This spring, households in Norway are paying an average of NOK 602 (€52.24) per month for TV and streaming content. according to Mediavision’s latest analysis of the Norwegian media market. It means that household spend on TV and streaming has grown 3 per cent, compared to the same period last year. Above all, what drives […]

As video providers proliferate, viewers are excited about the volume of shows to choose from. But increasingly they face a logistical problem: with so much to choose from, Hub Entertainment Research seeks to establish how they decide what to watch from a vast sea of options. Provider brands are losing their impact Streaming marketers have […]

While free shipping of online purchases remains the most valuable feature of retail membership bundles (RMBs) Amazon Prime and Walmart+, subscription streaming video services play an important role in how members perceive the bundle’s value, according to The Role of Video in Retail Membership Bundles report from home-video insights firm, Aluma. Prime Video is the […]

Household penetration for paid streaming services in Sweden increased by 9 percent in the first quarter, compared to the same period in 2022, reports Mediavision. This is a significant shift, after a period of relatively slow growth. Now, close to 70 per cent of households in Sweden have at least one paid streaming service, either […]

Global AVoD revenues for TV series and movies will reach $91 billion (€83bn) in 2028, up from $41 billion in 2022, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will contribute 41 per cent to the 2028 total; adding $20 billion between 2022 and 2028. By 2028, nine […]

BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore has declared the Corporation is “punching way above its weight” in terms of its performance compared with major streaming services. Speaking to the UK Broadcasting Press Guild in London, Moore admitted the broadcaster was facing “tough” financial challenges, but confirmed that the content budget was largely protected, with cuts […]

Marketing data and analytics company Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the British streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the following behaviours within the VoD market between January to March 2023: VoD-enabled households that subscribed to at least one video streaming service in Great Britain fell to […]

Black Americans over-index for using free OTT services compared to the total market, with four in five (80 per cent) using them within the past month, compared to 69 per cent of consumers overall. In fact, usage of free OTT services among Black audiences has grown tremendously from 13 per cent since 2019, according to […]

Global OTT TV episode and movies revenues will reach $235 billion (€212bn) in 2028, up by $81 billion from $154 billion on 2022, according to the Global OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. About $17 billion will be added in 2023 alone. AVoD will grow faster than SVoD. AVoD […]

When it comes to streaming, FAST (free ad-supported television) continues to gain traction at a rapid rate among both American and international audiences. That surge in popularity, though, has also made it increasingly difficult for distributors to accurately manage data tied to FAST content. Whip Media – the leading enterprise software platform and data provider […]