Virgin Media O2 has unveiled its latest streaming TV proposition branded Stream – which will be available from April 27th. The small device allows Virgin Media customers to watch a range of streaming services – including Netflix, Sky Sports, Prime Video, Disney+ (available on Virgin TV for the first time), BT Sport, BritBox, Starzplay and […]
According to data from Nielsen’s The Gauge, overall TV viewing declined in the US in March 2022, but the share of that overall viewing saw an increased use of streaming services. Streamers (and cable) saw their share rise while gaming and conventional broadcast TV fell back, says Nielsen. Broadcast’s share declined with the end of […]
With rollouts from Disney+, SkyShowtime and HBO Max, 2022 should prove to be a significant year for Eastern European SVoD, according to the Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The report forecasts that the region will have 43 million SVoD subscriptions by 2027; up from 23 million […]
BAFTA has announced the winners of the British Academy Television Craft Awards, celebrating the very best behind-the-scenes television talent of 2021. The ceremony on April 24th was hosted by Mel Giedroyc, and featured guest presenters including; Ade Adepitan, Aisling Bea, Mary Beard, Olivia Colman, Natalie Emmanuel, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Tony Robinson and Harry Trevaldwyn. Landscapers, the […]
Netflix is rolling out a new Category Hub in its TV menu so members around the globe can more easily find their favourite genres and discover new categories of content, rather than just browse through titles. Starting immediately, users can find the new hub in the left-hand menu on both adult and kids’ profiles. There, […]
Billionaire hedge funder Bill Ackman has sold his stake in Netflix at a loss of about $400 million (€367.1m), reversing his bullish position in the streaming giant. The New York investor bought more than $1 billion of Netflix stock in January, betting against the downward consensus forecasts on the company’s subscription levels. Ackman said at […]
Netflix reported a net loss of 200,000 subscribers during its January-March Q1/2022 trading period (compared with Q4/2021) and admitted that there might be worse to come during this current quarter. The loss is the first in more than 10 years of subscriber growth and prompted a 25.73 per cent crash in the company’s share price. […]
No regular reader will doubt that I’ve never exactly over-indulged on the Netflix Cool-Aid, so the latest news isn’t a big surprise. Price rises in a cost-of-living crisis and plateaued content offerings (both quality and quantity), matched with inflation in production, were never going to be a good mix. Add in vociferous competition and the […]
Noting Netflix’s significant drop in subscribers, partly in the shape of 600,000 households de-subscribing in the US and Canada following a price increase, Teresa Cottam, Chief Analyst at Omnisperience, suggests that it’s not subscribers that are the problem, arguing that Netflix is just bad at bundling, pricing and charging. “Rather than consider whether those price […]
Findings from the second annual State of Streaming report from fan platform Fandom suggest that cost is the leading reason why US subscribers will likely cancel a subscription. The study examines the impact of changes in consumer viewing behaviours and mindsets on the streaming industry, uncovering key findings such as why consumers cancel their subscriptions, what it takes […]