A number of Christmas specials and new programmes helped BBC iPlayer to its best festive fortnight ever. The holiday period (December 20th – January 2nd) was BBC iPlayer’s biggest on record, with 203 million requests to stream or download programmes, up well over a third on the same period last year. New Year’s Day was […]
Amazon has revealed that its Fire TV service now has over 40 million active users globally, with customers having access to tens of thousands of channels, apps, Alexa skills and more. Meanwhole, Amazon has announced that by year end a new Fire TV Edition that’s capable of powering soundbars and being integrated into vehicles, plus […]
The rising popularity of streaming services along with 5G connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled devices will drive revenue growth for the US consumer tech industry to a record $422 billion (€377.4bn) in retail revenues in 2020 – nearly 4 per cent growth over last year, according to a Consumer Technology Association (CTA) report. Unveiled at […]
Horowitz’s State of Viewing and Streaming 2019 study found that US consumers today are watching more full-length TV content than ever before—an average of 6.2 hours a day—much of that through streaming. In 2010, only 15 per cent of TV content viewers streamed anything at all; today, almost 7 in 10 are streamers. Consumers report […]
Tubi, the ad-supported video on demand (AVoD) service, has entered into a deal with Vidaa International, a subsidiary of Hisense, the third-largest television manufacturer in the world, to offer its library of over 20,000 movies and TV shows on Hisense’s new Vidaa platform. Beginning Spring 2020, Tubi customers in the UK (where Tubi will launch […]
Ampere Analysis predicts that 2020 will be the year of Advertising supported Video on Demand (AVoD) as free ad models start to build scale and roll-out internationally. The firm admits this prediction may seem optimistic given the low use of the current AVoD services in the US (at between 3 per cent and 6 per […]
Portuguese football team Benfica has become the first club in the country to launch an OTT subscription service. The streaming service, branded Benfica Play and built by Insys Video Technologies, offesrs exclusive interviews with the Primeira Liga club’s current and ex players, as well as behind-the-scenes content from matchdays and training sessions. Club members will […]
Richard Plepler, who left his position as HBO’s chief executive in February 2019 after spending 27 years working for the premium US broadcaster, has signed a five year exclusive deal to create content for the Apple TV+ streaming service. Plepler recently launched a new production company, Eden Productions, which will create TV series, documentaries and […]
Figures released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and based on data from the Official Charts Company and Futuresource Consulting, show that the home entertainment sector grew by 9.5 per cent in 2019, bringing the total market value to £2.6 billion (€3.05bn). A proliferation of consumption models, including traditional physical media and digital […]
Amid reports that it is an acquisition target for Comcast, AVoD service XUMO is adding Sony and Panasonic to its existing distribution network with LG. This expansion guarantees significant global distribution for both content owners and advertisers partnered with XUMO at present and in the future. Both Sony and Panasonic Smart TVs will have integration […]