The US and Europe are ‘Neflix’d out’, according to data and analytics company GlobalData, who suggest the SVoD service needs to turn to ‘emerging’ markets such as India if it wants to stop its falling new subscriber numbers and plummeting share price. “Netflix’s results may have come at a surprise to some, as the platform’s […]
SVoD revenues for 20 countries in the MENA region will grow by $2.3 billion (€2.03bn) between 2021 and 2027 to reach $4 billion, according to the Middle East and North Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Leader Turkey will triple its total to $1.27 billion by 2027. “Netflix […]
Pan-European broadcaster RTL Group has reached an agreement with Central European Media Enterprises (CME) for the sale of RTL Croatia. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022. The total consideration to be paid at closing amounts to €50 million. In addition, RTL Group will […]
ITV Studios is partnering with connected TV platform Samsung TV Plus for the first time to launch two brand new channels in Europe. The new FAST channels, free ad-supported streaming TV, with associated AVoD, include the following: Storylands – a brand new channel set to become the home for the best European drama, produced by […]
The opening week of competition at Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 has driven massive increases in engagement on discovery+ and Eurosport digital services, as well as strong overall linear viewership across Europe. The first week of competition has delivered a strong start to Beijing 2022 across Discovery’s European television network and streaming products led by […]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story will debut on Disney+ in the UK, the US and most international countries on March 2nd. The beloved musical will launch in Taiwan on March 9th and Japan on March 30th. In addition, the ABC one-hour special Something’s Coming: West Side Story – A Special Edition of 20/20 is available […]
Ahead of the potential TF1-M6 merger, French commercial broadcaster TF1 has multiplied its 2021 net profit by four compared to the 2020 pandemic year to €225.3 million versus €78.1 million, and achieving 45 per cent growth compared to 2019. The group posted consolidated revenue up 16.6 per cent year-on-year to €2.427 billion, and increasing by […]
African OTT movie and TV episode revenues will reach $2 billion (€1.75bn) by 2027 – triple from $623 million in 2021, according to the Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. South Africa and Nigeria will together account for 56 per cent of the total by 2027, leaving $896 […]
Disney+ has continued to defy expectations with the SVoD service adding 11.8 million subscribers in the last quarter of 2021, taking the total to 129.8 million globally. Disney CEO Bob Chapek predicted the service will have 230 million to 260 million subscribers by 2024. Overall, the company’s revenues increased by 34 per cent year-on-year to […]
Findings from Tubi, FOX Entertainment’s free streaming service, reveal the explosive growth of AVoD services, set to surpass SVoD this year in audience size, and the changing demographics of a free streaming universe that remains young and multicultural while becoming more reflective of national audience averages in education and affluence. The report, The Stream: 2022 […]