As the streaming wars are heating up, Likewise, the smart recommendation app, has published research,which reveals that over half of Americans with a streaming service (57 per cent) believe that there are too many streaming services. The average streaming household has three streaming services and 70 per cent of those surveyed agreed that despite having […]
Family time as we once knew it is becoming more technical these days. Many families gather around the TV only to divide their time between multiple screens (vs just the one), according to a study conducted by internet TV service, netgem.tv. With on-demand and personalised streaming content asserting dominance over the traditional TV packages, multi-screen […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has released an annual report on Russian TV. This year’s report on pay-TV and cord cutting was written by J’son and Partners Consulting and presented at the Observatory’s Moscow conference. 1. Russian pay-TV market By the end of 2018, 43.2 million viewers were […]
STV Player, the VoD service, has launched on Sky set top boxes giving viewers access to STV content across all major TV platforms for the first time. The launch will enable Sky customers in Scotland to catch up on all STV programmes including Coronation Street and I’m A Celebrity which starts next month, as well […]
AMC Networks has announced that Charter Communications will launch its full suite of subscription VoD services as well as AMC Premiere, the company’s premium ad-free version of its AMC channel, to Charter’s Spectrum customers in the US. The launch of AMC Premiere, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC will bring Spectrum customers access to […]
WWE has posted Q3 revenues of $186.3 million (€167.2m) slightly down on the $188.4 million in the same period last year. WWE Network, the company’s SVoD service, averaged 1.51 million paid subscribers, down 9 per cent and consistent with guidance. The company attributed the loss primarily on the impact of lower subscriber additions earlier in […]
A new collection of kids and family programming from Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios is coming to HBO Max when the service launches in May 2020. Brand new Looney Tunes Cartoons and a new Jellystone series featuring beloved Hanna-Barbera characters have been picked up from Warner Bros Animation. New animated series The Fungies! […]
WarnerMedia has announced a raft of new details about HBO Max, its direct-to-consumer streaming service. Launching in May of 2020, WarnerMedia will be making the service available to customers in the US for $14.99 per month (€13.5). The company is targeting 50 million domestic subscribers and 75 – 90 million premium subscribers by year-end in […]
TV Time along with UTA IQ, UTA’s data and analytics group, conducted a study titled Beyond the Big Three to understand consumer sentiment surrounding the new streaming media landscape during the current period of disruption. The study focused on awareness,
French operator Free, which has already integrated US streaming service Netflix to its Freebox Delta package, has announced a distribution agreement with the Amazon Prime Video service – which is now available, without any additional cost, to both new and existing subscribers. The service is usually €5.99 per month, or €49 annually. Existing subscribers who […]