From holding a 72 per cent share of the 100 most popular SVoD titles in the US in August of 2015, Netflix has seen a steady decline to under 30 per cent in the last seven years, notes Josh Rustage, Analyst at Ampere Analysis. “Ampere’s proprietary Popularity Score, which measures online engagement with individual titles, […]
London-based Envision Entertainment has secured significant funding from British/Swedish investor Magnus Rausing, heir to the multi-billion-dollar Tetra Pak business. Rausing will join Envision’s board and actively support its strategy to become a global studio through his international network. Envision founder and Chief Content Officer, Michael Nakan, said:“Magnus is the rare investor who is able to […]
In the next five years, online advertising revenues will almost double from $190 billion (€194bn) in 2022 to $362 billion in 2027 according to findings from technology research and advisory group Omdia. “Netflix is expected to generate just under a quarter of its revenue from advertising by 2027 in the US,” advises Maria Rua Aguete, […]
Straight after Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek said he’d exercise his right to buy out Comcast’s 33 per cent stake in SVoD pioneer Hulu sooner rather than later, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said he’d buy the streamer outright “if it were for sale”. Both companies have ‘put’ options to offer to buy the other […]
Channel 4 has acquired the eight-episode Hulu Original limited series Nine Perfect Strangers, which will launch on the channel on September 28th and be available for catch up viewing on All 4. Based on Liane Moriarty’s New York Times bestselling book, Nine Perfect Strangers is set at a boutique resort which promises healing and transformation […]
September is looking like a great month for TV fans, with several intriguing shows set to either debut or return this month. Of course, the biggest series coming out is Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power which premiered on Prime Video on September 1st in the US. The show – which Amazon spent […]
Three executives at Disney General Entertainment (DGE) have received expanded leadership roles, Dana Walden, chairman, Disney General Entertainment, has confirmed. The changes include the promotions of Craig Erwich to president, ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals; Shannon Ryan to president, Marketing, Disney General Entertainment; and Eric Schrier to the role of president, […]
Despite being the world’s most mature market, US SVoD revenues will grow by $14 billion (€14bn) from $43 billion in 2021 to $56 billion in 2024, according to the North America SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. However, growth will be almost flat from 2024 to 2027 as a result of price […]
Disney+ has announced A Thousand Blows (working title), a new 12-part series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London. The series will be brought to life by screenwriter Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Taboo), starring and executive produced by British screen icon Stephen Graham (This is England, Boardwalk Empire, The Irishman). […]
Nielsen has revealed that streaming usage surpassed cable in July to claim the largest share of US television viewing for the first time, according to The Gauge, Nielsen’s monthly total TV and streaming snapshot. Streaming represented a record 34.8 per cent share of total television consumption, while cable and broadcast came in at 34.4 per […]