Media Delivery
European streamers launch VoD Coalition
Organisation aims to encourage VoD companies to continue to invest in Europe, and policy makers not to over regulate
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Business
Netflix opens new Poland office
New Central and Eastern Europe hub will open later this year
Media Consumption
Conviva: European streaming adoption outpaces rest of world
Southern and Western Europe saw growth of 44 per cent and 34 per cent, respectively in Q4 2021
Business
European Union bans RT
EU president Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement: "We will ban the Kremlin's media machine"
Business
Discovery/BT Sport tie-up could be ‘first tangible threat to Sky’
Analyst Conrad Wiacek suggests the UK may become the first battle ground in the battle to become the dominant European sports broadcaster
Live Production
Telstra to distribute NHL games to European viewers
Telstra will support the delivery of the NHL content through its Broadcast Operations Centres in Pittsburgh, Sydney and London
Media Delivery
Disney Plus to expand European footprint
Streaming service set to launch in another 20 European countries this summer
Media Consumption
Netflix misses Q4 subscriber target, but Europe sees rise
In EMEA, Netflix reported 3.5 million subscribers new subscribers during the final quarter of 2021
Business
Is Europe’s production boom reaching a tipping point?
In its latest report, Enders Analysis predicts the streaming services are likely to shift their priority away from growth to profitability, which could lead...
Media Consumption
RTL Group launches targeted digital advertising solution for European broadcasters and streamers
Jointly-owned sales and services company, TechAlliance, will combine operations from RTL’s ad-tech company Smartclip and Yospace with Singtel’s Amobee
Media Delivery
Tudum!: Netflix’s European subscriber numbers bounce back
Globally, Netflix beat analysts' expectations, adding 4.38 million new subscribers to reach nearly 214 million worldwide
Media Consumption
Conviva: European streamers seeing ‘spinning wheel of death’ less often
According to company's latest report, in Q2 2021 video start failures were down 12 per cent in Europe overall
Media Delivery
HBO Max European launch may be pushed to 2022
Streamer was expected to launch in 21 European countries by the end of 2021
Media Delivery
Netflix adds less than 200K European subs in Q2
Streamer's global subscriber base reaches 209 million
Media Delivery
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
Media Delivery
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
Media Delivery
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
Media Delivery
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
Media Delivery
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.
Media Delivery
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.
Media Delivery
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.
Media Delivery
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.
Media Delivery
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.
Media Delivery
Analysis: Disney Plus’ European IPTV partnerships “have had little impact”
New report from Enders Analysis looks at European TV and video subscription platforms
Media Delivery
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.
Business
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
Business
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
Media Delivery
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
Business
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"
News
TVBEverywhere
Disney Plus announces European launch on 24th March
Additional Western Europe markets to follow in summer 2020
Data Centre
SVoD stacking climbs in Europe, US
Consumers increasingly combining SVoD products with free TV services
TVBEverywhere
Gracenote launches global OTT guide in Europe
Enables on-demand services to deliver advanced content navigation, search and discovery
Data Centre
Over a third of users worldwide enjoy a “very good or excellent” video experience
The US lags behind Europe
Business
ACT reveals Blueprint for Media Policy 2019-2024
Calls for a robust, responsible and reliable media policy
TVBEverywhere
Samsung’s connected TVs take a Wurl in Europe
Wurl Network will deliver programming and advertising to Samsung's TV Plus service
Business
Annual sport spend reaches €10 billion in Europe
European broadcasters spent a third of their content budget on sports in 2018
TVBEverywhere
Roku brings smart TVs to Europe
Hisense models powered by Roku's operating system to be sold in the UK