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SVOD
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Senior Warner Bros. Discovery exec Marc Graboff to exit at year end
Marc Graboff is stepping down from his role as president of global business and legal…
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Streaming consumption up in Australia
Australians streamed 24 billion minutes of premium online video in the first eight months of…
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Paramount+ launches in Italy
Paramount+ has rolled out in Italy with 8,000 hours of programming and plans for a…
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Netflix sets 40 million ad user goal for Q3 2023
Netflix is targeting 40 million ad-supported users by 2023, according to sources inside the company….
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India to continue SVOD growth as APAC adds 200+ million subscribers
The Asia Pacific region is set to reach almost three-quarters-of-a-billion SVOD subscribers in the coming…
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Mediaset Italia picks Mediagenix for scheduling tech
Mediaset Italia has a partnership with Mediagenix for its scheduling solution. The company will integrate…
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Disney+ approaches 2 million Nordic subs
After 24 months, Disney+ has amassed almost 2 million subscribers in the Nordics, a new…
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Execs consider folding Showtime into Paramount+
Paramount is reportedly mulling whether to discontinue Showtime as a standalone streaming service in favour…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys Warner Bros. Discovery out of Joyn for €1
ProSiebenSat.1 has assumed full control of streaming service Joyn after buying out the 50% stake…
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Loeb has “better understanding” of ESPN’s importance to Disney and cools on spin-off demands
Activist investor Daniel Loeb has cooled on his demands that Disney spin sportscaster ESPN off…
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CH Media picks Kaltura for oneplus streamer
Swiss pay TV operator CH Media has revealed Kaltura as its partner to power the…
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Western Europe set for continued SVOD growth
Western Europe is set to approach a quarter of a billion SVOD subscribers in the…
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Netflix expands Ubisoft partnership with exclusive Assassin’s Creed game
Netflix has announced an expanded partnership with French game publishing giant Ubisoft. The pair had…
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Reducing cloud usage at top of the agenda for cost-cutting Netflix
Following two consecutive quarters of subscriber decline, Netflix is looking for ways to cut costs….
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NFL renews Canadian rights deal with DAZN
The NFL has announced a renewed rights deal with DAZN in Canada. The new-look deal…
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ATRESplayer launches on YouTube TV in the US
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia has expanded its alliance with YouTube TV by targeting the US Hispanic…
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Gulf states threaten legal action against ‘offensive’ Netflix
The Gulf Arab states have called on Netflix to remove content that it has deemed…
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DAZN and RTL to broadcast NFL from 2023 in DACH
The NFL has announced long-term rights deals in Germany with RTL and DAZN. From the…
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Orange Moldova turns to Zappware for Android TV launch
Service provider Orange Moldova has launched an Android TV-based service using the Nexx4.0 technology provided…
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Nuevo Siglo taps TiViCon dongle for streaming offering
Uruguayan cable operator Nuevo Siglo has adopted the DVB-cable TV dongle for Android TV devices…
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Scots turning off SVOD
Scottish consumers are turning away from subscription TV services, according to research by ScotPulse commissioned…
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Netflix set to beat Disney with November ad-tier launch
Netflix has reportedly moved to push forward its plans to launch an ad-supported offering in…
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Disney+ biggest winner as New Zealand bucks lockdown easing trend
More than two-thirds of New Zealanders watch subscription TV each month. According to new data…
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Rings of Power delivers record-breaking launch for Amazon
Amazon has declared that its eagerly-anticipated new series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings…
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The BT Sport-Eurosport merger gives glimpse of wider WBD strategy
In relatively swift fashion from the reveal of exclusive talks in February and a deal…
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Denmark’s Nuuday launches TV and streaming service YouSee Play
Danish service provider Nuuday, formerly part of telco TDC, is launching a new combined TV…
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Apple out to hire dozens of recruits for fledgling sports division
Apple is reportedly going on a major hiring spree as it looks to double down…
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Netflix hires Snap execs to lead ad business
Netflix has hired a pair of execs from Snapchat, including the social media platform’s chief…
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US SVOD revenues to stall as country approaches peak streaming
The US is potentially reaching peak SVOD profitability, a new report has found. According to…
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Netflix reportedly sets US$7-9 price point for ad-supported tier
Netflix has reportedly decided on a price tag of between US$7-9 per month for its…