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.
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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
Data Centre
Almost two-thirds of Europeans use SVoDs
Subscriptions are being overwhelmingly driven by younger demographics
Data Centre
Netflix, Amazon usage climbs as Facebook video declines
YouTube is the most popular service in all countries except the UK
Data Centre
Discovery “most omnipresent non-domestic broadcaster” in Europe
Discovery had a broadcasting presence in 26 different European territories in 2017
Data Centre
“More than half of UK audience” considers cord-cutting
Six in 10 consumers watch video most frequently on a smartphone
Data Centre
Cord-cutting on the rise in Europe
The UK saw a net decline of 424,000 pay-TV homes in 2018
Data Centre
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
TVBEverywhere
How will Brexit impact the audiovisual sector?
Discussed in a new report by the European Audiovisual Observatory
TVBEverywhere
Acorn TV expands into more European countries
Brit streamer now available in 30 new countries
Business
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...
TVBEverywhere
European internet users watch less online video content than the US
Viewers in Europe are also less likely to watch online video daily
Business
Eutelsat orders two new satellites for Europe
Will replace the three existing Hotbird satellites at its 13° East flagship neighbourhood
Business
Pebble Beach Systems wins two £1 million orders
One from 'large European commercial broadcaster', the other from service provider
TVBEverywhere
Europe’s TV subscriptions to hit 262 million
SVoD subscribers predicted to triple between 2015 and 2018
Business
European licence fees ‘have never been better value’
EBU releases annual Licence Fee report
Data Centre
Premium video sees growth in Europe, despite GDPR compliance
Number of ad views up by almost a third, with the TV screen still proving a draw for major events
TVBEverywhere
European quotas for SVoDs set to become law “soon”
New rule could be in place by December
Business
Sky looks to further invest in European technology
Broadcaster is opening a new Berlin office tasked with the search
Data Centre
Europeans watching two more hours of VoD content a month
Online long-form content is the fastest-growing category in the top five European markets
Content
European broadcasters enjoy record World Cup ratings
24.3 million UK viewers watched England v Croatia on ITV, marking a record high for a football match on a single channel
Data Centre
European pay-TV market records lowest ever growth as subs slump
Market grew just 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2018
Business
Sony Pictures Television announces reorganisation
Global networks operations and worldwide distribution/home entertainment will combine into a single business unit
TVBEverywhere
YouTube Premium heads to Europe
Rebranded YouTube Red will launch in 13 European territories "soon"
Content
A+E sells Harry and Meghan TV movie across Europe
30+ broadcasters around the world have bought the film