The uptake of pay-TV among UK TV households is set to decline by 7.5 per cent by 2023 according to analysts at consultancy firm Broadcast Intelligence. As the SVoD market continues to grow, UK pay-TV penetration will fall to numbers not seen since before 2011. Broadcast Intelligence’s report – Pay-TV’s future in an on-demand world […]
With the Marvel Cinematic Universe evolving its roster – including several new, original shows on the Disney+ streaming service – it leaves fans wondering what comes next. One of the best ways to gauge audience expectations around this is through social media conversations. To see what Marvel projects generated the most engagement/volume, social media analytics […]
Movie exhibition company AMC Theatres is extending its business into the home. Members of the company’s AMC Stubs loyalty plan in the United States can rent or buy approximately 2,000 of the most popular digital movies from the top Hollywood studios at AMCTheatres.com as well as on the AMC Theatres mobile, connected devices and Smart […]
Amazon has announced at MIPCOM the launch in France of its Prime Video Channels service – which gives easier access to a bundle of pay-TV channels and SVoD platforms through its own streaming service. Fourteen channels and services are available to Prime Video French users at launch, with additional content soon to be added, Amazon […]
Roku has announced the Apple TV app is available on the Roku platform effective immediately. Roku users can now add the Apple TV app via the Roku Channel Store to discover and watch movies, TV shows and more, including accessing their iTunes video library and subscribing to Apple TV channels directly on Roku devices. Starting […]
Rakuten TV has announced the launch of its first ad-supported VoD channels within the platform. This new business model will allow viewers to watch a wide range of content for free. The free section of Rakuten TV launches with an initial offer including Hollywood and local content to be expanded to additionally include exclusive Rakuten […]
Research from Parks Associates finds 70 per cent of US broadband households with a major video service consider its user interface to be good, with 48 per cent rating it “very good,” and these scores impact their willingness to recommend the service to others. Analysis of
Research from Amdocs Media which explores the media consumption preferences of UK consumers suggests that the television is the most popular means of accessing their media subscription services (video, music and gaming). Fifty per cent of consumers surveyed selected
Disney’s foray into the SVoD arena is under one month away, with Disney+ set to launch in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and The Netherlands on November 12th. To amp up the hype, Disney has revealed the full line-up of content that will be available on its US library from day one. The company […]
Australian consumers are feeling overwhelmed with the number of content streaming options available in the media landscape, according to Deloitte’s eighth annual Media Consumer Survey. The streaming battleground has confused audiences, suggesting aggregation could be one solution to the problem. There are currently more than 12 TV and movie services and eight music streaming services available […]