Italian TV audiences have continued to drop, reaching the lowest numbers in a decade in December 2021. Data from Studio Frasi reveals that the negative performance was recorded for both average daily audience figures (10.2 million, -1.6 million on December 2020) as well as in prime time (22.9 million, -3.8 million compared to December 2020 […]
Netflix has announced its first price increases since 2020, which go into effect immediately for new subscribers in the US, and will be rolled out gradually for existing customers. The new price plans are: A basic plan (one screen at a time; no HD) is rising to $9.99 per month (from $8.99). A standard plan […]
Home entertainment trade body the Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI), and French organisation the Syndicat de l’Edition Vidéo Numérique (SEVN), are launching ‘Les VODays’, a new week-long digital campaign across nine of the top digital retailer platforms. Films from Universal Pictures Video France, Sony Pictures Entertainment France, SND Films & WarnerMedia France will be available during Les VODays campaign. […]
The third season of the Emmy-nominated drama The Boys will debut on Amazon Prime Video on June 3rd. Three new episodes of the US superhero drama will be available to watch at launch with another new episode added every Friday leading up to the season finale on July 8th. The eight-episode season will stream exclusively on Prime […]
AMC Networks has completed the acquisition of Houston-based Sentai, a global supplier of anime content and merchandise, with brands including the anime-focused HIDIVE direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service. The acquisition includes all of the member interests from Cool Japan Fund, a public-private Japanese investment fund. With access to key content creators in Japan, Sentai distributes and […]
Three-in-five subscribers to multiple streaming services expressed frustration with their viewing experiences, according to a report from professional services company Accenture and 44 per cent of those surveyed indicate they spend more than six minutes searching for something to watch. The report, Streaming’s Next Act: Aggregators to play a starring role in making consumers happier, […]
The number of Italian subscribers to SVoD platforms amounted to 13.7 million at the end of October 2021, a growth of three million compared to a year ago. Research conducted by EY also reveals that the number of SVoD users reached 17.4 million, while unique subscribers totaled 7.8 million, up by 1.2 million and 800,000, […]
Digital i has analysed the uptake of non-English language content on the two biggest global streamers, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, across the European Big Five (UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain). Using its methodology to track full Netflix and Prime Video account viewing from a harmonised European panel, the data shows that the two […]
Amazon Prime Video in India will start streaming live cricket from January 1st 2022 with a test series between New Zealand and Bangladesh. In November 2020, Prime Video became the first streaming service in India to secure exclusive live cricket rights from a major cricketing board. As a part of the multi-year deal, international men’s […]
Reelgood, the streaming service aggregator, has looked into data from its VoD Catalogue and Engagement Insights products to discover how consumers changed their streaming preferences in 2021, the second year of the pandemic. In 2021, there was increasing demand for Action & Adventure and Thriller movies and a decline in demand for feel-good and family-friendly […]