Media Delivery
Ampere: streamers to spend $12.5 billion on sports rights this year
Fuelled by increasing budgets, the streamer's combined will equal a fifth of global sports rights spend
Netflix
Media Consumption
Kantar: ‘significant momentum’ in ad-supported streaming
Kantar Worldpanel's Q4 data shows robust growth in paid ad-supported streaming with live sports impacting figures significantly
Media Consumption
Barb: UK SVoD growth ‘largely flat’ in fourth quarter
The report included an ad tier estimate for Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon
Adtech
Netflix smashes through 300 million worldwide subscribers
Co-CEO Greg Peters said the advertising tier represented over 55 per cent of new subscribers across the countries where it is available (including the...
Production & Post
Netflix approves Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF digital film camera
To qualify, cameras must meet capture requirements including dynamic range, codec, resolution and workflow compatibility
Production & Post
Remembering the legend: how Scanline VFX retold the SENNA story
Craig Wentworth, overall VFX supervisor at Scanline VFX, tells TVBEurope how the spectacular sights and sounds of Formula 1 in the '80s and '90s...
Production & Post
Production Park unveils new year expansion plans
Offering 145,000 square feet of studio space, the expansion solidifies Production Park's position as the largest production campus in the North of England
Media Consumption
Ampere: streaming subscriptions to pass 2 billion by 2029
Worldwide revenues are predicted to top $190 billion dollars by 2029, said the analysts
Media Delivery
Netflix VMAF integration raises video QC for Interra Systems VEGA
The integration with VEGA enables enhanced perceptual accuracy and allows streaming performance to be optimised, said the company
Media Delivery
Beyoncé to appear on Netflix’s next live sport event, but can the streamer cope?
The buffering and sound issues that occurred during the run-up to the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson fight is a "hard and important lesson...
Production & Post
Production Park on target with one-shot Netflix drama series
All of the action was shot either on or close to Production Park, with the studio team helping find suitable off-site locations
Media Consumption
Netflix lets fans capture a Moment
The feature is already available on iOS and will launch on Android "in the coming weeks", said the streamer
Media Consumption
Kantar: Disney+ retains UK top spot during Q3
The report shows the number of British households with at least one paid streaming service has risen to 19.6 million
Artificial Intelligence
Ted Sarandos: AI needs to pass a very important test
Sarandos was speaking as part of Netflix's Q3 2024 earnings report, which saw the streamer add another 5.1 global subscribers
Live Production
Hireworks Connect enables secure sharing for global studio productions
The company's shared storage solution has been integrated by studios including Disney, Netflix and HBO
Sustainability
Film London aims to help production suppliers move toward new, low-carbon technologies
The report, supported by Netflix and Sky, includes insights into how industry suppliers can transition to decarbonised vehicle and mobile power technologies
Media Consumption
Barb: UK SVoD breaks 20 million barrier
The report shows a 6.6 per cent year-on-year increase, reaching 20 million homes for the first time since the organisation began collecting data
Artificial Intelligence
Ted Sarandos: AI is going to create a ‘great’ set of creator tools
Meanwhile, Netflix once again outpaced analysts' expectations, adding 8 million new subscribers globally, and over 2 million in EMEA
Media Consumption
Report: Commercial broadcasters need bold streaming strategies to reclaim lost ground
According to Ampere Analysis, broadcasters need to invest in VoD platforms and enhance digital capabilities to meet the challenges of audiences transitioning to streaming
Adtech
Netflix to launch in-house adtech platform
The streamer initially named Microsoft as its technology partner ahead of the launch of its advertising-supported tier in 2022
Production & Post
Watch: How Milk VFX helped create 259 shots for Netflix’s Scoop
The team at Milk had to create and deliver the VFX and environment work for the royal residences featured in the drama from scratch
Media Consumption
Netflix tops 90 million EMEA subscribers for the first time
Globally, total memberships rose 16 per cent in the first quarter, reaching 269.6 million, well above the 264.2 million Wall Street had expected
Audio
Ripley: The Sounds of Silence
There's a lot going on in the darkness. Kevin Emmott meets sound mixer Maurizio Argentieri to find out why it was so important to...
