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INDYCAR, WSC automated highlights partnership

INDYCAR, the sanctioning body for North America’s premier open-wheel auto racing series, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and AI sports video technologist WSC Sports, are to partner for the 2022 INDYCAR season to bring AI-powered video highlights direct to fans. WSC Sports’ platform identifies key moments in each race and automatically publishes highlights and content to […]

February 24, 2022By Colin Mann

Tales of fraud lead Netflix Top 10s

Imposter stories are proving popular on Netflix. On the TV side, Inventing Anna, Shonda Rhimes’ limited series, took the #1 spot for the second week in a row for the week commencing February 14th. With 195.97 million hours viewed, the Julia Garner led series was in the Top 10 in 94 countries. Meanwhile, The Tinder […]

February 23, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Research: Netflix’s impact on lifestyle trends

How great is Netflix’s influential impact? Between clothes, furniture, food, and travel, could Netflix really change how people want to live? Could a TV show convince people to buy a jumper or move to a different country? Data from fashion retailer GAP explores the trends inspired by Netflix shows and if these moments of pop […]

February 23, 2022

More Snoopy for Apple TV+

Apple has announced that season two of The Snoopy Show will premiere with all six episodes on March 11th on Apple TV+. Peanuts fans all around the world can also look forward to two new Peanuts specials coming soon to Apple TV+, including It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown a new original special in celebration […]

February 23, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Forecast: Disney+ will overtake Netflix in 2028

Global SVoD subscriptions will increase by 550 million between 2021 and 2027 to reach 1.75 billion, according to the SVOD Forecasts Update report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. China and the US will together account for 48 per cent of the world’s total by 2027. “China and the US had a similar number of […]

February 22, 2022

Analysis: Netflix to break Original TV shows record

Netflix is set to release more Original TV content in 2022 than ever before, with 398 shows already expected to air on the platform throughout the year, according to Ampere Analysis’s latest data. This figure only includes those shows either scheduled to premiere or those scheduled to complete production and likely to premiere in 2022 […]

February 22, 2022

Data: 7.5m Australians BVoD users

Findings from research firm Roy Morgan indicate 7.5 million Australians now watch Broadcast Video on Demand (BVoD) services which include ABC iView, SBS On Demand, 7plus, 9Now and 10 Play. Viewership of BVoD services grew strongly during the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 with an increase of around 2.1 million viewers (+39.5 per […]

February 22, 2022

Study: Diverse content drives antenna use

As cord-cutters look for ways to stay connected to live and local programming, multicultural audiences are embracing over-the-air (OTA) antennas, according to Horowitz Research’s State of OTA 2021 study. Two in ten (21 per cent) Black and 33 per cent of Latinx and Asian cord-cutters (TV content viewers who do not subscribe to MVPD—cable or […]

February 18, 2022

Research: 51% Spaniards share SVoD services

Over half (50.9 per cent) of Spaniards share their SVoD subscription with others, and 12.6 per cent admit to watching OTT content without paying, according to a VoD Analytics report from SigmaDos30. The report reveals that 49.1 per cent claims to be the only subscriber and user of their SVoD service, with the rest sharing […]

February 18, 2022From David Del Valle in Madrid

FAST Channels TV launches

FAST Channels TV platform has launched, targeting global OTT content distribution. The platform is designed to help deploy content to video projects across the world by simplifying the path to success for content holders. The platform is a fully-developed system for channel playout with automation, and a 170+ channel lineup along with distribution services. FAST […]

February 18, 2022