SVoDs will have much slower growth in 2021 after the record-breaking 2020, according to Omdia. While global OTT TV subscriptions rose from 849 million in 2019 to 1.06 billion last year – overtaking global pay-TV numbers – growth is likely to be relatively slower this year, with the overall number rising to 1.14 billion. Traditional […]
Zig Zag productions’ new Sonsational feature will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on January 18th. The documentary follows Tottenham Hotspur footballer Son Heung-Min who has become one of the leading players internationally and a bonafide superstar in his home country of South Korea. The feature focuses on Son’s life in 2019 and features testimonials by teammates […]
Following its critically acclaimed debut at the 2020 Toronto Film Festival, the dark comic thriller I Care a Lot, starring Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the UK on February 19th. The film is a Black Bear Pictures production, written and directed J Blakeson. STXinternational acquired international rights […]
Spain’s regulatory body CNMC has demanded that TV and streaming influencers be classified as “Audiovisual Services Providers through video exchange platforms” in the new TV law, set to be approved over the coming weeks. CNMC´s aim is that the streaming platforms used by influencers – such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram TV and Twice – are […]
Amazon is planning to join the bidding for the TV rights to Serie A football in Italy, taking on the likes of Comcast’s Sky and DAZN. Amazon plans to bid for streaming rights that would see games air on its Prime Video service. The country’s top flight league has set a January 26th deadline to […]
Amazon Prime Video has secured the exclusive first window worldwide rights (excluding the US, Canada and China) to the psychological thriller Cruel Summer. From leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne), alongside Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple’s prod-co Iron Ocean Productions, the series will launch on Prime Video following its US premiere on Freeform later this […]
India’s online video industry generated an estimated $1.4 billion (€1.1bn) in revenue in 2020 with advertising contributing 64 per cent and subscription 36 per cent, according to a report by Media Partners Asia (MPA). While there are close to 60 platforms operating in the market, the top five platforms – YouTube, Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix, Amazon […]
BroadbandDeals has analysed monthly average search volume data from SEMRush, to reveal which video streaming service is the most popular in the UK. BBC iPlayer is the UK’s most popular streaming service when it comes to the data, with 5,100,000 monthly average searches. In second place is Netflix, with 5,000,000 monthly average searches. Disney+ comes […]
Amazon is adding a new ‘Live’ tab in the top navigation menu on all Fire TV devices in the UK, making it easier for users to discover live TV apps and content. The option was previously only available in the US. The ‘Live’ tab builds upon the existing live TV experiences on Fire TV, making […]
A report from Media Partners Asia (MPA) shows that the Asia Pacific online video industry grew revenue by 14 per cent year-on-year in 2020 to reach $30.5 billion (€25bn). SVoD overtook AVoD