Amazon to double video spend, triple original content
Amazon is moving to double its programme budget for the second half of 2016, while tripling the number of original shows available on its...
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Amazon is moving to double its programme budget for the second half of 2016, while tripling the number of original shows available on its...
BusinessCanadian SVoD service shomi is using technology from Elemental to help reach its goals of scaling and accelerating growth in the Canadian online video...
VideosNiche SvoD services may evolve into standalone apps, according to the latest research from Parrot Analytics and Mipcom. The change would see apps distributed...
NewsGlobal OTT TV and video revenues will reach $65 billion in 2020, according to the latest Digital TV report. ‘Global OT TV & Video...
NewsInternational SVoD services need to focus on local programming in local languages for growth, according to the latest Pyramid Research report. Pyramid stated that,...
NewsAMC Networks International Iberia has teamed up with Machinima to launch a channel dedicated to gaming and eSports
NewsHBO has struck a deal with Vodafone Spain for the launch of HBO España. The partnership will allow Vodafone’s customers to access the new...
NewsFor many next generation projects, the most challenging issue by far is establishing the total return on investment (ROI), and agreeing how to monitor...
BusinessMiddle East and Africa SVoD revenues will increase tenfold by 2021, according to the latest Digtal TV Research forecast. The ‘Middle East and Africa...
NewsEuropean production companies supply 27 per cent of the continent’s VoD film content, according to the latest report from the European Audiovisual Observatory. The...
NewsThe BBC is presenting third-party content on its iPlayer service for the first time. Shakespeare Live has been created to commemorate the 400th anniversary...
NewsYouTube maintained its status as the leading UK streaming service throughout 2015, according to Enders’ analysis of the home entertainment market. The streaming giant...
NewsProviding customer service and experience is equally as critical as a strong content offering and value for money, according to Paywizard. The conclusion comes...
NewsFullscreen is launching an international SVoD service. The new service, which will debut on 26 April, will, according to Fullscreen, be “the world’s first...
NewsAfricaXP has selected Babeleye, the multilingual video content metadata platform, to manage rich EPG metadata of its linear channels distributed to two of ...
NewsChildren’s SVoD service Kidoodle has completed it’s global launch. The service is now available across 145 countries via the Apple App Store and Google...
NewsThe BBC has reportedly held talks with ITV about the possibility of launching a joint SVoD service. The joint venture, which would be built...
NewsWarner Bros is to acquire SVoD service DramaFever
BusinessWith a third of UK broadband households now subscribing to at least one internet-delivered TV service, streaming services are growing steadily. The rise of...
FeaturesSinclair Broadcast Group has completed a for $350 million deal for the Tennis Channel
BusinessFeeln, a subscription video streaming service from Hallmark Cards, has partnered with Ooyala and is now streaming a diverse content library including original series,...
NewsEricsson and telecoms provider Airtel Nigeria have announced a subscription video on-demand content service, NuVu, giving subscribers in Nigeria access to around 3,000 local...
NewsThe number of subscription video on-demand (SVoD) homes is forecast to reach 306 million across 200 countries by 2020, according to a new report...
BusinessAltice has launched Zive, a new SVoD platform, as well as a new fibre set-top box for the French market
NewsBBC Worldwide has signed a VoD deal with the direct-to-home provider (DTH), Tata Sky
NewsFuturesource Consulting assessed the pulse of the UK video market in its latest video insights report, announcing that this segment is in good health,...
BusinessBARB (Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board) has released its second Viewing Report, which provides a review of the way people are watching television and how...
NewsIPTV, OTT and changing consumer habits were some of the key themes at Futuresource’s New Content Horizons conference, which took place earlier this month...
It has been reported this week that YouTube is to enter the ever-growing Subscription Video on-Demand (SVoD) market.
As the TV industry moves towards a more software based operating environment, more and more companies are turning to the cloud. And with benefits...
A research report by Pyramid Research finds that cumulative paid OTT revenue from SVoD and TVoD services is projected to be as much as...
NewsSubscription video on demand (SVOD) services will account for just three per cent of the global pay-TV market this year, reports Deloitte.
Global research specialist GfK has revealed findings from its latest research on SVOD services usage
NewsThe number of European homes paying a monthly subscription to receive SVOD packages will climb from 1.78 million in 2010...