Following the rise of subscription bundling in 2024, a peer report from Bango reveals a clear consensus among some of the leading subscription brands — telcos are the ideal partners to lead the bundling market opportunity.  One of the 20 key insights from the Bango report, Super Bundling: Inside secrets, is that senior executives at […]

TiVo has found that UK users are overwhelmed by the rising amount of video providers, adding to increased viewer irritation when deciding what to watch. According to the latest 2024 TiVo Video Trends Report: UK, only 16 per cent of viewers know what they want to watch when they start browsing, resulting in ‘habit browsing’ […]

Streaming subscriptions with ads continue to show strong growth in Norway during autumn 2024. The low price seems to appeal to an increasing number of households, both in Norway and across the Nordic region, according to research from Mediavision. Nearly 600,000 households in Norway report having at least one paid streaming subscription with ads – […]

StudioCanal, a European specialist in the production, distribution and international sale of feature films and TV series, and River Road Entertainment, the US independent film production company, have signed an exclusive global distribution deal for 11 River Road productions. Per the deal, StudioCanal will be the exclusive distributor of 11 River Road productions, including nine […]

User retention in streaming services has become a crucial measure of success. Netflix consistently excels at retaining users longer than its competitors, Apple TV+ and Paramount+, reports BB Media. An analysis of the retention cycle shows that most Apple TV+ and Paramount+ users cancel their subscriptions within six months. In contrast, Netflix subscribers remain subscribed […]

For most US households (88 per cent), having at least one SVoD service is commonplace; the average household pays for four subscriptions. Nevertheless, some consumers turn to other methods, such as using someone else’s SVoD password or watching pirated TV shows and movies, to access media and entertainment content. These tactics – though a violation […]

More than a third (34 per cent) of subscribers in East Asia now sign up to services exclusively via third-party bundles and offers — a growing trend of bundling that is already significantly higher than in the US (20 per cent), Latin America (21 per cent) or even Europe (30 per cent). In Japan, nearly […]

TiVo has published its Q2 2024 Video Trends Report which reveals that US consumers are pulling back on entertainment spending as the industry works to rebalance and bundle its current entertainment offerings. In 2020, entertainment consumption and spending surged as the pandemic limited consumer activities outside of the home. Now the pendulum is swinging back […]

With a variety of local streaming services owning exclusive sports rights and several international streamers investing in the genre, Australian SVoD spending on sports is uncharacteristically high. A report from Ampere Analysis explores why the country’s broadcasting landscape is unique. Key report facts: In 2023, Australia-based SVoDs dedicated 21 per cent of their overall content […]

According to analysis from Omdia, 365 million SVoD subscriptions will be distributed through operator TV, broadband and mobile bundles, representing 20 per cent of the global streaming market. By 2029, bundling is expected to generate 540 million online video streaming subscriptions, or 25 per cent of the global market. Omdia has completed a significant extension […]