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Forecast: E Europe to add 27m SVoD subs by 2029

Eastern Europe will have 68 million SVoD subscriptions by 2029, up by 27 million on 2023, according to the Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Russia will generate 12 million of the additional subscriptions, with Poland bringing in an extra 6 million. The top platform by subscribers […]

August 31, 2023

Research: SVoD subs increasingly app-hopping

Research from Aluma Insights finds one-sixth of adults that subscribe to subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) services regularly ‘hop’ between these apps, signing up for a service for a limited time—usually less than three months—then cancelling once a specific end is met (e.g., watching one show, movie or a season of shows then cancelling). In 2017, only […]

August 24, 2023

Analysis: Netflix password crackdown still boosting subs

Analysts at insights firm Antenna have sought to establish whether the spike in Netflix sign-ups they observed immediately following the company’s password sharing crackdown that started rolling out in the US in late May 2023 has continued. “In a word, yes,” asserts Brendan Brady, Content Strategy Associate at Antenna, noting that Netflix commanded 2.6 million […]

August 24, 2023By Colin Mann

Forecast: LatAm AVoD growth to exceed SVoD

OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 19 Latin American countries will increase by $7 billion (€6.4bn) between 2023 and 2029 to reach $17 billion, according to the Latin America OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the additional revenues, SVoD will provide $2.8 billion and AVoD $3.5 billion. […]

August 24, 2023

Research: US OTT moves towards maturity

The boom years for US OTT are over, according to the North America OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. US OTT TV episode and movie revenues will reach $82 billion (€75bn) in 2029, up from $74 billion in 2023. SVoD revenues will increase by only $2 billion to $55 […]

August 21, 2023

Forecast: Arabic SVoD subscriptions to boom

There will be 28 million SVoD subscriptions across 13 Arabic countries by 2029, up from 15 million in 2023, according to the Middle East and North Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Netflix will still lead the market, but local players will provide a strong challenge. “As some […]

August 17, 2023

Research: 83% US homes have ‘Big 3’ SVoD

Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that 83 per cent of all US households have a subscription video on-Demand (SVoD) service from Netflix, Prime Video and/or Hulu – compared to 83 per cent in 2022, 78 per cent in 2020, 69 per cent in 2018, and 52 per cent in 2015. Twelve additional streaming video […]

August 10, 2023

Report: Streamers see surge in user engagement

Streaming services experienced a surge in daily engagement per user in the first half of 2023, reversing the downward trend that started in 2021, as competition between services began taking a toll on the amount of time that consumers can spend on each streaming platform. That is the main conclusion of video streaming SaaS specialist […]

August 10, 2023

Archie’r Gallery now streaming on ZEE5 Global

ZEE5 Global, streaming platform for South Asian content, expands its Bengali library with the all-new blockbuster Archie’r Gallery. Directed by Promita Bhattacharya, the romantic drama stars Bonny Sengupta, Ayoshi Talukdar, Rajatabha Dutta, Abhijit Guha, and Sudeshna Roy in pivotal roles. After a successful theatrical release, ZEE5 Global takes the movie’s heartening story questioning old-school romance’s […]

July 31, 2023

15.3m Italians watched SVoD platforms in March

The number of unique users of SVoD platforms in Italy was 15.3 million in March 2023, stable compared to the previous month, but down from 16.7 million in the same month in 2022. A report by Italy’s National Communications Authority (AgCom), shows that Netflix maintained the leadership position with an average of 8.9 million unique […]

July 25, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome