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Love Nature channel on Peacock

Peacock is broadening its content portfolio with the new streaming channel, Love Nature, the streamer’s first dedicated natural history channel, delivering wildlife and nature series to viewers across the US. Love Nature joins a collection of channels across Peacock, including Reelz, Hallmark, NBC Sports, NBC local stations and NBC News Now. Programming highlights on the channel […]

June 19, 2024

Survey: 51% of US intend to stream Olympics

Results from an Amdocs survey uncover how consumers across the US plan to watch the Olympic games this summer, and the preferences and expectations shaping the future of sports viewing. While live TV was the most popular method for watching the Games in 2021 (69 per cent), 51 per cent of consumers said they are […]

June 5, 2024

Comcast reveals StreamSaver launch date, price

Comcast has announced that its new streaming bundle of Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+, known as Xfinity StreamSaver, will be available to new and existing Xfinity Internet and TV customers in the US from May 29th. StreamSaver includes a subscription to Netflix Standard with ads, Peacock Premium, and Apple TV+, delivering a savings of over […]

May 22, 2024

Comcast bundles Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+

Comcast has announced it will launch a new bundled streaming offering in the US giving subscribers access to content from Apple TV+, Peacock and Netflix in one place. Speaking at MoffettNathanson’s 2024 Media, Internet and Communications Conference, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts revealed the bundle will be called StreamSaver and will be sold at “a vastly […]

May 15, 2024

Peacock subs up 55% YoY

US media conglomerate Comcast has reported its Q1 results. Net income rose 0.6 per cent to $3.86 billion (€3.6bn) compared with $3.83 billion  a year earlier. EBITDA declined 0.6 per cent to around $9.4 billion. The company’s revenue grew to $30.06 billion, up 1.2 per cent on the same period last year. Comcast reported that […]

April 26, 2024

Research: SVoDs struggle to find identity with consumers

As Hollywood works to get its groove back in 2024, Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Evolution of Video Branding study confirms that consumers struggle to differentiate streaming platforms in an ecosystem full of options. Key findings include: Awareness of leading streaming services is universal, but many consumers aren’t confident what differentiates one platform from another. Nearly […]

March 13, 2024

Report: US streamed record 40bn minutes on Jan 13

Winter weather, coupled with the excitement of the NFL playoffs, helped boost total TV viewership by 3.7 per cent acros the US in January, according to Nielsen’s The Gauge report. While historically characteristic for the month, the uptick was perhaps more noteworthy because it was 1.4 per cent above its level in 2023 – a […]

February 21, 2024

Peacock, Paramount eye streaming tie-up

Comcast, owner of Peacock, is reportedly looking to merge its SVoD service with Paramount+. Comcast and Paramount have already held talks about a potential streaming partnership that could see Paramount+ and Peacock being offered to subscribers together as a package deal, according to The WSJ. Along with making access to the two platforms cheaper than […]

February 19, 2024

Research: Content licensing mounts comeback

Research from Ampere Analysis shows that, after four years of major studios employing an exclusivity approach to the distribution of their TV content on streaming, licensing is steadily making a comeback. Analysis reveals that the number of TV seasons cross-licensed between Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) Max and Discovery+ more than tripled in 2023. […]

February 19, 2024

SkyShowtime launching Standard with Ads plan

SkyShowtime has announced the introduction of a new ad-supported plan – Standard with Ads – which will be offered alongside its existing plan, now renamed Standard Plus. Standard with Ads will include advertising at a cheaper subscription price, while Standard Plus remains ad-free. Standard with Ads will be available from April 23rd across all of […]

February 16, 2024