Production & Post
Netflix launches VFXaaS platform
Cloud-based platform which aims to make it easier for vendors, artists and creators to connect and collaborate
Netflix
Media Delivery
Netflix now has 193 million global subscribers
Ted Sarandos appointed co-CEO alongside Reed Hastings
Production & Post
Is it possible to create high-end content while working remotely?
The team at Moonraker VFX discuss making great TV remotely for Netflix's new series History 101
Media Delivery
Netflix starts to lift streaming quality restrictions
Viewers in Europe report being able to access content in 4K HDR again
Data Centre
Disney Plus, Netflix set for subscriber boom
Global SVoD subscriptions will increase by 519 million between 2019 and 2025
Data Centre
Coronavirus expected to drive increase in Western Europe’s SVoD subscribers
45 million new subscribers expected to sign up to SVoD services in 2020
Data Centre
Stay-at-home viewers ‘watching extra 170 hours of streaming services a week’
USwitch survey found almost 50 per cent of viewers are watching a higher proportion of streamed content than normal
Business
COVID-19: What will be the long-term impact on the video industry?
Cerberus CEO Chris Clarke explains why the current situation will prove the untapped potential of IP
Media Delivery
Can Netflix sustain record subscriber numbers post-coronavirus?
Streamer announced record new subscriber numbers in Q1 2020
Data Centre
Havas Media Group: UK streaming up 4 per cent during last two weeks
"The entertaining content provided by streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime is playing an increasingly valuable role"
Media Delivery
Netflix predicted to win the streaming wars during coronavirus lockdown
Predicted to add 10 million subscribers worldwide during Q1 2020
Business
Netflix “currently worth more than Disney”
Netflix is expected to gain up to 8.45 million new subscribers in Q1 2020
Business
BFI, Film and TV Charity, Netflix establish Covid-19 relief fund
Aims to support those affected by closure of UK productions
Media Delivery
Netflix: No programming disruption in immediate future
"People certainly are watching a lot more Netflix"
Media Delivery
VoD platforms urged to include coronavirus PSAs
PSAs should run pre-content, post-content and even in live streams
Media Delivery
Netflix agrees to reduce bit rates across all streams in Europe
Estimates will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25 per cent
Media Delivery
EU commissioner tells Netflix to switch to SD to ease internet traffic
Vodafone reports 30 per cent rise in UK traffic
Data Centre
App Annie: Disney Plus is “catering to a clear demand” in Europe
"Has demonstrated a killer ability to co-exist with Netflix"
Media Consumption
Total views of Bird Box “equivalent to 66 million kg of CO2”
"It is equal to driving from London to Istanbul and back 38,879 times"
Media Consumption
Tony Hall: “No guarantee” that Netflix would serve British culture
"It comes nowhere near matching the BBC"
Business
Everything we know about: Coronavirus and the Media Tech industry
TVBEurope breaks down what the virus means for the media tech industry
Media Delivery
OTT services “benefit from awards recognition”
Netflix original content helps the streamer become "very difficult for consumers to relinquish"
Business
Netflix could benefit from coronavirus concerns
The company's shares rose 0.8 per cent last week
TVBEverywhere
Netflix rolls out Top 10 feature
Trialled in the UK and Mexico over the last six months
Data Centre
Video comprises “65 per cent of downstream mobile internet traffic”
"Video dominates mobile" according to Sandvine
Data Centre
BARB: UK SVoD penetration surpasses 50 per cent for the first time
14.27 million UK homes hold a subscription to at least one of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Now TV
TVBEverywhere
Reed Hastings announces book about Netflix
Details the company's culture of "flexibility, speed, and boldness"
TVBEverywhere
Netflix, Liberty Global extend integration deal
Covers 11 million Liberty Global subscribers across Europe
Business
Netflix’s annual energy consumption “enough to power 40,000 American homes”
"We are working to be as sustainable as we can in our operations"
Media Management
Netflix adopts AV1 codec for Android users
A "select amount" of titles are being delivered via AV1
Data Centre
Disney Plus could have 7.6 million UK subscribers
Only two per cent of Netflix users are considering leaving the service for the Disney platform
TVBEverywhere
‘Netflix, Disney Plus aren’t our rivals’ says Quibi CEO
Platform spending an average of $100,000 per minute on content
Business
Netflix rejects advertising on its platform
"Netflix needs to diversify and look at different business models," analyst tells TVBEurope
TVBEverywhere
Sky, Netflix sign new multi-year deal
Sky Q customers will be able to access Netflix's basic package
Business
Netflix predicted to spend $17.3 billion on content this year
Expected to surpass $26 billion by 2028
TVBEverywhere
French government urges SVoDs to invest locally
French parliament set to debate bill in early March
Production & Post
Who renders The Witcher?
Framestore discusses world-building, Netflix and the magic of Houdini
Data Centre
Esports “intensifying competition amongst entertainment providers”
Netflix recently identified gaming as bigger competition than other SVoD services
TVBEverywhere
2019 in broadcast and technology
How streaming, sport and HDR dominated broadcast news in 2019
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