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SVOD
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Ampere: ‘SVOD stacking’ fuelling growth of subscription market
The continued growth of the subscription video-on-demand market is being fuelled by ‘SVOD stacking’ as…
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SVOD platforms drive €1.03bn in UK TV export sales
Streaming services such as Amazon and Netflix accounted for a quarter (£225 million) of UK…
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Ofcom predicts ‘Kangaroo 2’ collaboration between UK broadcasters
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has called on the UK’s public service broadcasters to collaborate in…
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Kagan: SVOD supplementary to pay TV
TV households in Europe are primarily adopting online subscription video-on-demand services as a supplementary form…
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IHS Markit: MENA pay TV in decline as SVOD subs grow 48%
Pay TV subscriptions declined in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2017…
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European TV accounts for just 21% of episodes on SVOD services
European TV content accounts for just 24% of all episodes found in European TVOD catalogues…
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Ampere: SVOD growth plateaus in US, continues in Europe
SVOD subscription growth has plateaued in the US but continues to be healthy in Europe,…
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Content creators slam France’s proposed SVOD window reform
The report on the reform of France’s movie distribution windowing system produced by Eutelsat chairman…
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Global video revenues reach US$70bn driven by online services
Total global video revenues reached US$70.2 billion (€56.5 billion) in 2017 driven by the online…
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Global SVOD subscriptions to top 450 million by 2022
The number of households worldwide that pay for streaming video services like Netflix and Amazon…
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Futuresource: 125 million SVOD subscriptions in the US
There are now 125 million subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) subscriptions in the US, according to Futuresource….
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SVOD service use is not led by demographics – Kagan
Media research group Kagan has found that digital entertainment behaviour, rather than demographics, best identifies…
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France Télévisions’ Netflix rival to ‘launch before summer’
France Télévisions’ planned SVOD offering will launch “before the summer”, according to the pubcaster’s commercial…
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Amazon teams up with Liberty Global for new drama
Amazon Prime Video has boarded a first high-end drama from All3Media, which is producing for…
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Starz Play agrees new Etisalat deal
Starz Play has agreed a new five-year deal with Etisalat, which will distribute the Middle…
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France Télévisions targeting 10% share of SVOD market
France Télévisions hopes to make €40-50 million from its planned SVOD service within five years,…
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BritBox squares up to rivals with Bletchley Circle original drama
Best-of-British SVOD service BritBox has commissioned its first original drama, a spin-off of ITV drama…
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Netflix bolsters Indian offer with new Discovery net fare
Netflix is attempting to make up lost ground in India by snagging rights to programming…
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TiVo: average viewer watches 4.4 hours of video per day
The average global viewer spends 4.4 hours each day watching video and an additional of…
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Ovum: US SVOD to more than double pay TV by 2022
In the US, the number of subscriptions to online video services will more than double…
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Fullscreen to shut down SVOD service
Fullscreen Media is due to shut down its Fullscreen subscription video-on-demand service in January 2018….
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BBC chief: SVOD won’t stop £500m content spend shortfall
BBC chief Tony Hall (pictured) has warned a potential £500 million (€565 million) shortfall in…
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AMC horror SVOD net reaches Germany
AMC Networks’ horror-themed SVOD service Shudder will launch in Germany and Austria. Original series Missions…
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Sharknado studio backs streaming service for the end of days
US-based OTT TV channels provider TV4 Entertainment and The Asylum, the movies studio behind Sharknado…
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New OTT TV service for Nigeria to launch next year
Nigerian technology outfit Envivo Communications is to launch a new OTT TV streaming video service,…
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IHS Markit: Netflix and Amazon struggling in Middle East
Netflix and Amazon are struggling to make headway in the Middle East and will together…
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Nielsen begins measuring Netflix and SVOD
US ratings agency Nielsen has started offering a syndicated solution to measure subscription video-on-demand and…
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Ampere: almost three quarters of US web users take SVOD
Almost three quarters of internet users in the US have at least one SVOD subscription,…
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Disney SVOD service launches in Ireland
The Walt Disney Company has launched its family-focused SVOD service DisneyLife in Ireland. A multi-account…
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Asia Pacific SVOD set to overtake North America
Asia Pacific is due to overtake North America this year to become the biggest subscription…