TiVo has announced that Vodafone España has enabled TiVo’s Sponsored Discovery product across the Vodafone TV (VTV) platform in Spain, giving content owners a new way to promote content on the platform. Sponsored Discovery is TiVo’s targeted advertising solution that places content promotions into key recommendation carousels to help streamline viewing choices and direct more […]
A report from Ampere Analysis shows the rapid rise of SVoD services in the US. There are now more subscriptions to services including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Max and Disney+ than there are people in the US. The pandemic and stay-at-home measures, the launch of new studio-backed subscription services, and
Discovery UK has delivered its strongest ever Q1 in 2021, its 10th consecutive year of Q1 growth; growing its share of adults by 7 per cent year-on-year, up from 4.7 per cent in Q1 2020 to hit 5 per cent. This followed the portfolio’s strongest year on record in 2020, which saw its share of […]
Discovery and Comcast have announced the launch of discovery+ on Xfinity Flex, providing Xfinity Internet customers in the US with access to the streaming service. Additionally, discovery+ will begin its rollout to X1 in the coming weeks, giving Xfinity TV customers access to more Discovery programming online alongside all the live and on-demand content they […]
Discovery’s share price has risen and fallen dramatically over the past few months. As recently as mid-March its share price was an impressive $77, and an all-time high. But within 10 days of that date the value had slumped to $41. April 7th saw a very slight recovery to $43.39 and prompted a report from […]
The Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) OTT Summit – The Future of Video Streaming welcomed 900 delegates and featured over 80 industry experts and leaders across its four-day conference last week Opening the OTT Summit was the streaming analyst Matthew Ball, Managing Partner of Epyllion Industries, who presented a deep dive into the OTT industry […]
Discovery, the multichannel broadcaster, has emerged as a surprise contender to acquire the rights to this winter’s Ashes cricket series as part of attempt to boost significantly sporting content across its platforms. According to reports, Discovery is preparing to take on BT Sport and Sky Sports for a four-year package worth in over £50 million for […]
ViacomCBS shares continued to tumble following its plan to raise $3 billion, down as much as 35 per cent in the week as some media analysts marked it a ‘sell’. ViacomCBS suffers as the streaming frenzy that lifted its shares by more than 100 per cent in the past three months has reversed. ViacomCBS shares […]
Eurosport and GCN has secured the rights to show the Flanders Classics in Europe and Asia on a long-term basis. The agreement was brokered by Infront, the media rights partner of the Flanders Classics and Amstel Gold Race. All seven of the men’s and women’s Flanders Classics will be available for viewers on an exclusive […]
Above-inflation price rises of up to 33 per cent are failing to curb Brits’ enthusiasm for film and TV streaming services, according to research by Priestley, the insight-led digital marketing consultancy. The study shows that young Brits are increasingly bouncing between services, using free trials and one-month subscriptions to binge-watch the latest films and TV, […]