Media Consumption
Bugs meet Mickey: Disney, Warner partner to offer ‘best value in entertainment’ to US subscribers
There has been no announcement as to whether the new bundle will be offered to subscribers outside of the United States
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Media Consumption
Disney Plus surges past 130 million subscribers
The Walt Disney Company has released its Q1 2022 fiscal report which showed a total of 129.8 million global subscribers had signed up by...
Media Delivery
Ampere: Disney surpasses 100 million SVoD subs in the US
Company's three SVoD services are continuing to attract subscribers
Media Delivery
OTT services “benefit from awards recognition”
Netflix original content helps the streamer become "very difficult for consumers to relinquish"
Business
Discovery not threatened by Netflix says CEO
David Zaslav argued that Discovery is unrivalled in the factual space
TVBEverywhere
Netflix ‘could be losing up to $2.3 billion a year to piracy’
According to a study by CordCutting.com
TVBEverywhere
Prepare for the ‘pause ad’
Hulu and AT&T are planning to show adverts when viewers pause streaming content
Business
Disney values Hulu at $9.3 billion
Figure revealed in SEC filing regarding company's planned 21st Century Fox acquisition
TVBEverywhere
Oculus introduces new virtual reality TV channel
Oculus TV lets users access shows from a variety of networks in VR
TVBEverywhere
Hulu allows viewers to buy through their remote
First interactive advert launched this week
TVBEverywhere
Super Bowl OTT feeds hit by glitches
PlayStation Vue, Hulu hit by issues during game; latency also a problem
TVBEverywhere
Streaming services hit another milestone at Golden Globes
SVoD platforms won five of the six Golden Globes for TV series
Business
Comcast ‘interested in acquiring Fox assets’
Comes a week after reports of talks between Fox and Disney
TVBEverywhere
Netflix has ‘most loyal’ SVoD customers
Figures show over 80 per cent of users don't subscribe to second service
Business
Spotify and Hulu partner on student entertainment bundle
Pair will target the broader market in the future
BVE
Theroux, Flemyng and Asante to feature in new BVE conference review
"There's now an audience for serious documentary"
Data Centre
SVoD overtakes DVR in the US
Subscriptions to SVoD services have now outstripped the number of DVR users throughout the US, according the the latest Leichtman Research Group report. The...
Data Centre
Netflix ‘difficult to sustain’ as VoD revenues rise
Global SVoD revenues will double by 2021, but current market leader Netflix may struggle to maintain its current model, according to the latest Juniper...
Videos
Business
Hulu could make international return
American on-demand platform Hulu could make a return to the international market
Opinion
OTT video services: Four questions to consider
With a third of UK broadband households now subscribing to at least one internet-delivered TV service, streaming services are growing steadily. The rise of...
Features
Business
Fandago to acquire M-GO
Fandango, a unit of NBCUniversal, is to acquire OTT service M-GO
Business
Business
Hulu’s film focus sees revenue soar
App Annie has released findings from its monthly App Annie Index, which highlights the top-performing apps for the iOS App Store and Google Play,...
News
Business
China leads surge in video streaming apps
Video streaming apps have seen a significant increase in popularity across the globe, driving the 'entertainment' iOS category to number four by revenue worldwide.
News
Business
YouTube to enter SVoD market?
It has been reported this week that YouTube is to enter the ever-growing Subscription Video on-Demand (SVoD) market.
TVBEverywhere
Nintendo cancels TVii Europe launch
Nintendo has pulled out of introducing its TVii in Europe due to “the extremely complex nature of localising multiple television services across a diverse...
News
Opinion
Television evolves into the many
Disruption is part and parcel of the television industry, and today’s disrupters are the Hulus, Amazons and Googles of the world, offering over-the-top (OTT)...
Features