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AMC Theatres launches VOD service to take slice of digital movie transactions of its 20m loyalty membersOctober 18, 2019AMC Theatres, the largest exhibitor in the US, has entered the streaming business with a movies on-demand model offering close to 2,000 newer releases and library titles exclusively for its AMC Stubs loyalty members.
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UK broadcasters unite to compete with NetflixFebruary 28, 2019The BBC and ITV have confirmed plans to jointly launch a paid-for streaming service in the UK by the end of 2019. The service will be called BritBox and will offer mainly archive BBC and ITV shows alongside with original commissions made especially for the new service.Subscribers Only
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OSN to launch new flexible package and cut expensive sports programmingFebruary 22, 2019OSN, the Dubai-based pay TV operator, has officially launched a new TV service in Saudi Arabia and a number of Gulf countries. The new service, called El Farq, which means “The Difference” in Arabic, is a flexible entertainment package that does not tie up the subscriber with a long-term contract. El Farq offers monthly renewal options, precisely like the main OTT subscription services all around the globe. OSN claims El Farq will provide its subscribers in Saudi Arabia with value for money for several main reasons. First, because of its content offering which includes all six premium OSN film channels, out of a total of 56 channels for the whole package. Second because the price of 159 Saudi riyals ($43) per month is the cheapest price ever offered for an OSN high-tier package. Finally, OSN claims El Farq provides the subscriber with the option of a simple online purchase process and guarantees the latest children’s, lifestyle, movies and TV series programming for the whole family. Separately, OSN is shutting off most of its sports channels in an effort to better control programming costs. The operator will retain only the its cricket-programming channels OSN Sports Cricket HD and its bouquet of TEN Sports channels. OSN plans to replace this content with additional lifestyle content tailored for a female audience.Subscribers Only
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Revisions to the UK transactional movie and TV market forecastsNovember 26, 2018IHS Markit has made revisions to transactional movies and TV revenues generated in the UK video sector across pay TV and online platforms. The revisions are a result of improved visibility on transactions and revenues based on conversations and data reviews with key players in the market including major Hollywood studios, pay TV platforms and online services.Subscribers Only
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Amazon strikes major operator partnership dealMay 17, 2018The Amazon Prime Video app is to be made available via UK telco BT’s TV set-top boxes in June 2018, a major partnership deal for the global e-commerce and online video giant in one of its most developed markets.
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Netflix partners with OSN to grow its MENA subscriber baseFebruary 19, 2018MENA pay TV operator OSN has announced the signing of a partnership with Netflix. This deal is the first between Netflix and a pay TV operator across the MENA region. As a result of the partnership, OSN satellite subscribers will be able to access Netflix via a new hybrid set-top box, which OSN plans to launch at the end of the second quarter of 2018. Subscribers who will choose to access content from Netflix will not have to face a separate bill, instead they will be charged via their own OSN’ subscription.Subscribers Only
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Infographic: Popularity of Netflix across CEE in 2017December 15, 2017The infographic features a map showing Netflix subscriptions as a share of broadband households. This demonstrates the penetration the international service has achieved for its addressable audience over 2017 in each respective market. The infographic is using the updated data from IHS Markit, for service consumption as well as the measure of connected households.Subscribers Only
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HBO Go’s move to go standalone crystallises the path to unbundled future for the industryNovember 17, 2017Time Warner’s HBO has made subscription to its online video service, HBO Go, available on standalone basis in four markets of Central & Eastern Europe. With its timing, this is a smart move on the part of HBO. While the service is likely to turn out as an attractive offer for the target market, the move won't be pleasing to company's distributing telecom operator partners.
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A slow start for MENA subscription videoSeptember 29, 2017In a region famous for high levels of piracy and low bankcard penetation, subscription video services in MENA have struggled to have a substantial impact. Netflix and Amazon joined the market in 2016 amid a number of local and international companies all fighting for their place.Subscribers Only
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OSN launches new OTT platform WAVOAugust 17, 2017Middle East and North African pay TV provider OSN has launched a new online video service WAVO. WAVO offers access to TV, movie and sport content on a subscription basis without need of a fixed, long-term contract.Subscribers Only
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Amazon to close LoveFilm rental serviceAugust 15, 2017Amazon will close its DVD and Blu-Ray by mail service LoveFilm in the UK and Germany - its last remaining regions on 31st October this year. The termination comes 15 years after LoveFilm's original founding in 2002 as ‘DVDsOnTap’ and 6 years after Amazon’s acquisition of the brand in 2011.Subscribers Only
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Cross-Platform Television Viewing Time 2016July 24, 2017Analysis of changes in television viewing behaviour across broadcast and digital platforms across the big five European markets. In this report, IHS Markit analysts examine key trends across linear, PVR-timeshifted, pay-TV VoD and online video viewing.Subscribers Only
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BBC Store (Digital Retail) to close in NovemberMay 26, 2017BBC will close its digital retail store on the 1st of November 2017 (launched November 2015, covered by IHS here), citing growing demand for subscription services and demand for the retail store not being as strong as BBC had hoped for. Customers will be issued with a refund to their purchases, or Amazon vouchers with a slight markup, to repurchase their content. The BBC has commented that they are committed to helping consumers to find content via other services and platforms.
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First international launch of Amazon Channels in UK and GermanyMay 22, 2017Amazon has launched Amazon Channels, an offering of subscription channels and apps available to Amazon Prime customers, in the UK and Germany. Today's launch is the first time the service has been made available outside the US.
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iflix Arabia is now available in Middle East and North AfricaMay 11, 2017Southeast Asian online video service, iflix is now available in eight countries in Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt and Sudan. iflix partnered with Zain, a Kuwait-based MENA mobile operator, to establish a joint venture called iflix Arabia. iflix has set up a new regional headquarters for MENA in Dubai. iflix claims to be the only international online video subscription service with full scale localised operations in each of its territories and with global headcount of 700 staff across 24 offices worldwide.Subscribers Only
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Leading Polish video portal by Onet.pl has discontinued its subscription service VOD+February 10, 2017The Polish online video portal VOD.pl has ceased activities of VOD+, its subscription video on demand (SVoD) offering, 31 January 2017.
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Netflix pursues Polish marketAugust 12, 2016Netflix has identified Poland and Turkey as its next targets for service localisation, and in Poland has already introduced local pricing. Previously available for €7.99, €9.99 or €11.99 a month, it is now respectively priced at PLN 34, PLN 43 and PLN 52.Subscribers Only
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Wal-Mart sets sights on Amazon with acquisition of e-tailer Jet.comAugust 11, 2016Wal-Mart's acquisition of US e-tailer Jet.com is part of the brick-and-mortar giant's stated strategy to bolster its online businessSubscribers Only
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Now TV Combo takes SVoD firmly into the infrastructure businessJune 29, 2016Sky’s Now TV throws down the gauntlet to online video providers and low cost operator bundles alike, adding broadband internet and telephony services to their Now TV offer. The service which will launch in early July features a new streaming box which, like previous devices, is made by long term partner and part subsidiary; Roku. The slightly larger DMA is now capable of 1080p streaming, comes with a digital tuner for terrestrial broadcast, and adds live pause capabilities.Subscribers Only
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Amazon Launches Amazon Video Direct with Flexible Business Models for Content OwnersMay 12, 2016Amazon has launched Amazon Video Direct, which allows video content owners to specify a range of different business models to generate revenue from their content. Content rights are also granted to Amazon on a non-exclusive base, meaning that videos can be used on, or taken from, other video platforms associated with content owners.Subscribers Only
