Business
Analysis: global streaming revenue smashes $150 billion barrier
The upward trend is predicted to continue as focus shifts from subscriber growth to price increases and ad-supported tiers
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Media Consumption
Analysis: Spain bucks European trend with strong pay-TV market and FAST growth
Around three quarters of Spanish viewers consume FAST/AVoD content every week and 60 per cent say they no longer watch linear TV
Media Delivery
The year ahead: what will 2026 mean for media delivery, consumption and security?
Continuing our series looking at the year ahead, key industry thinkers give TVBEurope their predictions for media delivery, consumption and security over the next...
Media Consumption
Report: More UK viewers watching PSBs via apps than traditional over-the-air
The report also reveals 84.5 per cent of respondents use at least one SVoD service (up from 81 per cent in 2024)
Media Delivery
Economic pressures continue to shape strategy across the industry, says Bitmovin’s Video Developer Report
The ninth edition of the annual report found cost control is the industry's primary challenge, with bandwidth, storage and infrastructure optimisation the key areas...
Media Consumption
Research: Netflix ad tier sees 32 per cent growth in Western Europe
According to Digital i, the UK saw a 34 per cent rise in viewers watching Netflix's Standard with Ads plan
Media Consumption
Barb: UK viewers continue to embrace streamers’ AVoD options
Disney+ saw the biggest increase in terms of the number of homes subscribing to its AVoD tier, up from 1.5 million in Q4 2024...
Media Delivery
Comcast Technology Solutions debuts MediaExpress VoD management platform
The solution provides a single platform for ingesting video, metadata and supporting files, streamlining monetisation strategies across SVoD, AVoD, TVoD or FAST channels
Adtech
Measuring the impact of AVoD
TVBEurope meets Luca Vannini, head of campaign audiences at Barb, to find out how the company is adapting to the rise of advertising tiers...
Media Consumption
Amagi: Audiences frustrated with fragmented streaming experience
Content providers need to develop unified distribution strategies rather than deploying separate teams and infrastructure, said Amagi's 14th Global FAST Report
Media Consumption
Plex boosts AVoD quality with Advanced HDR by Technicolor agreement
The agreement aims to ensure streaming platform Plex can deliver high quality HDR AVoD services
Media Delivery
Comcast launches global Cloud TV platform
The company aims to enable broadcasters and video service providers to deliver multi-platform TV, both broadcast and OTT, from the cloud via a managed...
Media Delivery
Rakuten TV announces Enterprise Services to help rightsholders launch and monetise FAST channels
Enterprise Services offers a cloud-based solution for FAST channels, with platform deliveries fully managed, ensuring content is live and monetised immediately, said the company
Media Delivery
Pluto TV and M6+ team up with strategic alliance in France
The agreement aims to develop both companies' digitalisation and expansion plans
Media Delivery
TiVo expands European footprint to boost AI-powered content discovery
Tivo's metadata and tagging capabilities aim to enable targeted content search and discovery initiatives across diverse programming types
Media Consumption
Apple ‘preparing to take a bite out of AVoD market’
According to reports, the company has met with UK ratings body Barb about tracking ads on its streaming service, Apple TV+
Media Delivery
M6+ arrives on Apple Vision Pro in France
The integration aims to provide French viewers with optimised viewing experiences in a spatial computing format
Business
PWC: Ads will make up of a quarter of streamers’ revenues by 2028
In its Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024-2028, PWC analysts suggest that by 2028, advertising will contribute almost 28 per cent of all the...
