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Analysis: Room for 3bn further SVoD subs

The latest figures from research firm Ampere Analysis suggest that there is room for three billion additional streaming subscriptions across the world’s largest media markets, even though some territories are moving towards a ‘stacking ceiling’. As SVoD growth becomes increasingly

August 17, 2020

Australia: Home entertainment subs soar

The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted home entertainment subscription services in Australia according to research from emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. Australians added 5.6 million new subscriptions to the end of June 2020, an increase of 18 per cent from a year ago. This growth was across streaming video on demand (SVoD), streaming music and games-related […]

August 17, 2020

UK illegal streaming arrest

Officers from the Suffolk Constabulary in the East of England have arrested a man near Woodbridge in connection with suspected illegal streaming of premium television channels, and other copyrighted material. Officers from the Cyber and Serious Organised Crime team conducted a warrant at a property in the Hollesley area concerning the illegal streaming of premium […]

July 6, 2020By Colin Mann

Survey: Average UK viewer paying £25/month on TV in lockdown

Netgem TV has recently completed a survey with over 750 respondents to explore the different ways in which consumers across the UK and Ireland are turning to television to escape from the daily routine in lockdown. The study confirms a surge in

June 18, 2020

TDG: 23% US vMVPD subs also use legacy pay-TV

Research from TDG, a division of Screen Engine/ASI, has found that nearly one-quarter of US virtual pay-TV households also subscribe to a traditional cable, satellite, or telco pay-TV service. Dual-service use peaked at 37 per cent of vMVPD subscribers in 2018, a time when Sling TV dominated the landscape, leaving many users without live programming […]

June 11, 2020

Forecast: ⅔ of pay-TV operators to gain subs

Two-thirds of the world’s pay-TV operators will gain subscribers between 2019 and 2025 according to the Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Covering 502 operators across 135 countries, the report estimates that 59 per cent will also increase their revenues over the same period. The top 50 operators accounted for

June 8, 2020