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SVOD
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Netflix expecting 700 originals by year-end
Pay streaming giant Netflix expects its US$8 billion content investment in 2018 to result in…
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Hub: À la carte tastier than bundled pay TV
Existing pay TV bundles are getting less and less attractive to consumers and à la…
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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…
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TBI Weekly: Originals propel local SVOD success
This week, MTG revealed its Nordic SVOD service Viaplay has seen positive results as the…
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Stats show SVOD net Viaplay climbed 25% last year as new original arises
Nordic subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay saw viewing time increase by 25% during 2017, according to…
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Amazon adapts space opera novel Consider Phlebas
Amazon Prime Video is set to adapt Iain M. Banks (pictured) novel Consider Phlebas with…
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Netflix to open Future Strategy Office as Korean sitcom
Netflix is set to launch a new South Korean sitcom with YG Entertainment, a music…
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Viacom streaming app Nick Jr. Play goes int’l
Nickelodeon has launched its preschool streaming app, Nick Jr. Play, on the international market. As…
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Kwesé acquires ‘significant stake’ in Iflix SVOD service
Econoet Media-owned pay TV provider Kwesé has acquired a “significant stake” in Iflix Africa. The…
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Report: Fox News to launch subscription streaming service
Fox News is reportedly planning to launch a standalone subscription streaming service later this year…
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Netflix agrees first MENA operator deal with OSN
Netflix has agreed its first partnership in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region…
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SVOD service use is not led by demographics – Kagan
Media research group Kagan has found that digital entertainment behaviour, rather than demographics, best identifies…
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France Télévisions should drop SVOD plan, says ex-programing chief
France Télévisions should abandon its plan for a new subscription video-on-demand platform and transform existing…
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YouTube TV ups price and adds Turner channels
YouTube TV is set to up its price from US$35 to US$40 per month, has…
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Netflix picks up Marie Kondo series on ‘the magic of tidying up’
Netflix has ordered an unscripted series with author and home organisation guru Marie Kondo (pictured),…
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Netflix stubs out weed comedy Disjointed
Netflix has axed marijuana store comedy Disjointed after one season on the platform. The multi-camera…
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Ryan Murphy exits Fox for exclusive $300m Netflix deal
Netflix has pulled off perhaps its biggest production coup to date by prising US super-producer…
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Kagan: European SVOD revenues to reach $6.8bn in 2022
The European subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market is due to reach revenues of US$6.8 billion in…
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Netflix signs Daily Show’s Michelle Wolf for talk show
Daily Show’s Michelle Wolf has landed her own weekly Netflix half-hour talk show, set to…
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BBC reports ‘best year ever’ for streaming service iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC has said the iPlayer recorded its “best year ever in 2017”…
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Alibaba bolsters VOD services with Disney toons deal
Chinese conglomerate Alibaba has signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company that will bolster…
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NBC’s Jennifer Salke replaces Roy Price at Amazon Studios
NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke is set to become Amazon Studio’s head of content, replacing…
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Netflix reveals viewers’ ‘first binges’
Netflix data has revealed the top ten titles most likely to first get viewers to…
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Amazon joins first All3-produced Liberty Global drama
Amazon Prime Video has boarded a first high-end drama from All3Media, which is producing for…
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Netflix influences viewing habits even in non-core genres – study
Having a popular content brand name like Netflix remains a key driver in picking up…
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Content deals bite as Hulu losses sting Disney for $250m
Hulu’s successes in acquired and original programming are coming at a cost. Hulu backer The…
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Amazon develops Western with Arnie
Amazon Studios is developing a Western drama set in the 1800s with former California governor…
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Fox names new digital president
Fox Networks Group (FNG) has promoted from within for a new leader of its Digital…
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Disney’s ESPN streaming service set for US spring launch
Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, ESPN Plus, is due to launch in the US this…
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SVOD net Acorn coproducing comedy original with ABC
Subscription VOD service Acorn TV is pushing deeper into original programming through the coproduction of…