Production & Post
Shepperton Studios expansion opens for business
The Surrey facility adds a further 17 sound stages (taking its total to 31) as well as two new backlots
Artificial Intelligence
Ted Sarandos: AI is a creators tool, not a creative tool
Speaking to the Literally! With Rob Lowe podcast, the Netflix co-CEO gave his thoughts on how AI will help create content, but not takeover...
Media Consumption
Amazon, Disney, Netflix, WBD sign up to Thinkbox
“This is a hugely positive way to start 2024. Commercial TV is growing and stronger together," said Thinkbox CEO Lindsey Clay
Audio
Clear-Com’s intercom system at the heart of Love is Blind
Each of the simultaneous ten dates had a separate system connected to a central control area from which they were monitored
Media Consumption
Barb: Q4 2023 sees drop in SVoD subscriptions as UK households tighten purse strings over festive period
Almost all of the global streamers saw a decrease in UK subscribers during Q4 2023, apart from Paramount+, which could have benefited from the...
Artificial Intelligence
Netflix warns of generative AI risk
"If our competitors gain an advantage by using such technologies, our ability to compete effectively and our results of operations could be adversely impacted,"...
Media Consumption
Netflix adds another 5 million subscribers in EMEA, says price increases in UK, France ‘went better than forecasted’
Globally, Netflix added 13.1 million subscribers for the fourth quarter of 2023, a record for that quarter. As of the end of 2023, Netflix...
Production & Post
Creating a ‘sharp, vibrant depiction of London’ for The Kitchen
Colourist Simone Grattarola talks to TVBEurope about the process and challenges of grading Netflix's The Kitchen, and the differences between working on an HDR...
Production & Post
Anatomy of a murder
Robert Shepherd meets Vinay Chuphal, VFX supervisor on Indian hit Jaane Jaan, who explains how the team at FutureWorks crafted this record-breaking film
Media Management
German court fines Netflix €7.05 million in Broadcom HEVC patent infringement
Netflix may appeal the fine, and Broadcom said it will seek additional penalties for the continuing violation of the order
Production & Post
Counting your chickens: Fun facts from the production of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
From 100,000 storyboards to 119 sets and 800 chicken wings, TVBEurope reveals some interesting facts behind the latest film from Aardman
Production & Post
The power behind The Crown: Netflix series created 2,617 jobs over six seasons
As the award-winning drama comes to an end, Netflix has revealed some facts and figures about its impact on the UK's media industry
Business
TVBEurope December 2023 issue out now
TVBEurope's final issue of 2023 talks to the director of Aardman's latest film, meets Telestream CEO Rhonda Bassett-Spiers, and investigates the latest developments in...
Media Consumption
Netflix develops HDR-VMAF to dynamically optimise all its HDR content
HDR-VMAF is designed to be format-agnostic and measures the perceptual quality of HDR video signal regardless of its container format
Media Consumption
Big six streamers predicted to reach almost a billion subscribers by 2029
Netflix will remain the largest single platform, adding 44 million subscribers between 2023 and 2029 to take its total to 298 million, said Digital...
Media Management
German court finds Broadcom’s HEVC patent valid
It follows a judgment by the District Court of Munich in September that Netflix had infringed the patent
Media Delivery
EMEA helps drive Netflix to almost 9 million new subscribers in Q3
Speaking to analysts, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the streamer continues to "invest heavily" in live capabilities, but is not looking to break into the...
Media Delivery
Netflix confirms plans for first live sport event
The Netflix Cup is set to stream live from 11pm GMT / 3pm PT / 6pm ET on Tuesday, November 14th
People
Netflix names Elizabeth Stone as new CTO
The company has also appointed Eunice Kim as chief product officer