viewing minutes surpass 600 in April, dipped to around 550 average viewing minutes. Disney+, meanwhile, reached 200 average viewing minutes per household, then fell back to […]
Research from Ampere Analysis has revealed that one in seven online video households worldwide are ‘borrowing’ an account. Ampere defines an account borrower as anyone who says they are using a login for a subscription online video platform from someone outside of their household to access a service. Borrowed services might include mainstream TV and