ViacomCBS Networks UK (VCN UK) has accelerated its streaming business with the launch of a new growth and partnerships division, tasked with increasing streaming revenue and expanding its range of partnerships in the UK. The newly formed unit will be led by Dan Fahy, who has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Head of Emerging […]
The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has announced the appointment of a new leadership position in its direct-to-consumer business to head up the marketing function for Disney+. The Disney+ SVoD service has seen rapid growth in EMEA, with the service already available in 17 markets and more country launches to follow […]
SLING TV has expanded its South Asian content with the addition of Voot, the SVoD platform owned by Viacom18, a joint venture between Network18 & ViacomCBS in India. Available exclusively on SLING TV in the US, Voot launches at no cost to select subscribers, and for $7 per month as a standalone service. SLING subscribers […]
The BBC has set out how it has transformed its finances over the past decade to ensure it continues to deliver exceptional value for all audiences. The Corporation has faced an effective real-terms reduction in income of around 30 per cent since 2010/11 as a result of increased funding obligations, such as the World Service […]
Crunchyroll, the anime streaming brand, surpassed the four million subscriber milestone in January and now has 100 million registered users. The company announced three million subscribers and 70 million registered users in July 2020. The UK is among the top five countries with the highest number of subscribers. Daily premium active users are watching 100 […]
STV Player, the free streaming service run by Scottish broadcaster STV, has kicked off 2021 with a record-breaking performance. The platform delivered 12.5 million streams in January, an increase of 115 per cent on the same month last year. Online viewing* was also up 100 per cent year-on-year, with a total of 6 million hours […]
STARZPLAY, the MENA SVoD service, received its first independent debt financing in the region of $25 million (€20.7m) from Abu Dhabi based Ruya Partners. The funds, secured on the basis of STARZPLAY’s financial strength and performance, will be used towards further strengthening STARZPLAY’s geographic and customer reach, acquiring and producing original content, and maximising long-term […]
Data from research firm Roy Morgan shows 8.6 million Australians now watch Broadcast Video on Demand’(BVoD) services which include ABC iView, SBS On Demand, 7plus, 9Now and 10 Play. All five leading services have grown strongly during 2020 as Australians endured a nation-wide lockdown from late March until early June and Victorians experienced a second, […]
On January 29th, The Little Things debuted on US streaming service HBO Max as the first Warner Bros movie to hit the service directly in 2021, coinciding with its theatrical release. According to data from Samba TV, 1.4 million US households streamed the movie, starring Denzel Washington, on its opening weekend, Viewership peaked January 30th […]
The latest update of the European Audiovisual Observatory’s LUMIERE VOD, the European directory of films and TV content, shows there are currently 44 000 European film titles and over 12,650 TV seasons on European VoD platforms (TV content is analysed at season level; one TV title corresponds