Rainbow has announced the launch of Winx Club & Friends, its first themed SVoD channel available on Prime Video. The curated, always-available channel is live now in the UK, Italy, France, Finland and Sweden through a direct subscription on Prime Video. Featuring Rainbow’s most iconic brands, the Winx Club & Friends channel represents a new viewing […]
Crunchyroll, the globakl home for anime, has announced the acquisition of the dark fantasy series Dorohedoro. The first season (12 episodes and a special episode) is available now in both Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English. Season 2 will be available to stream on Crunchyroll starting in April. Adapted from Q-HAYASHIDA’s manga published […]
A newfound accuracy in audience targeting characterises the digital media industry in 2026. In the British television and streaming industry, the days of haphazard subscriber acquisition are over. The strategic aim for big platforms has changed from volume to value as the market becomes saturated. Executives now prioritise keeping the most lucrative audience groups and […]
Analysis from Digital i looking at ‘light-viewer’ behaviour across Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video and HBO Max in the US and Europe shows that ‘low-friction’ content, including known franchises, family and animated titles, and major movie releases, serve as vital ” for infrequent viewers at high risk of churn. Light viewers – those who use streaming […]
Research from Ampere Analysis shows that scripted TV commissioning in North America continued its recovery in 2025, with total commissions up 3 per cent year-on-year — marking the second consecutive year of growth. First-run scripted commissions grew even faster, rising 7 per cent year-on-year, underlining renewed momentum in the region as international commissioning volumes declined […]
In 2025, French content was widely distributed on international SvoD platforms, with over 3,000 French titles (movies, short films, TV series) released including 400 series and 40 original creations, according to data presented by export association Unifrance at the opening conference of its Export Days event in Paris. Global SVoD platforms that acquired French content […]
SVoD platforms attracted an estimated 37.4 million monthly unique users in Spain in 2025, according to the OTT Multiscreen Barometer published by Barlovento Comunicación (12th wave, December 2025). The report shows a population reach of 96 per cent, factoring in access via television, tablet, mobile phone and computer. High engagement on a daily basis is […]
Research from Ampere Analysis shows that AVoD platforms recorded the fastest catalogue growth globally in 2025, outpacing SVoD services globally. Tubi has led the expansion, enjoying robust growth in the UK. Six of the 10 platforms with the fastest catalogue growth were free, ad-supported services, including Tubi UK (+99 per cent), Rakuten TV Ireland (+43 […]
The paid video market in France continued to grow in 2025, driven by SVoD platforms – while physical video kept declining. According to figures from by funding body CNC, the market has tripled to €2.9 billion compared to 2016 (€961 million), reaching an annual growth of 7.4 per cent. Some 86 per cent of the […]
Parks Associates has announced the release of its Subscription Video Forecast: 2025–2030 report, offering an outlook on the future of the US TV and streaming video market. The report projects steady but moderate growth across subscription video services, with total TV and video subscriptions climbing from 719 million in 2025 to 765 million by 2030. […]