Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that of US households that currently have a live streaming vMVPD pay-TV service (virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributors, like Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, or AT&T TV NOW), 44 per cent switched directly from a traditional (cable, satellite, or Telco) pay-TV service, and 26 […]
Connected entertainment specialist VIZIO is launching thirty new free linear TV channels on its SmartCast Home screen. The 24-hour TV channels bring more news, entertainment, lifestyle, DIY, sports, comedy and music to millions of viewers across America. The new wave of programming comes at a time when TV usage is surging. VIZIO’s SmartCast platform recorded […]
According to findings from Futuresource’s latest Video Insights report, eight years of Super Premium VoD continues to propel South Korea to be one of the leading transactional VoD (TVoD) markets in the world. This offering allows Korean customers to rent film titles as early as four weeks post cinema release. With the majority of cinemas […]
Even before the enforced lockdown in New Zealand, data from research firm Roy Morgan shows Netflix, Lightbox and Amazon Prime Video experienced double digit growth in viewership and new entrant Apple TV captured a large audience over the past twelve months. Netflix is the most watched service, with well over two million New Zealand viewers. […]
Content demand data specialist Parrot Analytics has tracked increases and decreases in demand for various content genres since the global Covid-19 pandemic gave rise to lockdowns around the world. Its resultant study shows differences in genre trends between the US and Europe, as well as between specific European markets. For the US study, Parrot Analytics […]
Discovery UK has rolled out its biggest ever integrated brand refresh across its free-to-air portfolio, including Quest, Quest Red, Really, HGTV, Food Network and DMAX. The new branding fully aligns the free-to-air portfolio with dplay, Discovery’s ad-funded streaming service, enabling seamless viewer journeys across channels, platforms and formats. The rebrand was born out of a […]
The commercial launch of French SVoD service Salto looks likely to be delayed until early autumn, amid the Covid-19 crisis. But the joint venture – backed by TF1, M6 and PSB Group France Télévisions – will still commence Beta testing in June as originally planned confirmed a representative from the company following a virtual supervisory […]
Disney’s adaptation of Artemis Fowl, the first in a series of fantasy novels by Eoin Colfer, is set to forego a cinema release and debut straight on the Disney+ streaming platform. The movie had been scheduled to land in cinemas on May 29th, but with most screens closed all around the globe as a result […]
OD Media Group is partnering with MediaCloud Networks to expand the company’s services by setting up an official content aggregation and processing hub in the South African region to service Netflix over-flow requirements. Jane Raggett, head of ODMedia South Africa added: “By teaming with MediaCloud, we can ensure Netflix, through our expertise, has a local […]
Global Streaming platform ZEE5 has announced the launch of content in Arabic, giving Bollywood fans across the Middle East and the diaspora across the globe access to the a number of Bollywood blockbusters, in the language of their own comfort. These Bollywood movies will be available for free exclusively for audiences in the Middle East. […]