Channel 4 has published its Annual Report 2019, describing the year as “a transformational year for the organisation as it delivered the biggest structural change in its history – opening new bases in Leeds, Glasgow and Bristol – and continued to grow its digital viewing and revenues at pace”. Channel 4’s digital views on All […]
A report from industry analyst & advisory group Media Partners Asia (MPA) estimates that Australia’s online video industry will generate an estimated $2.9 billion (€2.4bn) in revenue in 2020, including advertising & subscription revenue. Over the next five years, MPA expects the online video sector to grow at 13 per cent CAGR to reach $5.3 […]
UK retailer Currys PC World conducted a study into the evolution of television to investigate just how much the world of TV has changed and adapted over time. Here are a few of the key takeaways: Broadcast TV is on the decline, but the British public are embracing a multitude of new ways to watch […]
Jon Stewart, the US comedian and former host of iconic US late-night, satirical talk-show The Daily Show, is set to front a new current affairs series for Apple TV+. Stewart will host a new hour-long series (as yet untitled) that will explore topics of national interest. Each season will have a companion podcast to “continue […]
Netflix has entered into an agreement with French video game company Ubisoft to develop content based on the best-selling video game franchise Assassin’s Creed. The first series is already in developmentand is slated to be an epic, live action adaptation. A search is currently underway for a showrunner. Ubisoft Film & Television’s Jason Altman and […]
Kaltura, the video cloud provider, has been selected by Israeli media company RGE Group to launch its new Cloud TV service for kids, BIGI. BIGI is a new service for Israeli youngsters aged 5-15 years old, offering a variety of kids’ and teens’ entertainment and educational content in a variety of genres. BIGI’s array of […]
Whip Media Group, has announced that Magenta Telekom, a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary in Austria, has completed the implementation of Whip Media’s Content Value Management (CVM) platform to manage its VoD business. Magenta Telekom is a provider of internet and mobile communications, entertainment and business solutions in Austria with 2,500 employees and a generated revenue of […]
The Spanish video market has witnessed a polarisation of fortunes in 2020. While many segments have been heavily impacted, others have seen their audiences expand due to stay-at-home measures and changing consumer attitudes towards entertainment. This is according to a Video Insights report from Futuresource Consulting, which shows consumer spend will grow by 11 per […]
Samba TV data shows that 1.6 million US households streamed the Borat movie sequel on Amazon Prime Video during its opening weekend (October 22nd – 25th). Amazon’s decision to release the movie one day early, on the same day of the final presidential debate, didn’t seem to give it that great of a boost: only […]
During the past year, Swedish households have purchased an additional 700 000 new SVoD-subscriptions. Consequently, in the third quarter, paid video services have reached a new record level following strong growth compared to the equivalent period last year. Furthermore, Mediavision’s analysis of the third quarter reveals that Netflix, for the first time since its launch […]