Australia’s federal parliament has passed legislation that will enforce content quotas for major SVoD platforms such as Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video. The national government announced it would roll out such quotas earlier this November, which require streaming services with over 1 million domestic subscribers to spend 10 per cent of their total Australian expenditure […]
Research from VoD market intelligence tool, ScreenThink from MTM, the strategy and insights company, reveals a significant shift in consumer behaviour, with 63 per cent of UK SVoD users saying they’re currently ‘subscription cycling’ each month or open to doing so. This is the practice of dipping in and out of different services to follow […]
After a period of stagnation, the European TV market is experiencing a robust recovery, driven by a profound digital transformation. A report from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting indicates an overall market growth of 3.7 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year. Even when factoring in inflation, real growth remains positive – the first time […]
After years of disruption, the global entertainment market is entering a period of recalibration according to Futuresource Consulting. The Living with Digital consumer research shows that audiences are rediscovering the cinema experience while maintaining healthy engagement with digital formats. Rather than competing, the two are now feeding into one another, and that’s a clear sign […]
FuboTV has announced the launch of its Fubo Channel Store in the US – a central location for its standalone plans. Fubo Channel Store provides frictionless access to standalone plans ingested directly into the Fubo experience. With Fubo Channel Store, subscribers can access the premium programming they subscribe to in a central hub without exiting […]
Rainbow Group, a specialist in the entertainment industry, is strengthening its international expansion with the appointment of Chiara Mologni as Head of Acquisition & Channel Strategy. Mologni will be responsible for shaping Rainbow’s global content strategy and driving the launch of new multi-platform TV channels. With more than twenty years of experience across the media, […]
For several years now, streaming has been booming as one of the most popular pastime activities and is threatening to finally overtake TV. Since the introduction of streaming services, the rules of the game for media consumption have changed. The days of waiting for the next episode to air during prime time on channel XYZ […]
Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, has announced that it is coming to MCM Comic Con London. From October 24th to 26th, anime fans can visit the booth, located S610 South Hall, for photos, games, and more. Crunchyroll is hosting two screenings at the Captial Stage on October 26th with the 2 first episodes […]
TiVo, a wholly owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has released its Q2 2025 Video Trends Report detailing a fragmented but vibrant entertainment landscape, where video remains king for consumers in the US and Canada. Most notably, the data shows that video service bundles continue to gain traction, indicating that consumers value the ability […]
Blue Ant Media, the streamer, production studio and rights-management business, has acquired MagellanTV, a digital streaming company that delivers factual content to consumers across the globe, for $12 million (€10.2bn). Founded in 2018 by Greg Diefenbach and Thomas Lucas, veterans of National Geographic, PBS and Discovery, MagellanTV operates an SVoD service and a portfolio of […]