Media Delivery
Tubi ready for UK debut
Tubi has become the fastest growing US streaming service since its debut on the Nielsen Gauge just over a year ago
Media Delivery
FrightPix launches AVoD on Brightcove platform
The Brightcove solution enables FrightPix to gain consumer insights and deliver optimised content
Media Delivery
Bedrock and M6+ launch AVoD free tier across new devices in France
The collaboration enables free universal distribution of M6+ across France
Business
Ampere: US streaming revenue will overtake pay-TV this year
The inflection point will be driven by increased revenue from advertising and a boost in subscriber growth, said Ampere Analysis
Adtech
New Veset platform puts ads in the picture
Veset AdWise can be used for live sports broadcasting, news and live events, entertainment, and TV shows, said the company
Media Delivery
Moving forward: The future of media delivery in 2024
From the arrival of 6G and Apple Vision Pro, to the ongoing adoption of AVoD by the global streamers, the way content is delivered...
Media Consumption
The trends of 2023: Ad-supported streaming and FAST
Sri Hari Thirunavukkarasu, SVP sales, EMEA, Amagi, discusses the growing adoption of advertising-supported models by the major streaming services, as well as how traditional...
Media Delivery
The changing face of the video industry
If there’s one thing that’s certain in the video industry, it’s that nothing stays the same for long, so providers must also embrace a...
Media Delivery
Unlocking streaming experimentation with flexible technology foundations
In the fast-evolving streaming landscape, flexibility isn't just an advantage; it's a necessity, writes Thomas Box, director of solutions engineering, media and entertainment, Edgio
Adtech
Hold on, not so FAST…
Oscar Gutierrez, VP business development, Switch Media explains how FAST channels can be used to target specific audiences via individual channels to drive reach...
Media Consumption
Amazon introduces adverts to Prime Video
The adverts will be introduced in the UK, Germany, United States and Canada in early 2024
Media Consumption
OTT revenues to increase a third by 2029
SVoD will remain the principal OTT revenue source, growing by $19 billion between 2023 and 2029
Media Delivery
Analysts: The boom years for US OTT are over
SVoD revenues will increase by only $2 billion to $55 billion – with little growth from 2025. leading analysts at Digital TV Research to...
Media Delivery
Disney Plus confirms ad-supported tier to rollout in Europe
The ad-supported version of Disney Plus had attracted 3.3 million subscribers since its launch in December 2022
Media Delivery
Monetisation on the move: Three surprising ways to build-in flexibility for the future of OTT
Carlos Prieto, head of sales EMEA for 24i, offers three suggestions as to how content owners can "flex" their streaming business models. from AVoD...
Media Delivery
‘Even if you’re Netflix it’s quite tricky’: How SVoD services can balance the integration of AVoD
Bedrock CEO Jonas Engwall talks to TVBEurope about how it's helping content owners develop the rights streaming platform for them, and how building a...
Media Delivery
Iger: Ad-supported Disney Plus to roll out in Europe this year
"I'm incredibly bullish on our longer-term advertising positioning," said Disney CEO Bob Iger
Media Consumption
Mixed results for Netflix
More questions than answers from earnings report as streaming giant offers lighter forecast than expected
Media Consumption
Global OTT revenues to hit $235 billion in 2028
New data from Digital TV Research predicts that global OTT TV episode and movies revenues will reach $235 billion in 2028, and increase of...
Thought Leadership
Core triggers moving M&E beyond the tipping point of cloud migration
The M&E industry’s migration to the cloud is now in full swing, marking the next inevitable step in what amounts to the most transformative...
Business
AVoD will drive growth in Western Europe OTT revenues over next five years
OTT TV episode and movie revenues in the region are predicted to reach $45 billion in 2028
Media Delivery
What’s in store for the media tech industry in 2023: Streaming and 5G
We asked experts across the media tech industry to share their thoughts, with topics including the rise of sports streaming, FAST, low-latency, and the...
Media Delivery
Analyst: Still plenty of growth left in SVoD
Analysts at Digital TV Research suggest SVoD services will see an increase of 428 million subscribers between 2022 and 2028
Media Consumption
Global OTT revenues to hit $243 billion by 2028
Revenues from OTT television and movies predicted to generate $17 billion in 2023, growing to $243 billion globally by 2028