An ANGA COM panel gathered senior representatives from the main SVoDs and in-country broadcasters to debate new growth in TV and video. Christoph Schneider, Managing Director of Prime Video Germany, pointed out that as household penetration of services was lower than in most European markets, there was plenty of potential for growth. That was as […]

Ramadan entertainment continues to be in high demand in MENA and has driven growth in viewership during the Holy Month, according to a viewership analysis by Starzplay, an SVoD service in the region. The platform witnessed a significant increase in viewership across the GCC markets with nearly a 70 per cent increase in unique users […]

German TV entertainment aggregator M7 is to offer its customers a subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in addition to its TV channel portfolio. The all-in-one solution, which M7 is setting up together with sister company StudioCanal – part of Canal+ Group, as is M7 – will enable network operators to benefit from the growth opportunities in […]

A study conducted by RTL AdAlliance, in collaboration with smartclip and Ad Alliance Nederland, provides an in-depth view on Europeans’ attitude towards video content. The results from the second edition of The New Life of the Living Room research uncover the viewing habits of consumers across 10 markets, and their relationship with TV and advertising […]

Global SVoD subscriptions will increase by 400 million between 2022 and 2028 to reach 1.76 billion – revealing that there is still plenty of SVoD growth left, according to the Global SVOD Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. By 2028, 24 countries will have more than 10 million SVoD subscriptions. Six US-based platforms will have […]

SVoD take-up in Finland is on the rise, reports Mediavision. During this spring, subscribing SVoD households in the country have passed 1.5 million, corresponding to a penetration of 61 per cent. This equates to an annual growth of 8 per cent in subscribing households. As in the other Nordic countries, the growth can largely be […]

For the first time in five years, consumers report a decrease in the number of TV sources they use. Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Best Bundle survey shows viewers dialled down how many video services they ‘stacked’ in 2023 – but the big question is whether this is a short-term or long-term trend. Video sources drop […]

DAZN’s media rights strategy has fuelled continued growth and seen it soar to the tenth most-watched streaming video service in Spain for the first time, according to Consumer research from Ampere Analysis. It is also in eleventh place in Italy, where it holds exclusive rights to the majority of games for the flagship football league, […]

This spring, households in Norway are paying an average of NOK 602 (€52.24) per month for TV and streaming content. according to Mediavision’s latest analysis of the Norwegian media market. It means that household spend on TV and streaming has grown 3 per cent, compared to the same period last year. Above all, what drives […]

As video providers proliferate, viewers are excited about the volume of shows to choose from. But increasingly they face a logistical problem: with so much to choose from, Hub Entertainment Research seeks to establish how they decide what to watch from a vast sea of options. Provider brands are losing their impact Streaming marketers have […]