For the second week in a row, Season 2 of Bridgerton drew impressive viewing figures for Netflix with 251.74 million hours viewed, breaking the record for the most viewed title in a week on the English TV list (Squid Game still holds the overall record with 571.76 million hours viewed). The Shondaland-penned series was also […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted over 850 delegates and featured over 80 industry leaders at the recent OTT Summit, with conversations largely revolving on the subject of growth, from subscriber and revenue growth to increased local content investment and an intense focus on the customer. In discussing the outlook for the video industry […]
ODMedia and NEEMA Media have announced that Manna, a faith-based themed subscription channel, is now available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the Benelux. Amazon Prime members in the region can subscribe to the channel for €3,99 per month. Manna features 100 films and will continue to add new content including documentaries, series, movies, music […]
A new report from Whip Media, conducted in partnership with MIPTV, explores how the rise of international OTT platforms is changing the balance of programming in Europe. Specifically, as streaming platforms proliferate, and demand for programming increases, the share of US content is declining in several European markets. It also reveals what content from which […]
SPI’s premium drama hub Dizi has continued its Western European expansion with Amazon Prime Video Channels. Building on its launch in Spain, Dizi’s curated selection of acclaimed Turkish series is now available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the Netherlands as add-on paid monthly subscription package. The package currently features an SVoD proposition that allows […]
A Parks Associates report, Data-Based Decision Making for Video Services, finds 36 per cent of OTT subscribers, roughly 32 million US households, are ‘service hoppers’ – defined as OTT subscribers who switched between services and resubscribed to services multiple times in the previous twelve months. The report details the challenges in OTT subscriber acquisition and retention […]
Loki is reportedly the most watched watch Marvel title on the Disney+ streaming service. The six-episode season drew 5.23 billion minutes of watch time and was the first Marvel series to exceed 1 billion minutes in a single week, according to data from The Hollywood Reporter. Because of its small episode order, Loki had the […]
Apple TV+ has announced that its new five-part documentary series The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball, chronicling the inspiring, coming-of-age story of basketball phenom Makur Maker, will make its global debut on April 22nd on Apple TV+. Seth Gordon and executive produces the series which follows Maker, the NBA hopeful who grabbed global headlines with […]
According to research by analyst firm Interpret, consumers are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of content from streaming video providers and increasingly frustrated with the efforts needed to access it. Interpret’ s study, The Future of OTT Aggregation, reveals that US viewers subscribe to an average of four to five SVoD services, and the majority […]
2022 is set to be a decisive year for streaming platforms’ market expansion across Europe, with an especially busy launch calendar in Central and Eastern European markets, reports Dataxis. On March 8th, HBO rolled out its new streaming service HBO Max across Central Europe, where the broadcaster was already well implanted since the launch of […]