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HBO Max European launch may be pushed to 2022

Streamer was expected to launch in 21 European countries by the end of 2021

Netflix adds less than 200K European subs in Q2

Streamer's global subscriber base reaches 209 million

Brexit leads to 250 broadcast licences migrating away from the UK

Half of the channels available in Europe outside their country of origin (as defined by the European regulations) fell under UK jurisdiction in 2018,...

Media Consumption

Eurovision Song Contest breaks viewing records across Europe

This year's Grand Final saw a 99.9 per cent viewing share in Iceland

Netflix adds another 1.8 million European subscribers in Q1

Globally, the company reported 208 million subscribers as of the end of the first quarter, missing its own prediction for 210 million

Samsung takes Rakuten TV to 16 European markets

Rakuten TV debuts on Samsung's TV Plus in Denmark, Finland and Norway today

Media Consumption

Europeans are watching more TV than their American counterparts

Daily TV viewing rose by 15 minutes across Europe during 2020 according to new figures from research company Glance

HBO Max to launch in another 21 European territories by end of 2021

"We are looking forward to building HBO Max's current US momentum and begin to offer it across the globe," said WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar

Netflix adds another 4.5 million subscribers in Europe, reaches 200 million worldwide

66.7 million people across EMEA now paying for Netflix, up from 58.7 million at the beginning of 2020

Media Management

Cadent partners with Liberty Global to expand across Europe

Platform is already in use in both the UK and Ireland.

Discovery, Vodafone partner on Europe roll-out of new streamer

New streamer officially launches worldwide today following its roll-out in the UK at the end of 2020.

HBO Max will launch in Europe in second half of 2021

Streamer's global boss says he expects HBO Max to be "very active" in Europe by the end of 2021.

SES and Canal Plus sign 10-year deal

SES will continue to provide capacity for Canal Plus across Western and Central Europe until the end of the decade.

Netflix increases European subscribers despite slowdown in global growth

While many are focusing on the streamer missing its global subscriber target, the story in Europe is much more positive.

Analysis: Disney Plus’ European IPTV partnerships “have had little impact”

New report from Enders Analysis looks at European TV and video subscription platforms

Western Europe to double SVoD subscriptions between 2019-2025

Around 35 million subs will be added in 2020, driven by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bertelsmann CEO calls for European media groups to be allowed to consolidate

Thomas Rabe wants regulators to allow "national TV champions" to take on the streaming services

Mediawan expands European footprint

Company launches new pan-European entity Mediawan Alliance

Media Consumption

Global streaming up by 50 per cent YoY in March

New figures from Conviva's State of Streaming report

Europe sees huge jump in streaming since lockdown began

Just Watch reports spikes of over 200 per cent in traffic as viewers search for content to watch

Bectu, EPC urge governments to safeguard industry workers

Organisations raise concerns over impact of coronavirus on film and TV sector

Production & Post

The Switch, New TR expand Middle Eastern coverage

Gives Turkish news agency "unprecedented reach"

Disney Plus announces European launch on 24th March

Additional Western Europe markets to follow in summer 2020

SVoD stacking climbs in Europe, US

Consumers increasingly combining SVoD products with free TV services

Gracenote launches global OTT guide in Europe

Enables on-demand services to deliver advanced content navigation, search and discovery

Over a third of users worldwide enjoy a “very good or excellent” video experience

The US lags behind Europe

ACT reveals Blueprint for Media Policy 2019-2024

Calls for a robust, responsible and reliable media policy

Samsung’s connected TVs take a Wurl in Europe

Wurl Network will deliver programming and advertising to Samsung's TV Plus service

Annual sport spend reaches €10 billion in Europe

European broadcasters spent a third of their content budget on sports in 2018

Roku brings smart TVs to Europe

Hisense models powered by Roku's operating system to be sold in the UK

Amazon set for ‘major European TV push’

Expected to announce plans this week

Almost two-thirds of Europeans use SVoDs

Subscriptions are being overwhelmingly driven by younger demographics

Netflix, Amazon usage climbs as Facebook video declines

YouTube is the most popular service in all countries except the UK

Discovery “most omnipresent non-domestic broadcaster” in Europe

Discovery had a broadcasting presence in 26 different European territories in 2017

“More than half of UK audience” considers cord-cutting

Six in 10 consumers watch video most frequently on a smartphone

Cord-cutting on the rise in Europe

The UK saw a net decline of 424,000 pay-TV homes in 2018

European mobile operators expect 5G to lead to mobile video boom

More than 88 per cent of European operators said they plan to offer new multi-screen pay-TV

How will Brexit impact the audiovisual sector?

Discussed in a new report by the European Audiovisual Observatory

Acorn TV expands into more European countries

Brit streamer now available in 30 new countries

Commercial Broadcasters Association warns of Brexit cliff edge

Says UK’s international broadcasting sector will have no choice but to implement contingency plans in order to be able to still comply with EU...

European internet users watch less online video content than the US

Viewers in Europe are also less likely to watch online video daily

Eutelsat orders two new satellites for Europe

Will replace the three existing Hotbird satellites at its 13° East flagship neighbourhood