Pluto TV, the ad-supported streaming service acquired by Viacom earlier this year, has reported it now has approximately 20 million monthly active users. Some 3,500 brands advertised on Pluto TV during September, which Viacom CFO Wade Davis said was the highest-ever revenue month for the service. He also said, during a Viacom Q4 earnings call, […]
Telkomsel has announced a collaboration with WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks to launch HBO GO on MAXstream, the telco’s online video portal. Telkomsel is the first cellular operator company in Indonesia to offer HBO GO service and the launch enables its customers to watch blockbuster movies anytime, anywhere with a number of data plans. Director of Marketing […]
The Disney+ streaming service has already reached a major milestone, achieving 10 million sign-ups despite only launching on November 12th in the US, Canada and The Netherlands. The figure obliterates analysts estimates of 8 million sign-ups before the end of the year. Disney shares rose 3.5 per cent in reaction to the news. The service […]
Amazon has agreed a deal with Lionsgate to be the UK’s first window streaming home to the studio’s recently released and upcoming theatrical feature films. The multi-year deal, which begins on January 1st 2020, will enable Prime members in the UK, or those subscribing to the monthly standalone Prime Video service offer, to access recent […]
In a move that better positions the streaming giant to take on the recently-launched Disney+, Netflix and Nickelodeon have formed a new, multi-year output deal to produce original animated feature films and television series – based both on the Nickelodeon library of characters as well as all-new IP – for kids and families around the […]
North America’s video on demand (SVoD) market will close 2019 with an estimated 147 million SVoD subscriptions, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9 per cent through 2023, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. GlobalData’s latest report, OTT Video Content, Pricing and Market Opportunity in the Americas, reveals that the US […]
Audience insights supplier GlobalWebIndex has shared the findings of its research into the trends that will shape consumer behaviour throughout 2020. Against a backdrop of economic shocks, from the US-China trade war to the German economy’s weak performance in recent quarters, one of the most surprising findings of the Trends 2020 report is the strength […]
Business data aggregator Eagle Alpha’s latest report on the intensifying streaming wars suggests that Disney+ has gained some traction among consumers as Apple TV Plus lags and none of the new challengers to Netflix have yet to make significant inroads. “It’s too early to predict how Disney+ and other new streaming challengers to Netflix will […]
US cord cutters’ average broadband usage has risen rapidly to more than half a terabyte of data per month creating largely untapped opportunities for service providers, according to the Q3 2019 OVBI (OpenVault Broadband Industry) report issued by OpenVault, a provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators. The report sheds new light […]
Social analytics company ListenFirst has revealed, somewhat unsurprisingly, that social media interest in the Disney+ streaming service was massive on launch day (November 12th) among consumers. There were 1.28 million tweets mentioning Disney+ in first day of its launch with the big uptick in conversation happening at 6am PT when the East Coast awoke to […]