TV companies battling to preserve the shared experience of scheduled TV viewing in an era of 24/7 streaming and personalised viewing need more than binge-watching contracts and no-sleeping agreements to keep customers. Recently, Netflix introduced a binge-watching contract for couples and families to regulate the way they watch TV together. However, research from Lancaster University, […]
Following the favourable opinion from French audiovisual regulator the CSA (Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel) on July 17th and the authorisation issued August 12th by the Autorité de la concurrence, France’s national competition regulator, public service broadcasters TF1, M6 and France Télévisions have announced that the Salto SVoD joint venture will be able to start operations. […]
The largest streaming platforms in Spain pay little money to the Spanish Treasury. Netflix, for example – which doubled its profits in 2018 to €1.1 billion – only paid €3,100 in tax that year, the same amount as a worker with an annual salary of €24,000. HBO paid in €45,200 in taxes in 2017. Other […]
Despite several new Marvel TV shows recently being confirmed at San Diego Comic Con, there’s still a Hulk-sized hole where Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Punisher and Iron Fist once were. Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb, has finally spoken out about the Netflix Marvel cancellations – and is teasing the as-yet-unannounced projects that […]
Vodafone Spain has launched a package with all streaming platforms – HBO, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix – for €74.99 a month for new and existing subscribers who sign up between August 12th and September 30th. The move sees Vodafone become the first operator to offer the three streaming services in a package with up […]
Premium TV network EPIX has launched on the AT&T TV app, the company’s streaming service, for $6 (€6.70) per month. The launch follows EPIX and AT&T’s recently-announced distribution agreement and the network’s launch across DirecTV’s satellite platform on May 19th. Customers with the AT&T TV NOW experience can now sign up for a monthly subscription […]
Global media company SPI/FilmBox and converged online television service Discover Digital have expanded their existing partnership in Sub Saharan Africa by adding another seven channels from SPI’s channel portfolio to the DEOD (Digital Entertainment On Demand) platform. The newly-expanded partnership with DEOD will include FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Arthouse, Fast&FunBox HD, DocuBox HD, 360 TuneBox, Gametoon […]
Three OTT video services — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Sky’s NOW TV — accounted for 97 per cent of the total subscriptions market in the UK at the end of 2018 according to Kagan, a research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. “Since debuting in January 2012, Netflix has been leading the growth of […]
Around half of UK homes now subscribe to TV streaming services, according to Ofcom’s Media Nations 2019 report that reveals major shifts in the nation’s viewing habits. The number of UK households signed up to the most popular streaming platforms – Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, NOW TV and Disney Life – increased from 11.2 million […]
Conviva’s Q2 2019 State of Streaming report reveals new insights into industry shifts and viewer behaviour, as well as further exploration into trends highlighted in previous reports. Streaming recorded triple-digit increases in year-over-year