After two years of disruption, the digital transactional market is beginning to find momentum again, according to the latest Digital Transactional Market Outlook Report from Futuresource Consulting. Despite a weaker final quarter and continued pressure from a softer theatrical slate, the global market held steady at $7.6 billion (€6.5bn) in 2025. Now, with a pipeline […]
Free streamer Fawesome has signed an exclusive AVoD streaming deal with Echelon Studios for Ao Shen’s Oscars contender, Dead to Rights. The film, which is based on true events surrounding the Nanjing Massacre, has defied expectations, grossing over $450 million at the global box office, and drawn international attention for its unflinching portrayal of one […]
CosmoBlue Media, the media entertainment company, has announced the launch of CosmoGO’s TVoD service in Canada transforming what was formerly known as Cineplex Store. The new platform delivers the latest movies and series to customers, available to watch anytime, anywhere, across all devices. “CosmoGO marks the beginning of a bold new chapter for Canadian audiences,” […]
The French transactional VoD market saw a significant uplift in Electronic Sell-Through (EST) sales with the return of LesVODays, DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International’s flagship campaign in the region. Now in its fourth wave, the January 2025 campaign delivered a 325 per cent uplift in EST sales volume and a 143 per cent uplift […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platforms, has partnered with Audioteka Group, owner of Polish OTT platform Pilot WP, to launch a co-branded TVoD store, bringing thousands of films directly to Pilot WP users. “We are thrilled to partner with Audioteka Group to bring an outstanding selection of films from Rakuten TV’s extensive catalogue to the […]
AQOA has become the newest member of DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International. The announcement follows AQOA’s support for DEGI’s recent campaign, Les VODays, with AQOA providing analytics and data for the January 2025 campaign. AQOA is a data analytics firm specialising in a range of sectors, including Travel Retail, Beauty, Publishing and the Entertainment […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced its new business line, Rakuten TV Enterprise Services, at MIPCOM. The announcement was made by Rakuten TV’s CEO and President Cédric Dufour during the Global Streamers Talks in a conversation with industry expert Evan Shapiro and Maxime Carboni, Chief Business Officer at Euronews, one of the first […]
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 […]
The Western European VoD market is forecast to reach €30.5 billion by 2027, up from €25.7 billion in 2024. However, this reflects a significant slowdown from previous years, with a CAGR of just 6 per cent, according to the VOD in Europe 2024-2027 Report by Rome-based consultancy ITMedia Consulting. Paid VoD (SVoD & TVoD) is […]
A study from research firm Parks Associates, The Viewer Journey: Navigating Streaming Options, reveals US Internet households now consume 43.5 hours of video per week on average across all viewing devices, an increase of more than six hours from 37.2 hours in 2020. Additionally, 61 per cent of households watch paid streaming services on a […]