- AVODs: U.S. Users Hit 17%; Audience Older, Less Wealthy Than SVODs'
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Nearly one in five U.S. internet users report watching AVOD services in Q3 -- up from 13% in Q3 2019, per Ampere Analysis research, which also finds that AVODs and ...
- Amazon, Apple Could See Long-Term Gains, Become Bigger Rivals To Netflix
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Amazon and Apple could gain ground on industry leader Netflix, according to one analyst, due to their staying power. "SVOD and given OTT products are not their core business [and] ...
- Nearly A Quarter Of Streaming Adults Use AVOD Regularly
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Compared to 21% of streaming adults who use AVOD regularly, 69% report watching subscription-based video services/SVODs regularly, and 10% report watching virtual MVPDs regularly, according to a just-released VAB sur ...
- AVOD Vs. SVOD? That's A False Choice, Say ViacomCBS's DeBevoise And Others
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, October 2, 2020
The ad-supported versus subscription-supported question is becoming increasingly irrelevant, according to executives from major entertainment companies, AVODs, SVODs and tech partners alike. ...
- Peacock Premium Plus Adds Offline Downloads
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Users of the free Peacock version can try the offline access feature by taking a seven-day free trial to the premium tier. ...
- Global SVOD Subscriptions, Revenue To Double By 2025, Big Gains For Netflix, Disney+, Amazon: Study
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 28, 2020
Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video will control half the world's subscription-video on demand users by 2025, according to a new survey. ...
- TV, Video Devices Grow To 1.1 Billion, Samsung Has Top 14% Share
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 4, 2020
TV and video streaming devices have grown to 1.15 billion devices worldwide, with Samsung the leading brand in global share, Strategy Analytics says. ...
- Nielsen Finds Most-Watched SVOD Show Is Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy'
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Thursday, September 3, 2020
With 3.011 billion gross minutes viewed, the launch of the second season of Netflix original series "The Umbrella Academy" was by far the most-watched program on subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, ...
- 78% Of U.S. Households Now Have One Leading SVOD Service; 55% Have Two Or More
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, September 1, 2020
In comparison, in 2018, 69% reported subscribing to Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu, reports Leichtman Research Group. And 40% of U.S. adults now stream an SVOD daily. ...
- Streamers Still Watch Lots Of Linear... But 5% Of OTT Viewers Get No Linear Ads
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, August 21, 2020
People who consistently watch multiple hours of streamed content each week also watch many hours of broadcast and basic cable. But brands seeking mass-market reach these days may need to ...
- Consumer Home Entertainment Spend Up 26% In 1H, SVOD Up 37%
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, August 21, 2020
Total spending on digital formats, including EST and VOD, as well as subscription streaming, also rose 37%, according to studio sales data reported by DEG. ...
- Verizon Wireless Sweetens The Pot, Offers Free Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu Streamers
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Monday, August 17, 2020
Cell phone subscribers contemplating changing carriers once used to compare service plans and coverage. Now they need to compare streaming video deals, too. ...
- Apple TV+ Scores First-Look Deal With Scorsese
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, August 12, 2020
The multi-year deal is for both film and TV projects. ...
- Disney Now Bowing 'Mulan' For $30 On Disney+; Launching International Streamer
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Disney, which suffered a net loss of $5 billion in its third quarter, will also bow "Mulan" in theaters in some countries where that is an option. But the "Mulan" ...
- WarnerMedia: Max Skewing Younger Than Original HBO; 'Friends' Is No.1 Show
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Nearly a quarter of Max viewers are between 18 and 24, says the company, which also says that Max's average weekly time-spent is so far 70% higher than HBO Now's ...
- Apple TV To Amp Up Original Movies Following Hanks' 'Greyhound' Hit
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, July 27, 2020
Apple is considering investing in about a dozen new original flicks per year, including two to four blockbuster-level projects, says a report. ...
- BritBox To Expand Into Up To 25 Countries
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, July 27, 2020
The SVOD recently reached 1 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, its first two markets, and is now growing rapidly in its U.K. home market, where it launched last ...
- Quibi Wins First Battle In Patent Lawsuit: Turnstyle Injunction Denied
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, July 15, 2020
As part of a patent suit filed against Quibi by Eko, a judge has denied Eko's request to enjoin Quibi from using its adaptable-viewing Turnstyle feature. The judge did not ...
- SVODs Amping Up Use Of YouTube, Facebook; Trailers Being Mixed With Other Formats
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, July 14, 2020
SVODs upped their use of the social platforms, looking to grab share of sheltering-at-home consumers' expanded streaming time. Promo format profiles differ by service. ...
- 40% Of Global SVOD Subscriptions To Come Via Smartphones By 2025
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, July 7, 2020
The average smartphone SVOD subscriber will pay for 1.8 such subscriptions, on average, projects Digital TV Research. ...
- YouTube TV Hikes Price By $15, Adds Viacom Channels
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, July 1, 2020
The Google-owned SVOD blamed the increase, to $65, on the rising costs of content -- while touting its addition of ViacomCBS channels and various user convenience features. ...
- OTT Churn Rate Jumps To 41% In Q1, As More Viewers Sample Services
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Churn rates for OTT services overall rose 6 percentage points versus Q1 2019, reports Parks Associates, which points to more extended sampling trials as the competitive field continues to exp ...
- 'Gone With The Wind' To Return To HBO Max With Contextual Intro
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, June 16, 2020
The intro is being provided by black scholar and TCM host Jacqueline Stewart. But HBO Max isn't specifying a date for the return yet. ...
- eMarketer: OTT Time Spent To Rise 23%, Exceed An Hour For First Time
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, June 16, 2020
The acceleration is being driven not just by stay-at-home, but the boom in available content and increasing cord-cutting, says the research firm. ...
- HBO Max Replacing HBO Go; HBO Now Rebranded As HBO; Max Has 1.7M Downloads To Date
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, June 15, 2020
WarnerMedia is attempting to clear up consumer confusion around the three services bearing the HBO brand as it moves to eventually consolidate all of them into HBO Max -- as ...
- Connected TV Viewing Remains High As States Re-Open, Legacy TV Back To Pre-COVID Levels
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 4, 2020
As states begin to re-open, Nielsen says traditional TV viewing has drifted back to historical levels while connected TV usage remains high. ...
- Most Sports Fans Worldwide Have Pay TV, More Than Half Also Watch On Pirated Platforms
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 4, 2020
Of those who watch pirated sports content, 42% view it on a daily basis. Limited local sports TV access is a main reason, an international study by Ampere Analysis for ...
- 2025 Global Outlook: Disney+, Netflix To Add 460M Subs; Pay TV To Add 35M, See Revenue Drop 26%
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, May 29, 2020
Global SVOD to be dominated by five platforms with combined paid subscribers totaling 1.2 billion, according to a new Digital TV Research projections that factor in the effects of COVID ...
- WarnerMedia Hiring 200 On Eve Of HBO Max Launch
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Most hires are engineers, who will help ensure a critically important seamless tech launch for the SVOD version on May 27, and work on launching an AVOD version and international ...
- AT&T CFO: COVID Not Altering HBO Max Launch Plans, Price Is Right
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, May 13, 2020
AT&T remains confident that HBO Max's additional content and appeal to the whole family will win subscribers at a price that's the same as HBO, but considerably higher than competitors ...
