OTT / Streaming
BBC to Livestream Dua Lipa, Coldplay Glastonbury Sets Globally (Advanced Television)
The BBC has announced it will livestream headline Glastonbury performances to a global audience, with Dua Lipa and Coldplay’s 2024 Pyramid Stage sets available to view on the rec... More
Getting Off the Carousel and Making CTV a Viewer-Centric Experience (Xperi Blog)
The CTV has become a rich source of monetisation for providers. The provider looks at this not simply as helping get the viewer to the content the viewer loves, but as getting them... More
As Streaming Giants Cut Back on Spending Growth, Europe’s Broadcasters May Capitalise (THR)
In a new forecast, Ampere Analysis predicts that after reaching the same spending level as commercial broadcasters for the first time in 2023, spending by subscription video-on-dem... More
UK: 19.5M Homes Had Access to a SVOD Service in Q1 2024 (Senal News)
A new research revealed that the SVOD penetration in the UK has seen an increase of 0.7m households since Q4 2023.... More
New Ampere Podcast: Apple’s Movie Licensing Strategy, and Analysing Churn Behaviours in US Customers
On this episode of The Amp Podcast, Senior Analyst Jaanika Juntson analyses YouTube's unique position in the entertainment market, Research Manager Rahul Patel looks at why Apple T... More
The French Open Pulls Record Audience Numbers for WBD (DTVE)
Its programming of the French Open has delivered its highest tournament television audience on its linear networks in eight years.... More
Streaming Overtakes Dutch Linear Viewing (BTN)
For the first time, Dutch viewers spent more time watching streaming services than live TV. In Q1 streaming made up 25% of average daily viewing time compared to 21% for linear TV.... More
ITV Teams With Friend MTS in the Battle Against Piracy
Friend MTS announced that ITV, the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, has chosen Friend MTS’s anti-piracy services to help protect ITV content. With Friend MTS’s 24×7 Glob... More
Global SVOD Revenue to Grow by Nearly $117B Over the Next 8 Years (DTVE)
Global SVOD revenue growth will average 13.3% per year over the next eight years, adding $116.6 billion in net new revenue, according to new data. The report emphasises that the ke... More
MENA Streaming Revenue to Reach $1.2B at End of 2024 (Digital TV Europe)
Total streaming revenues in the MENA region exceeded $1bn in 2023 and are predicted to rise by a further 13% to more than $1.2bn by the end of this year, according to new research.... More
WBD Extends Wimbledon Rights in 11 European Markets (BTN)
The Championships, Wimbledon will continue to be shown on Warner Bros. Discovery’s channels and platforms following a new long-term rights extension with The All England Lawn Ten... More
BBC Studios Rolls Out FAST Channels on Pluto TV Across EMEA (DTVE)
BBC Studios will roll out three new Top Gear FAST channels on Pluto TV over the coming months in the Nordics, in addition to its existing Top Gear FAST channel available in the reg... More
Reaching Global Audiences Through AI-Enhanced Localisation (Vubiquity Insights)
The rise and subsequent ubiquity of streaming services has created a world where it’s possible to create content that can be seen and embraced by a global audience. This is only ... More
Netflix Racked Up 90B Views in the Second Half on 2023 (Señal News)
The platform published its viewership report from July to December 2023, revealing the most watched titles came from a variety of genres, from drama and kids to comedy, action and ... More
Ampere Analysis: Growing Fatigue with Online Video Services is Increasing the Risk of Subscriber Churn
Ampere’s latest consumer research shows that Internet users are becoming increasingly overwhelmed with the number of online video services they have access to. As of Q1 2024, acr... More
Red Bee Media Partners with Who’s Watching TV to Deliver Services to World Poker Tour
The partnership entails WPT contracting for the WWTV Explorer Service, a program and schedule analysis tool that provides access to comprehensive TV programming, past and future li... More
The Rise of FAST Channels (RSG Media Blog)
The television industry is undergoing a significant transformation with the emergence of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV channels. These Streaming Services that are accessed via a l... More
Frustration (and Hope) for Sports Fans in the Era of Streaming TV (Xperi Blog)
For sports fans in the streaming era, finding the games they want to watch remains one of the most complicated discovery tasks. There are many reasons for this: distribution rights... More
UK’s Freely Officially Launches (TV Tech)
Freely—the new streaming service backed by Britain’s leading broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5—is now available through the next generation of smart TVs now on s... More
Paramount Streaming’s CEO on the Future of Free Streaming (FastCompany)
As streaming services continue to raise prices, customers have turned to more affordable options. Free ad-supported TV (or FAST) allows viewers to watch a variety of programming fr... More