France: 30% have used SVoD in last year
According to the last SVoD Barometer conducted by Médiamétrie, 30 per cent of French online users aged six years and older used an SVoD service during the past 12 months,…
Netflix adds 7m subs in Q3
Surpassing Wall Street expectations, streaming giant Netflix added 6.96 million new members in the last three months – 1.09 million in the US and 5.87 million internationally – giving it a total…
Analysis: Netflix & Amazon views increasing, Facebook declining
Ampere Analysis has released market date pertaining to the online video market. The data reveals that Netflix has extended its lead over Facebook as the second most popular service. Additionally…
Deloitte: Teens to boost pay-TV subscriptions
By 2023, households in developed countries could have at least three separate TV and video subscriptions, with teenagers as well as adults being potential account holders, according to Deloitte. The…
BBC’s Davie backs UK creativity
Declaring himself to be “really passionate about UK creativity”, Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Studios, has suggested that the unit’s success will come from a focus on British-driven creativity, “absolutely”…
Puttnam backs creative educational initiative
Oscar-winning film producer, Lord (David) Puttnam and University of the Arts London (UAL) have launched a major new educational initiative for the screen industries including film, television, animation, post-production, visual…
MTV, WebTVAsia, China collaboration
Asian media entertainment group WebTVAsia has agreed a new MTV short-form content collaboration deal with Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc, aimed at delivering short-form videos to…
ITV’s McCall: ‘SVoD in 2019’
Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of ITV, has confirmed that the UK public service commercial broadcaster will launch an SVoD service at some stage in 2019, and would be enhancing its…
Netflix Q3 app revenue up 90% YoY
Netflix had a strong Q3 on mobile. According to Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence estimates, the Netflix app grossed $243.7 million in Q3, which represented a 90 per cent year-over-year increase compared to Q3 2017. Thanks to…
BBC Studios, Tencent partnership
BBC Studios is launching BBC Earth Tribe, a brand new BBC Earth fan community with the leading ISP in China, Tencent, as well as a co-production partnership for BBC Studios’…