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Forecast: New competition to encroach on Netflix & YouTube viewing

Netflix and YouTube may be the video platforms US adults are watching most, but their days at the top may be numbered. New services such as Disney+, HBO Max and Apple TV+ will fragment digital video viewing time even further. According to eMarketer’s first forecast on time spent watching Netflix and YouTube, both platforms will […]

December 4, 2019

TiVo adds Prime Video app

TiVo has launched the Prime Video app on select TiVo devices to its pay-TV operator customers across the US, making award-winning Amazon Originals, hit movies and popular shows easy to find, watch, and enjoy. Pay-TV subscribers with an Amazon Prime membership can stream content via the Prime Video app on select TiVo devices. With the […]

December 4, 2019

Duracell scores with Amazon and Chelsea FC

Duracell became the first advertiser football fans saw when they tuned in to watch Amazon Prime’s debut broadcast of live English Premier League (EPL) matches on the evening of Tuesday December 3rd. Signalling Duracell’s continued appetite to market their brand within sport, the new ten-second spots promote its mobile device charger, the Power Bank, to […]

December 4, 2019By Colin Mann

Report: Netflix movie catalogue down 40% since 2014

Since 2014, Netflix’s catalogue of movie titles has dropped by 40 per cent with over 2,600 fewer films now available for streaming, according to a report from Streaming Observer. And things may only get worse in the coming months as Comcast (NBCUniversal), FOX, WarnerMedia, and Disney all continue to pull content from Netflix to bolster […]

December 3, 2019

Vodafone Together adds Apple TV 4K

Starting immediately, Vodafone Together customers will receive Apple TV 4K with unlimited broadband and unlimited data. Customers can enjoy unlimited streaming both in and out of the home with superfast broadband, unlimited mobile data and Apple TV 4K in one package. Customers receiving an Apple TV 4K will also enjoy a limited time offer of […]

December 3, 2019

BritBox adds Christmas specials collection

BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, has begun a month of Christmas celebrations, featuring a collection over 100 Christmas TV specials from years past on the site. A different special will be highlighted daily in the run up to Christmas Day in a nostalgic digital advent. Highlights from the Britmas collection […]

December 3, 2019

HBO GO app launches in Philippines

WarnerMedia’s streaming service, HBO GO, is now available in the Philippines as a standalone OTT service without any pre-existing TV subscription. The service is accessible online and on mobile devices through the HBO GO app that can be downloaded from App Store or Play Store for PHP149 (€2.64) a month with a 7-day free trial. […]

December 3, 2019

Zappware powers A1 Bulgaria advanced TV

Bulgarian multiplay telco A1 Bulgaria has launched A1 Xplore TV, an advanced TV user experience powered by Zappware’s video back-office: an end-to-end solution. A1 Xplore TV viewers will be able to find and enjoy content easily through the Zappware Nexx 4.0 user experience. “Our goal is to constantly offer innovative services to our customers to […]

December 3, 2019

Netflix: 15 major new pay-TV partners in 2019

More than 300 million pay-TV households worldwide now subscribe to operators who offer access to Netflix through their set-top boxes (STBs), thanks to an increasing number of partnership deals with the streaming giant. To date, Netflix has struck over 100 major partnership deals. These operator deals give Netflix theoretical access to nearly half of all […]

December 2, 2019

Italy: Pay-TV revenues down 8% since 2009

Italian pay-TV revenues dropped by 8 per cent in the decade 2009-2019, while costs for the Italian Serie A increased by 78 per cent, according to a report by Enders Analysis, carried by Business Insider Italia. Perhaps of more concern is that the number of Italian pay-TV subscribers dropped by 1.15 million in 2018, partly […]

December 2, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome