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Taiwan: 53bn minutes streamed in Q2

Total streaming minutes measured across AVoD, SVoD and live streaming platforms increased to ~53 billion in Q2 2021, representing a ~2.3 billion net quarterly growth in minutes, according to a report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report, titled Taiwan Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics, leverages MPA’s proprietary AMPD Research platform to measure […]

August 2, 2021

Survey: 80% of US Latinx TV viewers stream content

In the post-pandemic viewing and streaming media ecosystem, Latinx viewership continues to reflect the broad range of contemporary US Latinx identities and household demographics. According to a Horowitz Research survey, demand is ever-expanding for new, high-quality Spanish-language content on par with English-language content among individuals and families with identities ranging from Hispanic to Afro-Latino/a/x and […]

July 30, 2021

Netflix orders more Sweet Tooth

Netflix has renewed Sweet Tooth for a second season, consisting of 8 x 1 hour episodes. The first season of the family fantasy series proved a big hit for the streaming service earlier this year, earning a long stay in the Netflix Top 10 (some 60 million households watched it in its first four weeks […]

July 30, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Research: OTT, pay-TV gap continues to grow

Findings from research firm Parks Associates Video Services Dashboard, part of its Consumer Insights Dashboard service, reveal that 82 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to at least one OTT service, up six points year-over-year, while 58 per cent subscribe to a traditional pay-TV service, down four points year-over-year. “The steady rise in online […]

July 29, 2021

BritBox launching in South Africa

BritBox, the ITV/BBC OTT joint-venture, will launch on August 6th in South Africa with a charge of R100/month (€5.70). Customers who sign up for a one-year subscription – a Rand 999.90 commitment — will get two months free. There is also a free, seven-day trial with no obligations to subscribe. BritBox says that its output […]

July 29, 2021By Chris Forrester

Garner, Netflix sign new creative partnership

Netflix and Hollywood star Jennifer Garner have announced they will continue to work together through a new partnership across multiple new films for Garner to star in and produce. This builds on Netflix’s relationship with Garner who starred in and produced family comedy Yes Day. The movie was seen by 62 million households in the […]

July 29, 2021By Nik Roseveare

IBC announces shortlist for IBC2021 Innovation Awards

IBC has announced the shortlist for the highly coveted IBC2021 Innovation Awards. This year, the awards will celebrate the spirit of collaboration within the content and technology industry, where organisations identified a market challenge and worked together to create a solution. Winners and their technology partners will be honoured at an awards ceremony at IBC2021 […]

July 29, 2021

Netflix revenue up 52% in Spain

2020 was a prosperous year for Netflix in Spain; its subsidiary, Los Gatos Entretenimiento, increased its revenues by 52 per cent to €11.8 million reporting a net benefit of €653.822, up 26 per cent – but far below the global growth of the streaming platform. EBITDA amounted to over €1 million, up 50 per cent, […]

July 27, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Bank: “BritBox will not succeed”

A report from equity analysts at Berenberg Bank suggests an unclear future for the ITV/BBC BritBox streaming joint-venture. The bank says that Britbox is a “distraction that will not succeed”. The bank’s report makes blunt reading for the BritBox venture. “BritBox trends look weak: While the near-term picture on advertising looks clearly more positive, the […]

July 23, 2021

ThinkAnalytics rebrands suite as Think360

ThinkAnalytics has announced that the total number of subscribers under contract is approaching 400 million as it unveiled a major rebranding of its viewer engagement platform to Think360. The company said it “better reflects the breadth and depth of its solutions, which touch every aspect of the viewer lifecycle”. ThinkAnalytics has released new insights from […]

July 23, 2021