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SVOD
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BBC factual boss leaves to launch Yaddo SVOD service
BBC factual commissioner Nick Fraser is leaving the UK pubcaster to launch a new subscription…
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Doomed Canadian SVOD service ‘neared 1m subs’
Canadian on-demand service Shomi has come close to attracting 900,000 subscribers, it has revealed after…
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Shomi to close amid ‘challenging’ SVOD market
Canadian subscription video-on-demand player Shomi is to close on November 30. Its cable company parents,…
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Netflix reveals how quickly it hooks viewers
Streaming service Netflix claims to know exactly when its customers around the world become ‘hooked’…
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IHS: Western Europe SVOD spend to reach €3bn
Total spending on subscription on-demand services in western Europe reached €2 billion (US$2.2 billion) last…
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TDG: Millennial ‘cord-nevers’ satisfied by SVOD services
Most US millennial web users who have never signed up for legacy pay TV services…
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Vevo CEO rules out linear move, SVOD service still in the works
Vevo CEO Erik Huggers has ruled out making a play in the linear TV space…
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SVOD consumers turning away from pay TV
SVOD consumers watch more TV than pay TV-only homes and are increasingly turning way from…
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Love Nature, WWF strike 4K content deal
4K SVOD service LoveNature has inked a content deal with The World Wide Fund for…
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Amazon working on first Korean original
Amazon Prime Video is working on its first South Korea-produced original series. The SVOD service,…
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Viacom nets set for TVPlayer SVOD service
Viacom International Media Networks is placing three of its key pay TV channels on the…
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Motor Trend OnDemand taps 3 Screen Solutions for mobile
Automotive interest subscription video-on-demand service Motor Trend OnDemand is using apps provided by technology provider…
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SVoD may evolve to standalone apps
Niche SVOD services may eventually end as standalone apps and instead be distributed as part…
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Netflix and other SVOD services now in 59% of US homes
Some 59% of all US households now subscribe to Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu, according…
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Global OTT revenues to reach US$64.8bn
Global over-the-top TV and video revenues will reach US$64.78 billion in 2021, more than doubling…
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Pyramid Research: SVOD providers must go local for Euro growth
Netflix and Amazon are driving OTT penetration in Europe but international SVOD players in the…
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Western European OTT revenues set to double
Over-the-top (OTT) TV and video revenues in Western Europea will more than double between 2015…
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US consumers turning to SVoD over cable
Almost half of US consumers with an SVoD and pay TV subscription watch their streaming…
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SVOD growing dramatically in Europe, Netflix has over 50% share
Subscription video-on-demand grew by 56% in Europe between 2014-15 and is expected to reach 50…
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Trace buys African SVOD service Buni.tv
Trace has acquired African subscription video-on-demand service Buni.tv as it gears up to launch its…
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NEM: non-linear growth causing disconnect between operators and channels
Growth in demand for non-linear and multiscreen viewing is leading to a growing disconnect between…
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SVOD ‘driving longer-form video viewing’
New stats show viewers of subscription VOD programming spend most of their time on long-form…
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PwC: SVOD spend to rise amid ‘major changes’ in viewing habits
US over-the-top and subscription video-on-demand revenues are set to rise substantially in the next five…
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Amazon picks up French dramas amid international SVOD speculation
Amazon Prime Video has acquired French dramas for the first time, as speculation over an…
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North American SVOD market to reach 110m subs in 2021
The North American SVOD market will grow to 109.6 million subscribers by 2021, with multiple…
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Latin American OTT market tipped to boom
Latin American over-the-top video revenues will more than triple between 2015 and 2021, with this…
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Vimeo launches in-app subscriptions after VHX deal
Vimeo has launched in-app SVOD options for partners following its recent acquisition of white-label video…
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HBO teams up with Vodafone for launch of HBO España
HBO has struck a deal with Vodafone in Spain for the launch of its planned…
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US streaming market ‘approaching saturation’
The US video streaming market is showing the first signs that it is “approaching saturation”,…
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Middle East, Africa SVOD will boom
SVOD will become a billion dollar business in the Middle East and Africa in the…