Following the examples of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO, SVoD service Disney+ is seeking to be integrated into Spain’s main pay-TV platforms – Movistar, Vodafone and Orange – when it launches in the country. According to El Español, Disney is holding negotiations with all three pay-TV operators to that end prior to a March […]
European content (film and TV) represents 30 per cent of all content found on TVoD and 26 per cent of SVoD in the EU if considered as film and TV series titles and/or seasons (as opposed to individual episodes) according to the latest report from the European Audiovisual Observatory. Counting individual episodes, European content (film […]
A report from Estudio General de Medios (EGM), responsible for measuring audiovisual audiences in Spain, reveals that OTT and SVoD is increasingly gaining momentum with a penetration of just over 38 per cent achieved in the last four years. Netflix is the market leader, taking 32.7 per cent of all VoD subscriptions, with HBO and […]
On-demand platform Rakuten will exclusively release Matchday – Inside FC Barcelona for free across 42 European countries, including the UK, as well as in Japan, on November 29th. The series, which consists of 8 x 45min episodes, follows the famous football club and its players through milestones of the 2018-2019 season, casting new light on […]
A number of Netflix customers who cancelled their subscription have had their accounts reactivated without their consent. An investigation conducted by BBC Radio 4’s You & Yours programme found that criminals have been logging-in to dormant accounts and reactivating them without even knowing users’ bank details. Netflix says wants it to be easy for customers […]
Content demand analytics company Parrot Analytics has unveiled a number of new TV industry metrics now available to its partners to monetise content around the globe, with Parrot Analytics CEO Wared Seger showcasing new data insights revealing series with the highest levels of franchisability and longevity. Franchisability indicates how much potential for franchises and spin-offs […]
A court case this week in Los Angeles Superior Court (20th Century Fox Film vs Netflix) looks like its final decision will rule against Netflix. The case revolves around allegations that Netflix is – and has been – hiring executives from Fox who were under contract. Back in June the Court hear allegations that in […]
Cloud-based customer identity specialist LoginRadius has confirmed that the LoginRadius Identity Platform will power BritBox, the SVoD service created by UK PSBs the BBC and ITV. BritBox has selected LoginRadius as the sole provider of its managed identity platform. LoginRadius will be working alongside several key vendors, including Akamai (content distribution), Irdeto (content security), Deltatre […]
The Disney+ SVoD service has been live for nearly two weeks in the US, Canada and The Netherlands. Data from Apptopia, a provider of app analytics, estimates the mobile app has been downloaded 15.5 million times and has generated $5 million (€4.5m) through in-app purchases. Apptopia notes that its revenue data is always post app […]
Joyn, the streaming co-venture from ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery, has launched a premium option, branded Joyn Plus+, which is available to German viewers for a subscription fee of €6.99 a month. Joyn’s free service launched earlier this year offering some 50 live OTT channels and a VoD library of catch-up content. The premium version of Joyn […]