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GoMedia brings DocuBay to UK trains & coaches

UK rail and coach passengers can now watch premium international documentaries from global membership V0D streaming service DocuBay, thanks to a partnership with onbaord infotainment provider GoMedia. Available on Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, South Western Railway, National Express and West Midlands Railway services in the UK, passengers will now have access to a range […]

March 3, 2020

Forecast: US to hit 307m SVoD subs in 2025

The number of US SVoD subscriptions is forecast to climb from 199 million in 2019 to 307 million by 2025, according to Digital TV Research. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research, commented: “The average SVoD household will pay for 3.28 SVoD platforms by 2025; up from 2.28 at end-2019. So, the average SVoD […]

March 2, 2020

SES slashes Dividend by 50%

SES has reported revenues “in line” with financial expectations, but the numbers showed that group revenues fell 1.3 per cent. SES announced that its “A” general class shareholder Dividend would be 40 euro-cents per share, a fall of 50 per cent on last year. It is its A class shares that are held by the […]

March 2, 2020By Chris Forrester

Australia: 71% used SVoD service in 2019

A report from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) shows 71 per cent of Australians with a TV set in the home used at least one paid video streaming service in 2019. One in 10 Australians had four or more subscription services in the home in 2019, up from just four per cent in […]

March 2, 2020

FA Cup Channel returns to iPlayer for 5th round

Football fans can watch two additional live matches on BBC iPlayer for the FA Cup’s fifth round, as well as the fixtures that will be shown on BBC One. On March 3rd the  iPlayer will stream West Bromwich Albion vs Newcastle United live, as well as Chelsea vs Liverpool from BBC One, and on March […]

March 2, 2020

OTT and mobile TV grows in Italy

Online TV usage in 2019 grew by 4.4 per cent year-on-year, to 34.5 per cent of users of Italy. Mobile TV also saw growth (+2.3 per cent to 28.2 per cent), according to the annual Censis report on Italy’s communications sector. Meanwhile, both traditional TV (DTT) and satellite TV continued to lose viewers. The first […]

February 28, 2020From Branislav Pekic in Rome

BritBox now on Amazon Fire TV

BritBox, the UK SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, is now available on Amazon Fire TV, continuing its distribution growth. Around fifteen million homes are now able to watch BritBox on the biggest screen in the house. BritBox is now widely accessible on TV streaming devices adding Amazon Fire TV, to Apple TV […]

February 28, 2020

Freeview Play on Android TV devices

UK hybrid TV platform Freeview Play is coming to Android TV, thanks to a new agreement between Freeview and Google. Now, even more British viewers will easily find and discover the shows they love. Android TV users will be able to access over 85 live Freeview channels as well as 20,000 hours’ worth of on […]

February 28, 2020

STV Player on Apple TV devices

Scottish broadcaster, STV, has launched its VoD catch-up service – the STV Player – on Apple TV devices, bringing their live channels, on-demand content and STV Player+ features to another new platform. STV Player is the exclusive home of channel 3 content in Scotland. Now, Apple TV users can watch the latest STV dramas, including […]

February 28, 2020

Australia: 85% watch broadcast TV weekly

Initial insights from Virtual Australia (VOZ) – the foundation of Australia’s new Total TV reporting standard – confirm that to fully evaluate the performance of television content, it’s essential to have a national view of how that content is consumed over time and across devices. In the first stage of a phased rollout, OzTAM, Regional […]

February 27, 2020