Kantar, the insights and consulting company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the US streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study uncovers the following behaviours and findings within the VoD market between July – September 2023 (Q3): · In Q3, 120 million US households held at least one VoD service, representing 93 per […]
Channel 4 has appointed Polly Scates as the new Head of Acquisitions, reporting into Kiran Nataraja, Director of Content Strategy and Planning. Scates will lead on the creation and roll out, deal terms and delivery of the strategy for all acquired series, scripted and non-scripted, as well as overseeing film across Channel 4’s VoD platform […]
Despite continued economic caution among marketers, ad view growth on premium video remained healthy in both the US and Europe in the first half of 2023, with 6 per cent and 15 per cent growth respectively, according to FreeWheel’s latest Video Marketplace Report. There continues to be significant regional differences in viewing habits. Large screen […]
The European TV market is in a state of flux, with traditional pay-TV and advertising losing ground to streaming services, according to the XXI edition of the annual Turning Digital report from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting. The report recorded a slowdown in the growth of the TV market in Europe in 2022, after the rise in […]
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, delievering a speech at the opening session of the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023, suggested that in present times, there is simply too much too watch. Her speech in full: “Five months ago the Channel 4 team set out to determine what the new ‘video day’ for consumers is really made […]
LG Electronics is introducing LG Channels 3.0, the latest version of its free streaming service. Featuring a new UI with improved navigation, more engaging placements for content discovery and an enhanced channel guide, LG says that users will easily be able to discover the content that resonates with them. LG Channels 3.0 is rolling out […]
US consumer research conducted by Bitmovin, a specialist in video streaming infrastructure, demonstrates how live streaming is continuing to rise in popularity – despite many consumers becoming increasingly frustrated by dropouts and buffering interfering with their viewing experience. On average, consumers watch just under 4 hours of live streamed content per week making it the […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted over 200 delegates at its recent Indonesia in View conference that took place in Jakarta on August 31st. The conference opened with industry speakers from across the TV and streaming space sharing their views on the state of TV and video in Indonesia, where total video industry revenues […]
Echelon Studios has acquired award-winning feature films Address Unknown and Bad Guy from critically-acclaimed South Korean writer-director Kim Ki-Duk. Two of the filmmaker’s earlier works, both feature characteristically boundary-challenging shock elements. Address Unknown offers an uncompromising view of humanity and the dehumanising effects of war, while Bad Guy tows the line between what is right […]
Noting the growth of the Media and Entertainment industry in recent years, driven by the expansion of streaming platforms, their catalogues, plans and revenue models, data science company BB Media and trade body DEG International have compiled the International Digital Entertainment report that outlines the industry’s evolution, penetration and value in different markets across the world, […]