After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
OMDIA
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: How online video can stand out amid a “tyranny of choice”
Netflix’s personalized homepage may drive viewership, but more and more people are looking beyond online…
2 min read
Roku & Apollo team for minority stake bid on Lionsgate’s Starz
Roku has partnered with private equity firm, and former Endemol Shine co-owner, Apollo Global Management…
4 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking India’s surging streaming ecosystem
India’s SVOD subscriber numbers soared by more than a third in 2021 to reach 73…
1 min read
Exclusive: AVOD set to boom with $259bn annual revenue by 2025
AVOD streamers are set to flourish over the next three years and will hit revenues…
4 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Plugging the US cord-cutter’s content gap with virtual pay-TV
As an increasing number of US viewers cut the cord and their access to linear…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney+ is aligning Star with Hulu for int’l growth
The long-term viability of streaming has been under the spotlight in recent weeks but Disney’s…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Why Lat Am pay-TV is susceptible to lost live sports exclusivity
With SVOD services in the region now transmitting live sports, Lat Am pay-TV providers face…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring MENA’s booming content market
MENA’s streaming potential is being tapped across AVOD and SVOD, but who are the main…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: “No renaissance for traditional TV” as online video reigns
Dramatic change has been experienced by the TV and video business over the past couple…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Why language puts US and France ahead on channel choice
The US and France stand apart in terms of the number of channels available to…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Who’s ahead of the game in global channel reach?
As more brands go global, the battle to place content in front of the greatest…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring the soaring cost of content
As competition in the subscription streaming market heats up, production budgets are getting bigger. Omdia’s…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking Netflix & Amazon’s European drama plans
WarnerMedia, ViacomCBS and NBCUniversal are ramping up competition in an already crowded streaming ecosystem in…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Who’s watching what on Netflix?
Netflix remains the largest global streaming service, yet many details of how its content is…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: The global view on TV household share decline
Consumer behaviour is changing and a younger audience base is increasingly turning away from the…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Where next for Lat Am as OTT overtakes pay-TV?
Adam Thomas and Sarah Henschel, analysts at TBI sister research group Omdia, reflect on the…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: How feature production is evolving worldwide
News that Netflix has struck a new long-term deal at Longcross Studios in the UK…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Diving into Asia & Oceania’s streaming potential
Pay-TV is stagnating in Asia and growth has already largely come to a halt in…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Predicting the future & effects of digital ad growth
Online advertising will account for more than 70% of worldwide ad revenue by 2025. As…
1 min read
Disney to surpass Netflix Southeast Asian subs by end of 2021
Disney+ Hotstar is expected to overtake Netflix in the Southeast Asia region by the end…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: What the future holds for day-and-date VOD releases
Charlotte Jones, principal analyst, cinema, at research powerhouse Omdia, explores how, as major cinema releases…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Sizing up South-Eastern Asia’s streaming potential
South-Eastern Asia is a hotbed of streaming activity, with global and regional operators looking to…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Picking out pay TV patterns in North America
Pay TV in North America is a market in decline, yet revenues remain higher than…
2 min read
US AVOD use drops by 10% in less than six months as market cools
The number of US AVOD users has dropped by 10% in less than six months,…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Digging into the MENA OTT boom
Max Signorelli, senior analyst for entertainment at research powerhouse Omdia, examines the current state of…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Why Amazon expanded streaming in India
Kia Ling Teoh, senior analyst for TV, video & advertising at research powerhouse Omdia, explores…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring streamers’ spending habits in 2021
Tim Westcott, senior principal analyst for channels and programming at research powerhouse Omdia, tells Richard…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Where US streamers are looking for global originals
Tim Westcott, senior principal analyst, channels and programming at research powerhouse Omdia, explores which countries…
2 min read
Netflix & Disney+ Hotstar account for 78% of SVOD revenues in India, after surge in subs
Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar accounted for 50% of all SVOD subscribers in India in 2020…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Plotting the next moves for pay TV & SVOD
SVOD services boomed in 2020 as locked down viewers turned to on-demand viewing for…