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New streamers ‘could drive up piracy’
Amount of viewers watching content illegally could double according to research
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Content aggregator Alchimie acquires TVPlayer
Deal will accelerate Alchimie's move into the UK SVoD market
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BritBox adds Channel 5, Comedy Central
Content from Channel 5 can appear on BritBox following a 30-day catchup window on My5
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BBC ready for ‘second wave of disruption’ says Tony Hall
BBC director general due to speak at RTS Cambridge Convention
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Disney Plus launches in the Netherlands
Free trial run is available on select mobile and connected TV devices
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Apple TV Plus beats Disney to launch
New streaming service launches in 100 countries on 1st November
Data Centre
Why are US broadcasters ordering fewer pilots?
Aligns with SVoD players which tend not to use pilots
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Half of potential US Disney Plus subscribers plan to cancel another subscription
Pay-TV could be the biggest loser
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Apple TV+ could offer “limited downloads” for offline viewing
Also expected to restrict simultaneous viewing on different screens
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Netflix adds “Latest” section to TV app
New menu will feature trailers for upcoming titles
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Apple and Disney set to go head-to-head in streaming wars
Both companies are set to launch their SVoDs in the coming weeks
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Disney bullish on new streamer’s predicted global subscriptions
Bob Iger is upbeat about the streamer's forthcoming launch
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Over a third of online viewers ‘will not watch broadcast TV in five years time’
Ofcom releases its annual Media Nations report
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Netflix tracks physical activity for improved playback “on the go”
No current plans to roll out physical tracking on a wider basis
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‘Cord-stacking’ on the rise
Increasing number of households combining pay-TV, Premium Channel and SVoD services
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Netflix Q2 subscriptions fall below expectations
Service lost subscribers in the US for the first time in eight years
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A third of UK consumers aware of Disney+ launch
A quarter of Disney fans would add the platform to existing SVoD subscriptions
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TV is “most popular pastime” for consumers
40 per cent spend 10+ weekly hours watching TV
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Almost two-thirds of Europeans use SVoDs
Subscriptions are being overwhelmingly driven by younger demographics
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Stranger Things 3 drives Netflix subscription boost
New series streamed by 40.7 million households within four days
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Netflix, Amazon usage climbs as Facebook video declines
YouTube is the most popular service in all countries except the UK
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Apple TV+ will “prioritise quality over quantity”
"We don’t have to be the first to be the best"
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Streaming piracy decreases with SVoD rise
"Users no longer need to turn to illegitimate sources to get their viewing fix"
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French broadcasters increase spending for original content
Local players are diversifying their revenue streams to compete with the likes of Netflix
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80 per cent of SVoD customers “feel they pay too much”
Muso reports rising "streaming fatigue"
Features
How can specialisation serve the SVoD industry?
TVBEurope asks Crunchyroll's Brady McCollum how a niche anime brand succeeds in the crowded SVoD marketplace
Data Centre
Co-commissions bring record investment to UK production industry
Evidence to be submitted to House of Lords Communications Committee
Business
BBC Studios, Discovery close UKTV deal
Partnership also makes Discovery exclusive SVoD home of BBC natural history programmes
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Netflix tests “Instagram-like” feed in mobile app
Features automatically playing videos and horizontally scrolling image galleries
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Data Centre
Linear TV makes up three-quarters of German video consumption
SVoD usage accounts for 13 per cent
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SVoD subscriptions to increase 86 per cent over five years
"China overtook the US in 2018 to become the gross SVoD subscription leader."
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Netflix to raise UK prices ‘by up to 20 per cent’
Aims to continue funding £12 billion content budget