Nearly half of US consumers are unwilling to pay for even one streaming on-demand service, according to Parrot Analytics’ Global Television Demand Report. The report, which focuses on the first …
On Tuesday, the day after his death, rapper XXXTentacion broke the single-day global streaming record on Spotify, a mark previously held by Taylor Swift. His song “SAD!” racked up 10.4 …
Netflix is going behind bars. The streamer has ordered a new series of “Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons,” the factual series that looks inside notorious jails. The SVOD service acquired …
/.c-breadcrumbs Sony’s E3 2018 Showcase ran deep rather than wide, with in-depth looks at a few highly anticipated games and only a small dose of surprises. Missed the press conference? …
Facebook is no longer the most popular online platform among US teens, with more now claiming to use YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat, according to the Pew Research Centre. The ‘Teens, …
/.c-breadcrumbs /.l-article__header /.c-featured-media Hotstar remains India’s most popular OTT video streaming platform, according to data from mobile advertising and Internet service provider Jana. Hotstar is controlled by 21st Century Fox …
Netflix has priced a bond offering of US$1.9 billion, which it plans to use for “general corporate purposes” – including content acquisitions, production and development. The senior note offering was …
/.c-breadcrumbs Treeti, a new blockchain network for entertainment business co-founded by former MGM, Sony, and Starz marketing executive Amorette Jones, is partnering with the Independent Filmmaker Project. IFP helps budding …
Warner Music Group has acquired Sodatone, a tech start-up founded in 2016 that uses technology for A&R insight, the company announced today. The company’s proprietary technology combines streaming, social …
/.c-breadcrumbs March 26, 2018 6:30AM PT Spotify Projects Slower Growth, 90 Million-Plus Subscribers by End of 2018 /.l-article__header /.c-featured-media Spotify expects revenue to grow by around 20 to 30 percent …
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and commercial broadcasters Atresmedia and Mediaset plan to launch a joint OTT TV platform that could see them compete with the likes of Netflix, Movistar+, HBO …
/.c-breadcrumbs /.l-article__header /.c-featured-media Americans are watching more streaming video than ever — and they now pay an estimated $2 billion each month on subscription-video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. …
/.c-featured-media Apple has been working on the development of its own display screens, according to a new report from Bloomberg. It’s the first time the company has developed its own …
The Walt Disney Company has restructured to create a worldwide division that will house international operations and its upcoming streaming services. Disney senior executive VP and chief strategy officer Kevin …
Latin America is due to add fewer than five million additional pay TV subscribers between 2017 and 2023 as OTT services deepen penetration in the region, according to new a …
Global SVOD subs will hit 450 million in four years The rise of subscription on-demand services seems unstoppable. The number of households worldwide that pay for streaming video services like …
Netflix kids films to Chinese SVOD net through Air Bud deal Four kids films recently produced for Netflix are headed for China through a deal on-demand service iQiyi …
