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BBC Studios launching Nordic+ streaming service

BBC Studios will launch BBC Nordic and BBC Nordic+, an enhanced linear channel and dedicated on-demand service for Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Icelandic viewers from April 17th. Linear channel BBC Nordic brings together the best content from BBC Brit and BBC Earth and will replace them in the current channel mix. BBC Nordic+, a […]

February 15, 2023

Germany: Audio, audiovisual 90% of total media time

In 2022, the use of audio and audiovisual media in Germany accounted for nearly 90 per cent of the total media time budget of users aged 14+. On average, people consumed audio and audiovisual media for 9 hours and 43 minutes a day in 2022, more than half an hour longer than in the last […]

February 15, 2023

Data: UK VoD market shows signs of recovery

Insights and consulting company Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the following behaviours within the VoD market between September and December 2022: Between Sept to Dec 2022, the number of VoD-enabled households that subscribed to at least one video […]

January 30, 2023

Les VODays campaign from DEGI, SEVN

Trade bodies the Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI), and the Syndicat de l’Edition Vidéo Numérique (SEVN) have confirmed the return of ‘Les VODays’, a category-wide week-long campaign to engage with the ever-growing French digital transactional market. French film fans will be offered a selection of new and popular films at promotional prices from Universal Pictures […]

January 16, 2023By Colin Mann

Report: 2022’s TV ad rankings

TV measurement company iSpot has released its 2022 TV Advertising Report, containing exclusive insights from currency initiatives with US TV Networks, findings from CTV verification studies and tallies from measuring every second of advertising on linear, time shifted and VoD on TV. The report contains rankings by ad impressions and spend for top networks, shows, […]

January 5, 2023

Survey: Consumers desire simplicity in entertainment

The majority of consumers globally (86 per cent) want an all-in-one platform to simplify their entertainment experiences with video streaming, fantasy sports, social media, ecommerce and more, according to the Reinvent for Growth report from Accenture. As part of its second annual global entertainment study, Accenture surveyed 6,000 consumers to understand their preferences and behaviours […]

December 21, 2022

TV4Planet partners with Alpha Networks to launch OTT platform

TV4Planet has partnered with Alpha Networks to launch its new OTT platform, conciding with World Climate Day. To properly address a large audience the VoD content is available for free. Moreover, to attract users who are not yet aware of the current environmental issues but also those who perceive the ecological transition as a constraint, the online formats […]

December 9, 2022

Italy: TV market to contract by 1.1% in 2022

The TV market in Italy is set to contract by 1.1 per cent in 2022, according to the latest report from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting. For its part, the pay-TV segment, which is in a process of reorganisation between traditional pay-TV and VoD, will grow by 4.4 per cent. OTT TV will continue on the path […]

November 22, 2022From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Report: Newer forms of streaming on the rise

Digital product expert Candyspace has launched The Streaming 100 — a report detailing the top 100 streaming platforms across multiple verticals in the UK – in partnership with VOD Professional. The paper evaluates over 200 digital products that each have a significant streaming element to their product from categories including video, audio, online newspapers, sports […]

November 22, 2022

Better Software, Red Bee Media power Nordisk Film+

Red Bee Media, a global media services provider, has partnered with Better Software Group to launch Danish entertainment company Nordisk Film’s new streaming service, Nordisk Film+. Nordisk Film+ showcases the biggest selection of Danish films and a wide range of international cinema releases and kids’ content. The application designed for the Nordic entertainment brand has […]

November 21, 2022