Analyst: LatAm to add 63m SVoD subs
Latin America will have 116 million SVoD subscriptions by 2026, up from the 53 million recorded at end-2020, according to the Latin America OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from…
Analysis: US pay-TV sheds 5.1m subs in 2020
Findings from analyst firm Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 5,120,000 net…
YouTube: “Trump ban not permanent”
Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s chief executive, has said the video-sharing platform may lift Donald Trump’s suspension, if the threat of “real-world violence” decreases. Wojcicki said the Google-owned company will look at…
Eleven, Jupiler Pro League new international distribution
Eleven Belgium and the Jupiler Pro League have secured new international exposure for Belgian club football with streaming platforms MyCujoo, OneFootball and LIVENow. As a result of the Mediapro brokered…
FITE app on LG Smart TVs
FITE, the global platform for sports and entertainment, has announced that its OTT app is now live on LG Smart TVs globally (model years 2018-2021), including LG OLED TVs. The…
Law&Crime Network launches on Peacock
Law&Crime, the legal and true crime network, is now available on US streaming service Peacock, in advance of the network’s coverage of the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin…
Estonia: NENT Group distribution deal with Elisa
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company and Elisa, an Estonian TV and telco company, have signed a new distribution deal. The partnership comes ahead of the launch…
Mexico: Megacable expands OTT with Viaccess-Orca
Viaccess-Orca (VO), part of the Orange Group and a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that Megacable, one of the largest cable…
fuboTV secures 2 new markets for Sportsbook
fuboTV, the US sports-first live TV streaming platform, has secured market access agreements for its forthcoming fubo Sportsbook in Indiana and New Jersey through Caesars Entertainment. The agreements will bring…
DAZN teams with Scuderia AlphaTauri
Sports streaming platform DAZN has partnered with the Formula One team Scuderia AlphaTauri for the 2021 F1 season and signed Yuki Tsunoda as a brand ambassador in Japan. Tsunoda will…
SportsTribal TV beta launches in UK
SportsTribal TV, a free, ad-supported streaming TV service specialising 100 per cent in sports-themed content, has beta launched in the UK. The service hosts a wide selection of 24/7 linear…
RTL Group taking full ownership of Super RTL
Media group RTL’s largest business unit, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, is to acquire the outstanding 50 per cent shareholding in digital entertainment company Super RTL, having signed a binding agreement with…
Mayer appointed DAZN Chairman
Global sports streaming platform operator DAZN Group has appointed Kevin Mayer as Chairman of the Board of Directors. With more than three decades of executive experience in the media industry,…
BARRIERS TO ENTRY LOWER THAN EVER FOR OTT
Whether you are an established multi-channel broadcaster or a content owner assessing direct routes to market, you need to know how low the barriers now are to launching a new…
fuboTV nears 550k subs
fuboTV, the US sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st 2020. The company closed its strongest fourth…
Forecast: Australia pay-TV revenue to decline at 2.6% CAGR
The total pay-TV services revenue in Australia is set to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6 per cent from $2.4 billion (€2bn) in 2020 to $2.1…