Coinciding with its fourth annual Future of Video event, research firm Parks Associates has shared its latest data and insights showing that 46 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to four or more OTT services. Some 82 per cent of the 10,000 US broadband households surveyed in Q1 2021 now have an OTT subscription, […]
Amino Technologies, a software-led global media technology company, is working with PCCW Media, a fully integrated multimedia and entertainment company headquartered in Hong Kong, to enable its Now TV video service. Amino’s software enables both pay-TV and streaming services through an Android based user experience, including Netflix integration via Amino’s Hailstorm Partnership with Netflix. Now […]
Spain is set to eliminate the 0.9 per cent tax on telco revenues and pass the burden to finance RTVE onto global streaming players such as Netflix, HBO and Amazon. The Spanish government is revising the Audio Visual Law and is set to exempt Spanish telcos from financing the public broadcaster with around €128 million […]
Netflix has ordered an as-yet untitled scripted series about Spotify – the Swedish start-up that shook the entire music industry and evolved into becoming one of the world’s leading music services. Production has recently begun and the limited drama series will launch globally on Netflix in 2022. The limited series will consist of six 45 […]
The VoD ecosystem brings huge benefits for the consumers, with an ever-increasing supply of content. With Nordic streaming consumers having access to more than 15 years’ worth of content, it is safe to say that supply has never been greater. Mediavision’s latest analysis of the Nordic streaming market shows that consumers in the region have […]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced applications opening across the UK and US for BAFTA Breakthrough 2021, BAFTA’s flagship talent support initiative in partnership with Netflix. The initiative, previously known as Breakthrough Brits, has been running in the UK since 2013 and in the US and India since the global […]
David Bouchier, Chief TV & Entertainment Officer at UK multiplay operator Virgin Media O2, has suggested the service is still working with the same content providers, but whereas previously it was an aggregator of pay-TV channels, it was becoming an aggregator of SVoD apps. Speaking on a panel session – International Content Summit – Strategies […]
According to research by analyst firm Interpret, only 20 per cent of streaming subscribers are content to stay with their current providers. The aggressive marketing of new streaming services is providing consumers with more incentive to cut the pay-TV cord and sign up for new services, but subscriber churn has become an increasing problem for […]
When Covid-19 forced Americans to stay home, many turned to streaming, taking solace in their ability to binge-watch entertainment of all shapes and sizes. But it was only a matter of time before fatigue set in. After a steady mark last year, customer satisfaction with video streaming tumbles 2.6 per cent to a score of […]
UK adults spent more time online on desktop, smartphones or tablets in 2020 than comparable European countries according to Ofcom’s annual study into the nation’s online habits. Ofcom’s Online Nation 2021 delivers a snapshot of an unprecedented year, when communication, entertainment, culture, retail, work and education moved more online. UK adults spent more than three-and-a-half hours online […]