Kantar, the data, insights and consulting company, has announced Q3 2020 results from its Entertainment On Demand service in the UK, the newest offering from Kantar 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 September 2020: Amazon […]
France’s Salto, the joint streaming platform co-owned by leading French broadcasters, TF1, France Télévisions and M6, will go live on October 20th, according to local reports. Salto has already started consumer testing in June with a promised launch in the autumn of this year. At launch, Salto’s catalogue will include an archived library from the […]
Netflix has confirmed that it is no longer offering 30 day free trials in the UK or the US. The company said in a statement: “Free trials are not available, but you can still sign up and take advantage of all Netflix has to offer. There are no contracts, no cancellation fees, and no commitments. […]
Milan-based VoD platform Chili is making some of its content free of charge, accompanied by advertising. The platform, present in Italy, the UK, Poland, Germany and Austria, has now opened to the AVoD model having previously been exclusively TVoD. Although TVoD will remain the core business, according to founder and CEO Giorgio Tacchia, Chili wants […]
French SVoD service Blackpills has announced its platform will be available in France before the end of 2020 on four additional IPTV platforms; SFR, Bouygues, Orange, Free as well as on OTT service Molotov, smartphones, tablets and STBs. An international roll-out into 15 countries is set for Q1 2021. Dedicated to short form content, the […]
LG Electronics (LG) is expanding its free content streaming service, LG Channels, to provide owners of its smart TVs in key markets with even more premium entertainment to enjoy at home. The expanded service will offer an impressive selection of viewing options to choose from, including a wealth of new, free content covering all things […]
Nearly six decades after NASA successfully sent its first astronaut into space, restoring the world’s faith in the US space programme, Disney+ ventures back to the very beginning of the high-stakes space race era with the premiere of The Real Right Stuff on November 20th. The documentary tells the true story of the nation’s first […]
Under her ARRAY Filmworks banner for Netflix, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Ava DuVernay will direct, write and produce a new feature film adaptation based on the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson. Through a multiple-story structure, Caste examines the unspoken system that […]
Online video is more popular than ever with the average global viewer watching nearly eight hours (seven hours, 55 minutes) per week. With consumers homebound during the pandemic, 46 per cent of UK viewers signed up to additional streaming services and video viewing increased
SVoD has solidified its position as a clear consumer favourite in the entertainment landscape, as the pandemic has accelerated its adoption in 2020, building on already strong momentum. Futuresource Consulting’s latest Living With Digital survey provides further detail on the evolution of the overall VoD sector, which also shows a marked increase in transactional digital […]