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Disney Plus adds another 8.7 million global subs
Streamer has now reached 103 million global subscribers
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Over a third of global TV households will be an SVoD subscriber by 2026
Average SVoD subscriber will pay for 2.14 SVoD subscriptions by 2026 – up from 1.74 in 2020
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How the pandemic has helped OTT to evolve
Luke Durham, CTO at Switch Media, looks at how the pandemic has helped both SVoD and AVoD services find even bigger audiences
Business
Research forecasts OTT revenues to reach $210 billion by 2026
New insight from Digital TV Research indicates that global OTT TV revenues will reach $210 billion in the next five years
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Disney Plus, HBO Max to drive Eastern Europe SVoD subs
Digital TV Research forecasts 40 million SVoD subscriptions in the region by 2026 by 2026
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Global online video subscriptions reach 1 billion
New figures released by the Motion Picture Association
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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
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Disney Plus reaches 100 million subscribers
It took Netflix around six years to reach the same figure
Media Consumption
BritBox to launch on Amazon Channels
The launch on Amazon Prime Video Channels will make BritBox available to approximately 90 per cent of VoD homes in the UK
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Paramount Plus’ European roll-out to begin with the Nordics
Company plans to have Paramount Plus available "very broadly in almost every major market"
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BBC launches first fully-owned streamer in the US
BBC Select, which is operated by BBC Studios has initially launched to American viewers on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app
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Almost three quarters of UK SvoD subs say streamers ‘have all their content needs’
Amdocs surveyed UK consumers on their subscription habits during lockdown
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BritBox heads to South Africa
BBC/ITV joint venture is set to launch in its fifth worldwide territory
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Analyst: Disney Plus subs to overtake Netflix in next five years
According to Digital TV Research, much of the subscriber growth will be driven by India's Disney Plus Hotstar
Media Consumption
Disney Plus at 100m subscriber milestone
Official figures released yesterday show the streaming service at 94.9 million subscribers as of 2 January, 2021, an increase of eight million from December...
Business
Analyst: European VoD revenues increased 30-fold between 2010-2020
Report suggests paid VoD revenues are still a small fraction of total audiovisual revenues in the EU (7 per cent of €114.5 billion in...
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Surviving the post-Covid OTT churn
Maciej Czekała, product owner, Insys Video Technologies, takes a look at how the SVoD market might be impacted once lockdowns ease
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Ampere: 2021 will be the year of ‘compounding’
According to Ampere's research, there are now more than 400 million subscriptions to streaming services across the US and the ‘big 5’ Western European...
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2021: A year ripe for innovation
According to Vuulr CEO Ian McKee, 2021 will be when the old studio and broadcast industry finally dies and is reborn as the entertainment...
Business
Could MGM be about to sell its catalogue to one of the streamers?
Studio said to be exploring a sale of its film and TV library.
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UK minister: Streamers could face regulation
"Whether or not we would want to look at having some kind of basic requirements on the video on demand services is something which...
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70,000 hours of content and we still can’t find anything to watch
Ampere Analysis warns the golden age of cheap content for SVoD companies is ending.
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Discovery’s new streaming service to launch globally on January 4th
Discovery Plus will debut in 25 key markets in 2021, including the Nordics, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
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BARB: 60 per cent of UK households have SVoD subscription
An additional 3 millions households have signed up to an SVoD since Q3 2019 according to BARB's report
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Analyst: Disney Plus growth curve will continue to climb
Digital TV Research predicts in total, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, Apple TV Plus, Netflix and HBO Max will have 678 million paying SVoD subscribers...
Media Consumption
Disney Plus smashes expectations as subs hits 73.7 million
Platform reaches 2024 subscriber goal within 12 months of operation, but may need more baby Yodas and original content offerings to maintain (and retain)...
Media Consumption
How consumption habits are disrupting traditional broadcast models
Olivier Bovis, head of sales for Media Solutions, Sony PSE, explores the rise of SVoD, the challenges of evolving broadcast schedules, digital business models...
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BritBox concept crosses the Channel with help from Netgem
France Channel SVoD will be available worldwide following its launch in the United States in early 2021.
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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 Consumption
Trust and relevancy: Why there will always be a TV in the living room
Harry Harcus, managing director, UK, Finecast argues the death of the TV has been greatly exaggerated
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Disney Plus lets viewers join a GroupWatch of its TV shows and films
The new feature is available immediately in the US and will launch in Europe this autumn
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Analyst: Netflix, Disney and Amazon will control half the world’s SVoD subs by 2025
Digital TV Research predict SVoD revenues for 138 countries will reach $100 billion by 2025; double from the $50 billion recorded in 2019.
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Ampere: UK SVoD and BVoD users neck-and-neck in Q3
Analysts found SVoD viewing has remained high in the UK even after the lifting of lockdown
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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
Analyst: SVoD world faces splitting into two tiers
According to Moody's analyst Neil Begley, smaller SVoD players need to partner up or be acquired in order to compete with the big players
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BritBox launches on Freesat
Earlier in the summer ITV CEO Carolyn McCall said the so-called British Netflix is “on around 20 million devices and in 60 per cent...
Media Consumption
Eastern Europe predicted to add 16 million SVoD subs by 2025
Subscriptions predicted to more than double from the 10.26 million recorded by end-2019
Media Consumption
New SVoD Streamz to launch in Belgium next week
John Porter, CEO Telenet, described the launch as "the biggest step forward for Flemish TV since the launch of digital television."
Media Consumption
Subscriber ‘guilt’ set to test post-pandemic OTT growth
Streaming services set for post-pandemic battle for subscribers during global recession
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Still plenty of room for growth across major SVoD markets say analysts
According to Ampere Analysis, there is room for three billion additional streaming subscriptions across the world’s largest media markets
Media Consumption
Ofcom: PSB audiences hit highs and lows during lockdown
Ofcom has published its annual Media Nations report
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Disney Plus has already reached its five-year target for subscribers
SVoD now has 60+ million subscribers worldwide