An academic study, The Impact of Video Piracy on Content Producers and Distributors, from researchers at the Department of Business Administration, University of Delaware and the Department of Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has found that adoption of piracy software, such as Kodi, does not harm paid OTT video providers and may […]

Across Samsung Smart TVs in Europe, ad-supported video on demand (AVoD) services’ share of streaming hours per TV screen has increased 5 percentage points since the beginning of the year. This is an ongoing indication of the evolving way in which audiences are accessing content. As the cost of living rises across the world, and […]

While House of the Dragon, Stranger Things or the latest Marvel offering may still represent must-see viewing for Canadians, households across the country are making hard choices about which shows – and the subscription they require – they enjoy most. As subscription costs increase, streaming platforms threaten to crack down on password sharing and even […]

Cheaper ad-funded tiers could prove an effective way for families to reduce their spend on video services, according to Annabel Yeomans, Senior Analyst at Ampere Analysis. In a blog post, she notes that Disney+ and Netflix have now confirmed plans to launch a cheaper, ad-funded tier alongside their usual subscription service in a range of […]

Research from streaming infrastructure provider Bitmovin reveals that over half (57 per cent) of Brits have NOT cancelled any streaming service despite the cost-of-living crisis. Value for money (57 per cent) and the availability of their favourite content (48 per cent) are what will keep consumers subscribed to video streaming services amidst the cost-of-living crisis. […]

Lionsgate+, the SVoD service from Starz, is now available on Sky Glass and Sky Q in the UK and Ireland, as well as via Sky Stream in the UK. Later in 2022, the app will arrive on Sky Q and Sky Glass in Italy, and Sky Q in Germany. Customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany […]

The total turnover of the audio and audiovisual media in Germany is expected to rise slightly by 2.5 per cent in 2022 and exceed €15 billion for the first time (2021: €14.8 billion). The main contributors are subscription and advertising revenues of audio and video streaming services. By contrast, the fallout from the tense overall […]

Netflix has revealed Q3 results that it says “slightly exceeded” its forecast. Global subscriber numbers were 223.09 million, up from 220.67 million in Q2, following two quarters of declines. Revenue of $7.93 billion (€8.64bn) and earnings per share of $3.10 also exceeded forecasts of $7.84 billion and $2.19. “After a challenging first half, we believe […]

As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, 20 per cent of SVoD customers are considering cancelling their subscriptions, with 19 per cent agreeing that these platforms are ‘a luxury I can live without right now’. The research, carried out by Yonder, reveals that 39 per cent of UK SVoD homes are worried enough about rising prices to […]

Findings from the latest Entertainment on Demand report from evidence-based insights and consulting company Kantar reveal that between July to September 2022, the number of VoD-enabled households that subscribed to at least one video streaming service in Great Britain fell to 16.18 million, down -234k, quarter on quarter, representing 56 per cent of households in […]