‘Stronger Together’ was the theme at the event held In Dhaka on January 14th where ZEE5, the global video streaming platform for South Asians and beyond, shared its plans for Bangladesh and the rollout of various initiatives that underscore its commitment to drive growth in the market through strong local collaboration. Among the multiple announcements […]
Consumer spending on home entertainment rose 8.4 per cent to a record $25.2 billion (€22.6bn) in 2019, spurred by the at-home sector’s biggest growth engine, digital, according to DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. Subscription streaming, digital movie sales and digital movie rentals over the Internet all generated significantly more money than they did in 2018. […]
African SVoD revenues will reach $1.05 billion (€0.94bn) by 2025; six times the 2019 total of $183 million. Digital TV Research forecasts 9.72 million SVoD subscriptions by 2025, up from 2.68 million at end-2019. South Africa (3.24 million by 2025) will remain the subscription leader, with Nigeria (2.14 million) in second place. Simon Murray, Principal […]
ITV’s Hub generated over 500 million hours of viewer consumption throughout 2019, a 13 per cent increase year on year, with Love Island the on-demand platform’s most popular programme across catch up and simulcast. The new figures follow the Hub last year securing more than 30 million registered users, surpassing a target it had hit […]
A major pan-European review of media stocks going into 2020 from investment bank Exane/BNPP gives high marks for Europe’s two major satellite operators SES and Eutelsat, saying that it sees a positive risk reward heading into the C-Band resolution at both SES and Eutelsat. Elsewhere in Media the bank says it remains cautious on European […]
Primal, a new animated series by Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars), is heading to All 4. Following an acclaimed US run, the series lands on the AVoD platform from January 17th as part of Channel 4’s ongoing partnership with Adult Swim. Created and directed by Tartakovsky, the visually-arresting series follows the adventures […]
ABI Research believes that 2020 will represent a profound step toward a future where more OTT content goes Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) and VoD reaches 900 million subscriptions worldwide. Analysts at the global tech market advisory firm have identified trends that will – or won’t – shape the technology market the next twelve months. “After a tumultuous […]
The majority of Americans (59 per cent) are not willing to pay more than $20 a month for streaming TV services, according to a survey of more than 2,600 US consumers by advertising technology company The Trade Desk. Furthermore, 75 per cent of
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s Video Redefined study track the most popular video genres and formats among consumers today—including non-traditional forms of video entertainment. The study also measures the methods consumers use—including illegitimate methods—to access that content. Highlights from the study: 1) While nearly one-third of all consumers have given out an online TV service […]
Cinedigm has formed a partnership with all3media International – the distributor of the independent television production & distribution company in the UK – to launch two new free ad-support AVoD driven services from its extensive catalogue of over 11,500 hours of premium world-class content. Cinedigm will exclusively distribute the ad-supported networks in the United States, […]