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EU films make up one quarter of VoD catalogues
New report from European Audiovisual Observatory
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Altice, Netflix pact for France and Portugal
Content will be available in France from tomorrow
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Netflix subscribers ‘to increase by 44 per cent by 2022’
Report suggests Netflix will have more international subscribers than those based in the US by early 2018
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European Commission votes for content portability
Providers must verify user’s member state of residence, and make the home country content available when a user logs in at an IP address...
Business
The Crown leads BAFTA Television Awards nominations
The drama has received five nominations, including Best Drama and a Leading Actress nod for Claire Foy
Analysis
Changing perceptions: TV is an optimised marketing channel
With a prime-time 30-second ad on ITV costing between £10,000 and £30,000, and a commercial during one of Channel 4’s prime shows costing an...
Business
Google to speak at TVBEurope’s MediaTech 360
Justin Gupta, head of UK broadcast and entertainment, will speak on Day Two
Business
The UK’s favourite Netflix shows and films
Netflix has released details of its most popular content per region of the UK. The service looked at the shows viewed by UK subscribers from...
Business
Sony Television picks up Orange is the New Black
Series makes its broadcast TV debut next month
BVE
Theroux, Flemyng and Asante to feature in new BVE conference review
"There's now an audience for serious documentary"
Production & Post
The Crown: Making a 1950s-set series in a UHD world
Jenny Priestley hears from series director Philip Martin on de-digitalising the end result
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‘Cultural revolution’ in China as SVoD rises
SVoD services are quickly becoming a force in China, according to the latest Futuresource analysis. Futuresource claims that the Chinese home video market is...
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Netflix and Amazon investing in higher resolution content
Amazon and Netflix are heavily investing in their own content using UHD technologies, according to a new report from IHS Markit. SVoD services have among...
Business
US networks, Netflix take part in A Day Without Women
The initiative is being supported by talent agencies including Paradigm, United Talent Agency and Open Road Films
Data Centre
SVoD overtakes DVR in the US
Subscriptions to SVoD services have now outstripped the number of DVR users throughout the US, according the the latest Leichtman Research Group report. The...
Business
BBC and Netflix join forces for Troy
Netflix has announced it is working with the BBC on Troy: Fall of a City, a new limited series from David Farr, the writer...
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Vodafone Spain launching 4K TV on 1 March
Vodafone Spain is set to launch its first 4K TV offering on 1 March. The 4K service will include five channels and La Liga,...
Opinion
Reflecting on 30 years of innovation
One of the best ways to predict what will happen in the future, especially the near-term future, is to look back. Not back a...
Data Centre
Netflix and Amazon driving Western European SVoD
Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVoD for the next five years, according to the latest Digital TV research. ‘Western Europe...
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Netflix launches downloading for offline viewing
Netflix has made its content available for download, enabling users to use the service offline. The new feature is included in all plans and...
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Netflix model ‘unsustainable’
Research house Ovum has said that Netflix’s business model is unsustainable and its content spend is ‘out of control’. Ovum claimed that the SVoD service...
Business
NextUp: The Netflix of comedy
Stand-up comedy SVoD service NextUp has launched throughout the UK. The new offering, which delivers a collection of recorded stand-up performances for £3.50 per...
Features
How do you connect your TV data?
It was widely reported that prior to the February 2013 debut of House of Cards, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos revealed his game...
News
Data Centre
SVoD spend to surpass €3 billion in Western Europe
Total spend on SVoD services throughout Western Europe is set to hit €3 billion (£2.58 million) by the end of the year, according to...
Data Centre
Netflix ‘difficult to sustain’ as VoD revenues rise
Global SVoD revenues will double by 2021, but current market leader Netflix may struggle to maintain its current model, according to the latest Juniper...
Videos
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Netflix gaining ground on YouTube, iPlayer
SVoD leader Netflix is rapidly making up ground on YouTube and iPlayer in the UK, according to eMarketer. The BBC and Google have dominated...
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Vestel begins roll out of Freeview Play-enabled TVs
Vestel is preparing to launch a range of Freeview Play TVs. The move will significantly expand the presence of subscription-free, connected TV services in...
Business
Liberty pens global Netflix deal
Liberty Global has secured a multi-year partnership with Netflix to deliver the OTT service to its customers across over 30 countries throughout the world....
News
IBC
What next for Netflix?
“We want more partnerships and more innovation in our partnerships,” said Christopher Whiteley, VP business development EMEA for Netflix in the Netherlands. Speaking at...
Interviews
Driving engagement
George Jarrett talks to Fabrice Hamaide, CFO and president of Piksel, about the huge advantages that come with a micro services architecture. Netflix and...
Business
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High overlap between Netflix and Amazon subscribers
The number of consumers taking up multiple SVoD subscriptions is on the rise, with a particularly high overlap between Netflix and Amazon Prime Video,...
News
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Sky plans Spanish Now TV launch
Sky is planning launch a version of its Now TV online service in Spain, according to the Sunday Telegraph. According to the report, Sky...
News
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Virgin unveils V6 box
Virgin Media has revealed new details about its upcoming set-top box. The Liberty Global EOS box, which will be marketed as the Virgin TV...
News
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TV licence desertion could cost BBC £1.4 billion
Research by broadband and TV comparison site Broadband Genie has found more than nine million Brits could drop their TV licence in favour of...
News
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Netflix extends OTT lead as Now TV chases Amazon
Netflix has extended its lead over Amazon Instant Video in the UK, according to the latest Ofcom data. The regulator’s annual ‘Communications Market Report’...
News
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SvoD services could become standalone apps
Niche SvoD services may evolve into standalone apps, according to the latest research from Parrot Analytics and Mipcom. The change would see apps distributed...
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Business
SVoD needs local programming for growth
International SVoD services need to focus on local programming in local languages for growth, according to the latest Pyramid Research report. Pyramid stated that,...
News
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Amazon to launch throughout Europe
Amazon is looking to deliver its Prime Instant Video platform throughout France, Spain and Italy, according to Le Figaro. No statement has been made...
News
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TV time drops as ‘generation gap’ widens
TV viewers in the UK now view almost half an hour less per day than they did in 2010, according to the latest Ofcom...
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Netflix to reach 140 million subscribers by 2025
Netflix’s global subscriber base will hit 140 million by 2025, according to L&F Capital Management.L&F predict that the streaming service will host 55 million...
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Business
OTT services face EU quota
The European Commission (EC) is to oblige on-demand services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime to ensure they offer a minimum 20 per cent...
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