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SVOD
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Netflix subs to hit 128m thanks to int’l growth
Netflix’s subscriber count is tipped to reach 128 million by 2022, with the number of…
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Sundance orders first SVOD scripted series
New US streaming service Sundance Now has become the latest SVOD platform to order an…
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Consumers ‘spend more than ever on TV services’
The average consumer is spending “more than ever before” on TV services by combining pay…
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Barclays launches £100m SVOD fund
Barclays has launched a £100 million (US$125.6 million) for fund TV production in the UK….
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Netflix use in US tops DVR for the first time
For the first time, more US adults now report having Netflix in their home than…
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INTV: Hulu’s studio plans ‘hinge upon int’l’
Hulu’s creative chief, Craig Erwich, has said plans to set up its own in-house studio…
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International Netflix subs set to overtake US
Subscribers from the 130 countries Netflix expanded to last year account for just 5% of…
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Amazon hires FMI’s Brown as Euro originals chief
Amazon Studios has hired FremantleMedia International’s Georgia Brown as its first director of original television…
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C More extends SVOD service
TV4 Group-owned C More is launching its subscription video-on-demand service in Finland as part of…
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Amazon to maintain originals investment
Amazon’s increased spend on original content will “continue in 2017 and likely beyond”, as it…
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BBC, ITV, AMC pact for BritBox US SVOD service
The UK’s two largest broadcasters and The Walking Dead cable net AMC are joining forces…
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New launches will drive Amazon’s SVOD share
Netflix will become less dominant in western European SVOD over the next five years as…
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Amazon snags local content ahead of India launch
Amazon has inked another deal for streaming rights to local movies ahead of its launch…
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James Bond spies Canadian SVOD deal
CraveTV has scooped the rights to the James Bond library of films, giving it classic…
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Netflix growth ‘slowing’ in big European markets
US streaming service Netflix is seeing subs growth slow in major European territories, according to…
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Former AMC int’l chief: ‘niche SVOD is the future’
Niche SVOD services will continue to gain ground in a world where launching new linear…
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Viewpoint: SVOD’s niche future
What do such disparate brands as CBS All Access, CrunchyRoll, WWE Network and Eros on…
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SVOD-only households on the rise
The proportion of homes ditching traditional TV and exclusively taking an SVOD service is on…
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TBI DISTRIBUTOR SURVEY 2016: SVOD boom, stacking issues?
Netflix and its streaming counterparts have shaken up the traditional TV market in an unprecedented…
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MTG launches SVOD in the Baltics
The Modern Times Group is launching its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltics, taking on…
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Netflix dominates European SVOD
Subscription video-on-demand grew by 56% in Europe between 2014-15 and is expected to reach 50…
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CEE players mull Netflix rival, but face challenges
Regional broadcasters face multiple challenges in launching local SVOD services in CEE, but may have…
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US streaming market ‘approaching saturation’
The US video streaming market is showing the first signs that it is “approaching saturation”,…
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Netflix drives VOD boom in Australia
Use of VOD and SVOD in Australia will increase sharply with Netflix spurring much of…
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ITV exec says BBC, NBCU SVOD ‘a good idea’
ITV executive Simon Daglish said that an SVOD partnership between the broadcaster, BBC and NBCU…
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Canal+, iROKO launch African SVOD
Canal+ Group and African OTT TV operator iROKO have teamed up to launch a new…
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Australian SVOD market to grow 17-fold
Australian subscriptions to streaming services like Netflix, Presto and Stan will grow by a factor…
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Wuaki.tv extends kids SVOD call
Video-on-demand company Wuaki.tv is on the hunt for new local kids TV partners with whom…
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TBI Scripted December/January 2015/16
SVOD drama: Netflix and its SVOD counterparts have turned the TV drama world on its…
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Netflix on track for 115m global subs
Netflix will have 115 million paying subscribers across a 200-country footprint by 2020, according to…