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Data: Amazon half of new UK SVoD sign-ups in Q4

Kantar, the data, insights and consulting company has published Q4 2020 results from its Entertainment On Demand service in the UK. With 12.9 million subscriptions taken out last year, the service reveals the following consumer behaviours in the three months to December 2020: Amazon Prime membership jumped again in Q4, with 53.5 per cent of […]

January 21, 2021

Pluto TV launching in France

ViacomCBS Networks International has confirmed that Pluto TV, the free streaming television service, will debut in France on February 8th. Pluto TV will be available on all major streaming devices (TV, smartphone, tablet, PC) via the Pluto TV browser, via app on Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast and the iOS and Android […]

January 21, 2021

Free Apple TV+ extended to July

Apple is extending its free Apple TV+ trial subscriptions again, this time until July. When ‌the Apple TV+‌ SVoD platform launched in November 2019, Apple offered a free 12 month subscription to those who purchased a new Apple device in or after September 2019. They were initially set to expire in November 2020, but Apple […]

January 18, 2021

Forecast: Virtual assistant market to double by 2024

The global market for virtual assistants (VAs) continues to exhibit robust performance, propelled by enhancements in the underlying technologies along with increasing penetration across Consumer Electronics. According to research from Futuresource Consulting, shipments of products with built-in voice assistant technology will double to 3 billion units in 2024, representing a CAGR of 19 per cent […]

January 11, 2021

Forecast: Smartphone replacement cycle to shorten

According to research from Strategy Analytics, the average smartphone replacement cycle in Western Europe will shorten from 40 months in 2020 to 33 months by 2025. Improving economic conditions after the Covid pandemic and cheaper 5G models will encourage European consumers to upgrade their old smartphones more often. Boris Metodiev, Associate Director, at Strategy Analytics, […]

January 11, 2021

Italy adds 2.1m SVoD subs in 2020

SVoD services added 2.1 million subscribers in Italy during 2020, taking the total to 10.7 million in October, according to a study by EY in collaboration with Discovery and Fastweb. The study took into account OTT services Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, TIMVision, Infinity, NOW TV, Eurosport Player, Apple+ and DAZN. However, the overall number […]

January 4, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

BPI: Streaming now 80% of UK music consumption

Music consumption increased for a sixth year in 2020, with 155 million albums or their equivalent either streamed or purchased in 2020 – an 8.2 per cent rise on 2019, with growth led by streaming fuelled by label investment. There were some 139 billion audio streams – up by over a fifth – with nearly […]

January 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Report: Apple & Google key to driving TV sales

Global TV sales remain stable and will stay that way, with Futuresource Consulting forecasting growth of less than one per cent CAGR between 2018 and 2024. This obscures the underlying turmoil as there has been a boost in sales across developed countries during the year, with consumers looking to improve the home viewing experience during […]

December 18, 2020

Analysis: Record growth for SVoD subs

The continued strength of the video streaming market is confirmed by the latest analysis from Strategy Analytics’ TV and Media Strategies research. The report, Q3 2020 Global VOD Service Competitor Review, found that the annual increase in global SVoD subscriptions in Q3 2020 reached 217.6 million, the highest ever, beating the previous record of 211.7 […]

December 17, 2020

AEW, Rooster Teeth launching video podcast

Rooster Teeth and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) have announced a new, free weekly lifestyle podcast, titled Wrestling With The Week. Hosted by AEW performer Scorpio Sky and Funhausco-creative director James Willems, each 30-minute episode will provide wrestling and gaming fans insider looks at the week in wrestling, gaming, sports, movies and more. The series will […]

December 16, 2020By Nik Roseveare