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Video Entertainment Adspend to Remain Stable in Face of Pandemic (DTE)
Online video brands in the US increased their ad budgets by 142% in 2019, compared to 15% for TV brands. This trend is maintained across the Atlantic, with ad spend by online video... More
BritBox Has a Plan to Take on Netflix – Appeal to Boomers (Wired)
UK-centric streaming service BritBox is releasing a slow stream of original content. But will its focus on over-45s and Brits abroad be enough to compete with Netflix?... More
Austrian VOD Service Taps Whip Media’s CVM Platform
Magenta Telekom, an Austrian subsidiary of German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, has tapped Whip Media Group and its enterprise content value management (CVM) platfor... More
Amazon Takes Prime Spot in New UK SVOD Sign-Ups (RTN)
New research review has found that in a market still dominated by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video has scooped the lion’s share of new subscriptions with Disney+ feeling pressure.... More
Nearly 40% of Consumers Commit Video Piracy (TV Technology)
Whether they admit to it or not, 38% of consumers are considered video pirates, according to a new report.... More
PVOD vs. Cinema Trends Varying by Market (DTE)
17% of surveyed consumers would pay a premium to watch Mulan at home v 21% that would see it in theatres opening weekend, according to research.... More
TV Party Tonight? Co-Watching Catches Fire (Next TV)
Watching TV with other people, whether they're in the same room or not, is suddenly a hot trend as viewers settle in for the long, cold pandemic winter.... More
Subs Rise, but Global Pay TV Revenues Track Downwards (RTN)
Despite the number of pay-TV subscribers rising by 345 million since 2010, global pay-TV revenues peaked in 2016 at $202 billion and will fall to $152 billion in 2025 after declini... More
Game Subscriptions to be $11B Industry by 2025 (DTE)
Video game subscription services, already a dominant force in the entertainment industry, will become even more in the coming years, a new analysis has said.... More
BT to Offer Six-Month Subscription to Britbox (BTN)
New and existing BT Broadband and BT TV customers are to be offered a six month subscription to Britbox. The ITV-BBC streaming platform launched a new series of Spitting Image at t... More
COVID-19 Transforms UK TV Choices (Rapid TV News)
The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a deep, widespread and likely permanent shift to consuming services online, in particular how the UK public wants to watch entertainment, with i... More
Ampere: Room for Growth in Pay-TV (BTN)
Ampere Analysis latest pay-TV barometer reports that pay-TV subscriber totals were 0.5% higher than in Q1 2020. The London-based consultancy said that despite increased economic pr... More
SVOD Grows as Digital and Ad Consumption Behaviours Shift (Señal News)
Despite the streaming increases and TV perception changes, consumers have been found to be more trusting toward broadcasters than streaming giants.... More
Disney Channel Shuts UK Operations (BTN)
Disney Channel is no longer available to Sky or Virgin Media subscribers. Disney failed to reach agreement on a new carriage deal with either of the UK operators.... More
BritBox ‘Performing Well’ as it Ramps Up Originals Drive, Looks to International Expansion (DTE)
UK SVOD streamer BritBox is performing well as it prepares for the debut of its first original content and ramps up plans for international expansion, according to senior executive... More
Six More Months of COVID-19 Restrictions – Where Does Sports Broadcasting Go From Here? (DTE)
The UK government deflated broadcasters, sports leagues and fans alike when it announced that there will be at least six more months of COVID-19-related restrictions, including the... More
64% of UK Internet Consumers Used an SVOD Service in the Past Month (Señal News)
The easing of lockdown in June has not deterred people from the UK from watching streaming services – with 64% of Internet consumers using an SVOD platform in the past month, acc... More
Premier League Clubs Could Stream Non-Televised Matches From October (DTE)
Following the UK government’s announcement that the country is facing at least six months of further lockdown restrictions – including delays to getting fans back in stadiums �... More
Global Online Content Consumption Doubles in 2020 (RTN)
Online content consumption is soaring, driven partly by a surge in connected TV, according to a new survey.... More
Tim Davie: It’s Time for the BBC to Look Properly at D2C (TVBEurope)
Asked where Davie sees areas of priority for the BBC to grow its commercial revenue, David said he believes so far the BBC has made great progress but isn’t necessarily “firing... More
