Ad-funded streaming platform Pluto TV Europe, has announced the launches of Comedy Central Pluto TV and Comedy Central – Made in Germany as new destinations featuring classic comedy series, stand-up shows and adult-oriented animation. Comedy Central Pluto TV highlights some of the best of Comedy Central’s library of iconic international and local German series while Comedy Central […]
Apple has announced that its SVoD service, Apple TV+, will launch on November 1st in over 100 countries and regions. The service will be available on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac and other platforms, for £4.99 per month in the UK ($4.99 in the US) with a seven-day […]
Bitmovin, a specialist in cloud-based video streaming solutions, has announced Encoding and Player integration on Microsoft Azure. Azure customers can now use encoding and player solutions from Bitmovin to create highly customisable, secure streaming solutions for VoD and live streaming use cases. By ensuring full interoperability of its player with streams from Azure Media Services, […]
Indian OTT entertainment platform Eros Now, and multinational professional services network KPMG in India have published an in-depth report on India’s OTT market which projects that India will have more than 500 million online video subscribers by FY 2023, making it the second biggest market in the world after China. According to the study, 87 […]
Research by Ampere Analysis looks at the rise and rise of SVoD in the Asia-Pac region and, in particular, in Australia and New Zealand. Subscription TV homes in Australia and New Zealand have already reached the inflection point where SVoD outstrips pay-TV. Australia reached this milestone in 2017, and New Zealand in 2018. SVoD has […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, will launch its Viaplay streaming service in Iceland in the first half of 2020. Viaplay will now be available to viewers in all five Nordic countries. Viaplay already has more than 1.4 million paying subscribers across the region and offers viewers a unique combination […]
Award-winning writer, director, and producer Patty Jenkins has agreed a multi-year overall deal to produce new series exclusively at Netflix. “We’re thrilled to welcome Patty Jenkins to Netflix. Her trailblazing work has pushed boundaries and she confidently tells stories that leave an unforgettable mark. We look forward to fostering her many ideas and helping them […]
The number of gross SVoD subscriptions will increase by 91 per cent – or 462 million – between 2018 and 2024 to reach 970 million. The total will climb by 124 million in 2019 alone, according to Digital TV Research.
Analysis by media analyst firm Ampere has predicted where the next Netflix originals are likely to be produced. A number of Netflix markets appear to be underweight in terms of their local original production activity relative to the importance of the market to Netflix. Other markets that have yet to receive local production investment are […]
Spain is one of the most expensive countries to watch the US streaming service Netflix. A report from Comparitech reveals that Spain is the sixth most expensive country to watch Netflix behind Iran, Denmark, Finland, Egypt and Portugal, comparing the number of available titles with the monthly cost of the service. The platform offers 1,163 […]