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Parks: US streamers see 41% churn in Q1

Parks Associates reports that the churn rate for OTT services increased from 35 per cent in Q1 2019 to 41 per cent in Q1 2020. During the Covid-19 crisis, more than two in five US broadband households have trialed an OTT service, and 8 per cent of households have trialed four or more services. “We […]

June 30, 2020

iPlayer sets record month with 570m requests

Viewers flocked to BBC iPlayer in record numbers in May, which has now become iPlayer’s biggest month ever. There were 570 million requests to stream programmes on iPlayer in May, up from 564 million programme requests in April, which was the previous best month on record, and growing an extraordinary 72 per cent on the […]

June 30, 2020

Switzerland: StarzPlay on UPC

UPC is the first telco provider in Switzerland to integrate the StarzPlay streaming service. StarzPlay, the international streaming service from the  premium network Starz, offers a wide range of Starz Original series along with high-profile acquired TV series and feature films that are available exclusively on StarzPlay. The streaming service is available on the new […]

June 30, 2020

Disney+ unveils Summer Movie Nights line-up

This summer, Disney+ has announced a ‘Summer Movie Nights’ line-up of brand new original and newly announced  movies coming to the streaming service. Beginning July 3rd with the Disney+ premieres of Hamilton, the filmed version of the original Broadway production, and Frozen 2, there will be blockbuster movies premiering every week. The Summer Movie Nights […]

June 30, 2020

Analyst: Cellcos to generate 170m SVoD subs

Smartphone gross SVoD subscriptions for 138 countries will double between 2019 and 2025 to 170 million, according to the Smartphone SVoD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The total will climb by 25 million in 2020 alone. The net smartphone SVoD subscriber count will

June 29, 2020

Kaepernick drama series heading to Netflix

The adolescent life of NFL quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick will be explored in Colin in Black & White, a new scripted limited series from Kaepernick and Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Ava DuVernay. The Netflix series will focus on Kaepernick’s formative high school years, lending insight into the acts and experiences that […]

June 29, 2020

Study: DC content draws big for StarzPlay in GCC

StarzPlay, the SVoD service, is the first choice for sci-fi fans with the DC universe reigning popular among viewers. A recent viewership analysis by StarzPlay revealed that 42 per cent of its GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) viewers are binging on DC shows. The Flash tops the binge-watching chart with 62 per cent of StarzPlay’s DC […]

June 29, 2020

M2A Media supports BritBox expansion in Canada

M2A Media, a specialist in cloud video solutions, has announced that its M2A VOD Workflow product has enabled the successful launch of BritBox on Amazon Prime Video in Canada. Having recently renewed its partnership with M2A Media, British SVoD streaming service, BritBox, uses M2A VOD Workflow to transcode, package and deliver VOD content with subtitles […]

June 29, 2020

The Legend of Sergio Ramos on Prime Video in 2021

Amazon Prime Video has announced the return of the Spanish football icon, Captain of Real Madrid and the Spain’s National Football team, Sergio Ramos, with a new docuseries following the success of the 3 Daytime Emmy Award nominee El Corazon de Sergio Ramos. The Legend of Sergio Ramos will launch exclusively on Prime Video in […]

June 29, 2020

Disney to close UK linear channels

Disney has confirmed that, from October 1st, its Disney+ D2C service will be the exclusive UK home for content from Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior – effectively ending the carriage of the linear channels by UK pay-TV platforms BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media. “The direct-to-consumer service, which garnered more that 54.5 million […]

June 26, 2020By Colin Mann