Findings from a US consumer survey carried out by analyst firm Parks Associates suggest new OTT services Apple TV+ and Disney+ have captured significant market share in the streaming video space, rounding out the top five behind the ‘Big 3’ Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu. The research firm’s Market Snapshot: Disney+ and Apple TV+ […]
Following the launch of HBO Max in the US last week, analysts at MoffettNathanson have indicated they are less than impressed with the new SVoD platform. Michael Nathanson and Craig Moffett, in a conference call for clients, gave their reactions to the latest SVoD platfrom set to take on the likes of Netflix, Hulu and […]
AVoD expenditure will more than double between 2019 and 2025 to reach $53 billion (€48bn) across 138 countries, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US became the largest AVoD expenditure country in 2019 as China saw expenditure fall by 8.9 per cent as a result of its […]
WWE has unveiled a free version of the WWE Network, the company’s VoD streaming service, unlocking a vast portion of its content library featuring more than 15,000 WWE titles with no subscription required. The free version of WWE Network includes: New shows including Raw Talk, streaming Monday nights each week immediately following Raw Original series […]
BritBox and BT have announced that the BritBox app is now available on BT TV set-top boxes. The streaming service offers British box sets including the likes of Downton Abbey, Broadchurch, Gavin & Stacey, Classic Doctor Who, Only Fools and Horses, Vera, Broadchurch, Love Island and more. BT TV customers will be able to access […]
Entertainment channels from Endemol Shine’s extensive library are now available for free to millions of VIZIO SmartCast TV users across the US. As a result of the streaming video surge, VIZIO has seen growth in free, ad-supported TV channels and apps increase 108 per cent in April 2020 versus March as people develop new viewing […]
HBO Max – the WarnerMedia streaming platform that launched in the US last week — has acquired the exclusive US SVoD rights to The Big Bang Theory prequel series Young Sheldon in a deal with Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution. HBO Max is also the streaming home of the entire library of The Big Bang […]
Following the launch of HBO Max in the US, Danyaal Rashid, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, has offered his views on the SVoD platform, suggesting its pricepoint could hinder its expansion. “HBO Max is launching at a time when the subscription video on demand (SVoD) market is becoming increasingly saturated. New services from Disney, Apple and […]
Data insights and consulting company Kantar has launched its new Entertainment On Demand service in the UK, designed to help entertainment industry and investors understand the full entertainment subscription service consumer journey. The service reveals the following consumer behaviours in the three months to April: > 6 million new video streaming subscriptions were purchased across […]
The BARB website trackers have been updated today with the latest Q1 2020 Establishment Survey data. The SVoD homes tracker shows that: The proportion of UK homes with a subscription to at least one of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Now TV increased to 53 per cent in Q1 2020. 15.01 million UK homes access […]