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Streaming’s Big Draw? Day-and-Date Movies (THR)
U.S. adults are willing to pay between $13 and $17 per month for a streamer that includes new movie releases, a THR/Morning Consult poll finds.... More
Adobe: Pandemic Shift Permanent, e-Commerce to Hit $1T in 2022 (Forbes)
During the first 12 months of the pandemic, from March, 2020 to February, 2021, Americans spent $844 billion online. During 2020, which included pre-pandemic months, online spendin... More
From Challenges to Growth: Five Digital Trends to Watch
Harnessing the power of an interconnection platform to thrive in a post-pandemic world.... More
HBO Max Will Get a Cheaper, Ad-Supported Tier in June (Ars Technica)
HBO Max will also launch in 21 new territories in Europe by the end of 2021.... More
Video Game Revenue Soars, New Consoles Key (MP)
Video-game revenues - games, consoles and accessories - continue to spike, up 35% in February to a record $4.6 billion, according to the NPD Group. The uptick has been pushed in pa... More
Streaming Takes Center Ice in NHL-Disney Rights Deal (Next TV)
A template for future agreements as convergence approaches.... More
Top Mobile Gaming Trends for 2021 (Arm Blueprint)
Arm gaming experts review independent analysis of market shifts and outline the “Magnificent Seven” top mobile gaming trends for 2021, from 5G and augmented reality to cloud ga... More
CHESA Helps Spotify Scale Out Post Production
CHESA worked with Ben Meadors, Manager of Post Production at Spotify, to design a system so now on-premise content is stored on Open Drives shared storage in multiple geographic lo... More
Game Streaming, eSports to Grow to $3.5B by 2025 (DTE)
According to a new study, the market’s value will rise from $2.1 billion in 2021, representing growth of over 70% over the next four years.... More
BritBox to Launch on Amazon Prime Video Channels (BTN)
The launch will make BritBox available on over 40 million devices, representing 90% of video-on-demand homes.... More
Amazon Wants to be the Exclusive Provider of All Thursday NFL Games Starting in 2023 (CNBC)
Amazon is open to producing all Thursday night NFL games for its Prime Video streaming platform.... More
Viewers Will Pay No More Than $15.16 for Premium VOD Movies (BTN)
A new report is warning operators are fast approaching the ceiling for the amount viewers are willing to pay in purchasing a VOD movie.... More
Record Year for Smart Speakers (DTE)
More than 150 million smart speakers were sold in 2020, a new report has revealed. A positive holiday shopping season contributed to a positive year in which the market grew to a r... More
How Disney Plus Wins by Breaking All the Rules of Streaming
Disney has the luxury of an enormous library that allows it to sit back on its haunches and not worry too much about generating new content.... More
IBM, Recording Academy Debut New Fan Experience
IBM announced the launch of GRAMMY Debates with Watson, a new digital fan experience, powered by IBM Watson's natural language processing capabilities and cloud technologies. (more... More
North American OTT Market to Double in Revenue by 2026 (DTE)
The US, which is the world’s most mature OTT market and home to the world’s leading SVOD services, will see revenues more than double despite its maturity.... More
Why Star is Disney’s Next Big Salvo in Its Streaming War With Netflix (THR)
The family-friendly Hollywood giant bets that more adult programming will help boost subscribers — at the risk of brand confusion. ... More
Lionsgate Teams With Sony in New Home Entertainment Pact (Deadline)
Lionsgate will continue to maintain its own independent sales and marketing teams while leveraging Sony’s supply chain and distribution services.... More
Gaming is Emerging as Next Dominant Tech Platform (Media Post)
Bringing ads to premium video games will absolutely require amazing ads, with really great, relevant creative. Sticking in ads from programmatic feeds or taking any old ad off TV o... More
ViacomCBS Unveils Streaming Strategy (BTN)
Due to launch in the US, Canada and 18 Latin American countries on March 4, Paramount+ will have two pricing tiers available to U.S. subscribers that marry the best of live and on-... More
