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Comcast, ViacomCBS announce new streamer for select European markets

New SVoD SkyShowtime will launch in 2022

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HBO Max European launch may be pushed to 2022

Streamer was expected to launch in 21 European countries by the end of 2021

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Report: 745 VoD services launched in UK, EU and US in four years

Report also found that the number of total AVoD users is significantly higher than SVoD users. In the UK and US

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Ofcom ‘to be given SVoD regulatory powers’

Government reportedly want to "level the playing field" between broadcasters and VoD services

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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

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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

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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...

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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)...

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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...