YouTube Originals is making a portion of its library of programming free to watch. The selection of popular legacy titles were previously only available in their entirety to YouTube Premium subscribers, but now users without a subscription can watch them for a limited time free without ads, from the comfort of their homes. “As people […]
SPI/FilmBox and Czech television operator Nej.cz have expanded their long-term partnership. According to the newly minted agreement, Nej.cz subscribers will have access to a total of 13 channels from SPI/FilmBox’s versatile portfolio including a wide range of FilmBox channels and other channels that provide thematic entertainment. Nej.cz will also offer over a hundred specially-curated VoD […]
Netflix will declare its Q1 numbers on April 21st, and the numbers are expected to be impressive. The market will have to wait for Reed Hastings’ statement to determine how much of the quarter’s growth in subscriptions is down to increased ‘stay at home’ viewing brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic, but a report from […]
Covid-19 has had immediate impacts on streaming consumption patterns and engagement, with marked differences in the past month alone, according to Conviva’s latest streaming data report. In this unprecedented time for streaming, Europe-based video publishers face distinct challenges. Key findings in the report include: • Streaming was stable in March for European publishers – On […]
Mobile-only streaming platform Quibi went live in the US and Canada on April 6th. Preliminary estimates from Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform reveal that more than 300,000 mobile users in the service’s launch markets installed the app on launch day. As the chart below shows, this debut placed Quibi at 7.5 per cent of the […]
Research from consultancy firm Ampere Analysis on commissions, renewals and cancellations in 2019 has found that Reality was the second-most commissioned genre for linear services and third-most commissioned genre for video on-demand (VoD) services. Data from Ampere’s Analytics service indicates that Netflix has ramped up production of Reality content compared to previous years. While in […]
ViacomCBS has confirmed that Pluto TV, its free, ad-supported, streaming TV service, is now available via web browser at www.pluto.tv, Apple TV, Android TV and mobile device apps for download in iOS and Android in 17 Latin American countries. These countries include Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, […]
Nearly nine out of 10 (86 per cent) French people know about SVoD, according to a Médiamétrie survey. A third of internet users have watched a programme on at least one platform in the past year, which represents 18 million people across the country; i.e. an increase of 5.8 million in two years. These are the […]
HBO GO has launched in Taiwan for the first time, together with multi-system cable operator, Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC). Available immediately, introductory offers are open to TBC’s current cable TV subscribers who can access the streaming app with additional monthly or annual fees. Bundle packages are also available to existing subscribers to TBC’s premium movie […]
With schools closing across the UK last month, Virgin TV customers turned to the likes of Peppa Pig, Paddington Bear and Paw Patrol to keep their children entertained – according to analysis of Virgin TV’s On Demand programming for March. With children staying at home, Virgin TV saw 1.6 million views of its collection of […]