Australians streamed 20 billion minutes of premium online video in January-September 2021, according to a report from Media Partners Asia (MPA) measuring the Australian streaming economy. SVoD platforms drove 70 per cent of premium video streaming, while BVoDs took 30 per cent. The report, titled Australia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics, leverages MPA’s proprietary […]
While Locke & Key leads the Whip Watch Report of streaming originals among Italian viewers for the week of October 25th – 31st, a new Netflix Italian original also made the top ten ranking. The Whip Watch Report ranks the most viewed series originating from SVoD platforms in the past week. Second on the list […]
In the lead-up to retail and advertising’s busiest months, music video network Vevo, has released new research exploring consumers’ relationships with music videos and how this can influence buyer behaviour. Vevo’s survey of 2,000 UK consumers, fielded by OnePoll, comes at a time when brands are looking to capture the hearts and minds of consumers […]
Apple has announced that Mariah Carey will return to Apple TV+ with an all-new holiday event, Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues, this December. Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues, will bring multi-platinum, multi-Grammy Award-winning icon Carey together with Grammy-nominated worldwide artist Khalid and Grammy winning legend Kirk Franklin for a performance of their new single, Fall […]
From November 15th, LG Smart TV owners in over eighty countries will be able to sign-up for a free, three month trial of Apple TV+. The promotion applies to all compatible 2016-2021, 8K and 4K LG Smart TV models and is available to LG TV owners who sign-up for the Apple TV+ promotion by February […]
Glyndebourne is launching a new streaming service called Glyndebourne Encore, giving on-demand access to its back catalogue of operas, as well as all future filmed productions. Glyndebourne says it has been investing in filming its operas since 2002 and has built up an extensive collection of iconic productions. This enabled the opera house to run […]
Consumer electronics specialist LG is rolling out a feature update which will enable all LG 2020 and 2021 4K and 8K UHD Smart TV customers around the world to be able to view movies and series on Prime Video in Filmmaker Mode automatically, allowing them a viewing experience the way the content creators intended it. […]
As supply chain shortages from pandemic fallout are being felt everywhere, subscribers of streaming services seem to be feeling their own shortages as well, notes consumer intelligence company CivicScience. Concerns circulated earlier in 2021 over whether or not streaming services would suffer as the result of the production slowdown in the entertainment industry. Recent findings […]
Sky and Apple have announced a new long-term agreement that will see Apple TV+ launch on Sky Glass and Sky Q later this year, while NOW will bring integrated billing and in-app purchases across iOS and tvOS. Customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy will be able to watch all Apple TV+ Originals […]
Prime Video has released an immersive trailer for upcoming fantasy series The Wheel of Time, based on the best-selling book series. The first three episodes of Season One will premiere on November 19th with new episodes available each Friday following, leading up to the season finale on December 24th. Utilising YouTube’s 360 player and spatial audio […]