The BBC may not be sustainable in its current form, if it fails to regain younger audiences who are increasingly tuning out of its services, according to UK broadcast regulator Ofcom, which has published its annual report on the Corporation, assessing its performance over the period April 2018 to March 2019. Ofcom finds that the […]
Netflix has launched a new mobile plan for Malaysia. At RM17 (€3.65) per month, subscribers can watch all Netflix content in standard definition on one smartphone or tablet at a time. The mobile plan gives users access to all of Netflix’s entire local and international catalogue, with no ads, no-hassle cancellation, and Parental Controls to […]
Around the world, streaming video viewing has reached an all-time high of six hours, 48 minutes a week, with 82 per cent of people who watch online video reporting binge-watching, according to the latest State of Online Video research report from edge cloud services provider Limelight Networks. Binge-watching sessions are on the rise worldwide, jumping […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, has entered into an agreement with Telenor Group to combine its Viasat Consumer (satellite pay-TV and broadband-TV operations) with Canal Digital (satellite pay-TV). The combination will result in the parties each holding 50 per cent of the shares of the new joint venture company […]
Though Netflix increased the cost of its subscriptions worldwide, the price hikes didn’t have an equal effect everywhere. While much has been written about the company’s loss of US customers in Q2 due to costlier subscriptions, eMarketer estimates that Netflix’s viewership growth in Latin America will remain strong. eMarketer forecasts that this year, the Netflix […]
ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has revealed that its on-demand service the ITV Hub has over 30 million registered users. The Hub has increased from 21 million registered users in October 2017 and 26 million this time last year to reach over 30 million users well ahead of ITV’s previously announced target of hitting that […]
FITE, the digital streaming combat sports platform, has released its inaugural State of the Industry Report, which includes exclusive data on viewership, geographic breakdown of fans who typically stream pay-per-view sporting events, how they are tuning in, a ranking of popular streaming devices and preferred combat sporting events – from boxing and MMA to pro […]
Discovery’s dplay streaming service has gone live in the UK and Ireland. The ad-supported VoD service launches offers content from Discovery’s free-to-air channels; Quest, Quest Red, DMAX, Food Network, Really and Home. Users cab access all content live and on-demand, and at anytime and anywhere. The new service includes popular content from Discovery’s flagship channels, […]
Verizon has said all its new and existing unlimited wireless customers in the US, as well as its Fios and 5G Home internet customers, will get the Disney+ streaming service free when it launches on November 12th. The service is priced at $7 monthly or $70 annually. A bundle that includes ESPN+ and Hulu will […]
Netflix is raising another $2 billion (€1.79bn) in debt for the production, development and potential acquisitions of content. The streaming giant routinely raises debt to help grow its catalogue of original titles. Netflix also offered $2 billion in new debt back in April after issuing another round of notes several months earlier. The company is […]