OTT/Streaming
Ampere: New European Milestone for Netflix (BTN)
Netflix became the second largest TV group in Europe in revenue terms last year, according to the latest research by Ampere Analysis. TV revenue includes broadcast advertising inco... More
African OTT Market Set for Rapid Expansion (DTE)
The market is set for an explosion of growth over the coming years, with revenues increasing by well over US$1 billion from 2020.... More
U.S., Western Europe Streaming TV Hit All-Time High (RTN)
Driven by the phenomenon of compounding, both combining and adding to services, the rapid growth of streaming TV, accelerated even further in 2020 by Covid-19 and widespread lockdo... More
TAG Adds Dolby Atmos Support to Monitoring, Multiviewer Solution (TVBE)
Enables broadcasters to verify, validate and ensure error-free video and audio content delivery for MPEG-TS and OTT sources.... More
Wonder Woman 1984, Hamilton’s Three Biggest Lessons for Streaming (The Verge)
Wonder Woman 1984 and Hamilton were two of 2020’s biggest films — at least where streaming was concerned. Recent third-party data suggests both releases drove crowds of subscri... More
Asia’s Online Video Market Surpasses $30B as SVOD Subs Surge (Señal News)
SVOD has grown by 34% in 2020 to US$16.3bn in revenues, with China contributing 58%. YouTube is racking up the largest revenue in the area, taking up 60% of the total in the region... More
Shows on the Rise: January Premieres are Here! (TV Time)
The new year continues to usher in great television! With a rise ratio of 100%, Netflix crime-drama Lupin makes a strong debut at No. 1, just barely beating the release of docuseri... More
Young Consumers Watch as Much Online Video as Linear TV (Señal News)
13 to 24-year-old consumers who watch online videos at least weekly estimate that they watch 11.4 hours of non-TV online video content per week, nearly identical to the 11.8 hours ... More
Lionsgate Sets Premium VOD Release for New Comedy (THR)
Lionsgate's Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar comedy is headed to a premium VOD release after a planned July 16, 2020 theatrical launch was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.... More
Streaming Boom Reaches 2021 Crossroads (Deadline)
After a landmark year when several new billion-dollar streaming services jockeyed for attention, there is a big question greeting the new class as 2021 begins: Where from here?... More
Sony’s 360-Degree Audio is Coming to Streaming Video (The Verge)
The company says it’s working with record labels and service providers to start streaming video content with 360 Reality Audio later this year, and the first example will be a li... More
Analyst: Bundling is Next Step in Streaming Evolution (AT)
Bundling will characterise global TV throughout 2021 as the streaming TV boom forces a re-engineering of the TV value chain and the strategies for reaching the end viewer, accordin... More
Microsoft Azure, Firstlight Media to Power New Streaming Venture Struum (TVBE)
The Struum platform will be built on Microsoft Azure services like Azure Kubernetes Services and Azure DevOps.... More
Film Festival Flix to Host ‘Shtisel’ Season 3 Premiere
Film Festival Flix will host the world premiere of critically-acclaimed Israeli television drama, Shtisel, season 3, from producer Dikla Barkai. (more…)... More
African Pay TV Set to Soar Over Next Five Years (RTN)
A new study is predicting that nearly 17 million pay-TV subscribers will be added in Africa between 2020 and 2026 to take the total to 51 million.... More
VOD Subscriptions to Hit 2B by 2025 (TBI)
This represents a 65% increase from the end of 2020 and will primarily be driven by traditional broadcasters as they continue to pivot to streaming services to extend their reach a... More
BBC Studios to Launch Subscription Streaming Service in U.S., Canada (Deadline)
BBC Studios pulled the curtain back on its latest global streamer, BBC Select, which will go live across the U.S. and Canada early next year and is being characterized as a TV serv... More
Pai: ‘Must See TV’ is Now ‘Must Watch Internet’ (Next TV)
FCC chair says government has yet to recognize powerful video streaming competition.... More
Live Video Streams Powered by AWS Help Trip.com Inspire Asia Pacific Travelers
When travel began to slow this year, online travel agency Trip.com quickly pivoted its marketing strategy, opting to bring travel experiences to its more than 400 million customers... More
Shows on the Rise: ‘The Mess You Leave Behind’ Debuts at No. 1 (TV Time)
Netflix takes the lead this week starting with The Mess You Left Behind (No. 1).... More
