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Comcast launches voice-controlled streaming service
Streaming service is for the company's internet-only customers
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Netflix announces interactive Bear Grylls show
Continues Netflix's experiments with more interactive content
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RTL Group to invest €350 million in VoD
Company saw a 76.7 per cent increase in subscribers to its SVoD services in 2018
Features
How the rise of OTT is helping TV get into its best-ever shape
By Mark Hudson, head of business intelligence, TVSquared
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BBFC allows Netflix to set own age ratings
Netflix's algorithm will apply ratings to all films and TV shows
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Disney+ ‘will have more subscribers than Netflix’
JP Morgan analyst predicts Disney's new streamer will win the battle for eyeballs
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Five streaming services dominate SVoD revenues in Europe
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky, HBO and Viaplay are behind 89 per cent of the $6 billion attributed to SVoD consumer spending in 2018
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BBC and ITV confirm plans for new ‘transformational streaming service’
Set to launch in the second half of 2019
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BBC and ITV to launch ‘Netflix rival’
Expected to make classic British shows available to subscribers
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STV unveils ad-free SVoD service
STV Player+ will allow subscribers to view STV content in Europe
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Apple’s SVoD ‘could reach 100 million subscribers’ in three to five years
Analyst Dan Ives predicts that Apple will acquire a production company in 2019
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SVoD Stackers on the rise across Europe
New research finds more than half of SVoD homes are SVoD Stackers
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ITV ‘to unveil new SVoD later this month’
ITV could partner with BBC and Channel 4 to create a 'British Netflix'
Features
It’s showtime for pay-per-view, and for carrier billing
By Anthony Baladi, commercial director, Fonix
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Discovery Benelux launches SVoD platform Dplay
SVoD platform already available in a number of other European territories
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Apple expected to reveal streaming service on 25th March
Company is expected to hold an event to preview its new SVoD
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Six degrees of Netflix
Netflix users have an average of 6.2 shows in common with other members
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Netflix’s iOS app gets smart download feature
Netflix has also invested in video quality optimisation for bandwidth savings
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Bitmax to handle digital media processing for Gravitas Ventures
The company will centralise storage of the Gravitas catalogue within its BAM 2.0 system
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Discovery and BBC ‘planning wildlife streaming service’
Service will be owned by Discovery with the BBC licensing its back catalogue
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‘Inevitable’ 2019 will see SVoD and D2C casualties
3Vision's TV Industry Trends surveyed senior media executives for their views on the media landscape in 2019
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UK SVoD subscriptions increased 20 per cent in 2018
11.6 million UK households now have Netflix, Amazon or NOW TV
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Global subscription OTT revenues to overtake cinema in 2019
Even sooner in US and UK according to Ampere Analysis
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Netflix Originals to outnumber licensed titles by October 2019
Research by Parrot Analytics and Kagan finds the streaming service is on track to meet its strategic goal
Features
Why the ‘superabundance’ of content is proving tricky
Simon Trudelle, senior director product marketing at NAGRA, looks at why effective media asset management is crucial for pay-TV operators and content owners
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FoxNow streaming service launches in Spain
Available to Vodafone TV Total customers from 14th December
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‘On My Block’ named Netflix’s most ‘binged’ show of 2018
According to analysis by the SVoD service
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Acorn TV expands into more European countries
Brit streamer now available in 30 new countries
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Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg say hayu to NBC streamer
Extends number of subscriber markets to 11 countries
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Could we see a Netflix-style SVoD for live sports?
GlobalData suggests the service would be worth investment despite challenges
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WarnerMedia’s SVoD will have three levels of subscription
Untitled streamer is due to launch in late 2019
Business
‘British Netflix’ could fail competition checks warns Sky exec
Service could 'open up a competition question'
Business
Ofcom’s Sharon White adds her voice to the calls for ‘British Netflix’
"I remain convinced that collaboration is vital to the success of our industry"
Data Centre
Games video viewers subscribe to more SVoD services than average users
According to Juniper's Digital TV and Video Streaming Survey: Consumer Attitudes 2018
Business
Barclays doubles SVoD fund to £200 million
The decision comes as a result of demand from production companies
Data Centre
Linear TV rules because it satisfies most viewer needs
According to the latest ThinkBox study
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SVoD revenues climb $10 billion in one year
Revenues in Germany and the UK are among the fastest risers