All SVOD articles
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Executive Interviews
IBC Conference: How AVOD is thriving while BVOD and SVOD feel the strain
Boasting 80 million active monthly users and 2.1% of total TV time in the US, David Salmon, EVP and MD of International at AVOD Tubi explains how the company has found success through an extensive, yet diverse library. George Jarrett reports.
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News
UK’s SVOD subscriptions cross 20 million barrier for first time
For the first time, more than 20m UK homes now have access to subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, according to audience measurement organisation Barb.
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Executive Interviews
IBC Conference: Solving the “common challenge” for pay TV operators
Orange’s Chem Assayag navigates the challenges facing modern broadcasters and how to develop a service proposition that captures customers in an increasingly crowded and competitive marketplace.
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News
Gen Z swerves traditional broadcast TV, finds Ofcom
For the first time, less than half of 16-24-year-olds are now watching broadcast TV in an average week, according to Ofcom’s annual study into the UK’s media habits.
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Executive Interviews
IBC Conference: How Virgin is “reimagining the traditional TV format”
Curated local content, integration with the TV guide, and programmatic advertising are keys to Virgin MediaO2’s FAST strategy.
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Daily News
Sure bets for monetisation with Magnaquest
Subscriber management, billing and CRM systems specialist Magnaquest Technologies will be showcasing its flagship product Sure in Hall 5.
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News
Netflix and Amazon dominate commissions of streaming originals
Netflix and Amazon accounted for more than half (53%) of all SVOD commissions globally in the first quarter of 2024, according to a new report by Ampere Analysis.
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News
Technicolor Group appoints Marc-Antoine d’Halluin as Chairman
Technicolor Group – the parent company of MPC, The Mill, Mikros Animation and Technicolor Games – has appointed Marc-Antoine d’Halluin as Chairman of its board of directors.
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Daily News
Accedo and Brightcove collaborate with Iraq’s Al Sharqiya Group
Accedo and Brightcove announced a collaboration with Al Sharqiya Group to enhance its 1001 streaming service with the introduction of one of Iraq’s first subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms, alongside live linear channels.
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News
Richard Young appointed Managing Director of Little Dot’s History Hit
UK-based digital content studio and media network Little Dot Studios has appointed Richard Young as Managing Director of History Hit and FAST.
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News
Three platforms account for 85% of SVOD viewing in Europe
Three services - Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ - account for 85% of viewing time on subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms in Europe, according to a new report from the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO).
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News
Eastern Europe OTT revenues to climb 82% by 2029
Streaming revenues for 22 Eastern European countries will climb 82% by 2029, according to new figures from Digital Research.
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News
BBC defies UK scripted commissioning downturn
The BBC commissioned half of all scripted content in the UK last year, according to a new report by Ampere Analysis.
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News
Netflix predicted to lose Arabic streaming leadership to Shahid VIP
Netflix is predicted to lose its SVOD market leadership in Arabic countries in the next five years, according to a report by Digital TV Research.
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News
Africa to add nine million SVOD subscriptions
Sub-Saharan Africa will have 16 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up from seven million at the end of 2023, according to research by Digital TV Research.
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News
UK screen industry valued at £12.5bn for 2023
Figures released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), Omdia, Kantar, Futuresource Consulting, and Official Charts Company have valued the UK screen industry at £12.5bn for 2023, a 5.6% YoY growth in a year when the UK Box Office topped £1bn for the first time since the pandemic. This ...
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News
Peak TV has come to abrupt end says Ampere Analysis report
The number of scripted US series releases fell to 481 in 2023 as a result of strike action and a downturn in the original content boom, according to new figures from Ampere Analysis.
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News
Warner Bros. Discovery Acquires Turkish Streamer BluTV
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has acquired Turkish entertainment SVOD platform BluTV.