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PCCW strikes new content deals to drive subscriber growth and boost visibility through partnershipsAugust 13, 2019Hong Kong’s leading pay TV operator Now TV has signed a content deal with the multi-platform media company BeIN Sports for the Hong Kong broadcast rights of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which will be held across 12 cities in Japan between September and November 2019. Meanwhile, the PCCW-owned pan-regional OTT video streaming service Viu announced its first content collaboration with Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific in August 2019.Subscribers Only
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YouTube beyond advertisingSeptember 11, 2018In the decade or so since YouTube's launch, numerous competitors have swarmed to the free-to-view online video sector including Facebook and Amazon's Twitch in an attempt to draw audiences away from the worlds largest online video platform.Subscribers Only
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Amazon Channels launch in JapanAugust 03, 2018Amazon Japan started offering Amazon Channels with 20 channels available for its Prime Video users to subscribe on 14th June 2018. The Genre of channels range from movies, TV programs and sports to music, news, documentaries and hobby/culture.
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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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Spotify and Tencent Agree “Strategic Collaboration”December 05, 2017Spotify and Tencent have agreed a share swap and investment deal. The exact terms between the streaming music company and the Chinese internet giant have not been revealed but industry publications have reported that under the deal Spotify and Tencent Music Entertainment TME) will get 10% of each other’s businesses. TME, which is majority-owned by Tencent is the leading music streaming service in China powering offers from QQ Music, KuGou and Kuwo. In addition to the stock swap Tencent has acquired a stake in Spotify by purchasing shares from existing backers.
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Australian broadcaster unveils new OTT serviceNovember 22, 2017Australian commercial free-to-air TV broadcaster Seven Network will launch 7plus, its new over-the-top (OTT) digital video streaming service, in November 2017. 7plus will feature exclusive original commissions in addition to live and on demand content.
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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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Netflix commissions Australian original seriesMay 22, 2017Netflix has commissioned Tidelands, a primetime drama series, as its latest investment in local Australian content. Tidelands will debut exclusively on Netflix and premiere worldwide. The first season will have 10 episodes that run for 50 minutes each. Production will start in Queensland, Australia during 2018 by Brisbane-based Hoodlum Entertainment. There is no release date for the new series.Subscribers Only
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Hong Kong satellite pay TV service to closeFebruary 27, 2017TVB Network Vision (TVBNV) will surrender its domestic pay TV programme service licence in favour of an OTT service. TVBNV informed the Hong Kong Government and the Communications Authority in January 2017 of its decision to discontinue the pay TV business citing rampant online piracy, proliferation of OTT services and a downturn of Hong Kong’s economy in recent years.Subscribers Only
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TV providers jostle for position down underNovember 20, 2016The Australian Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVoD) market is undergoing a major shake-up as the battle for viewers between pay TV and OTT services heats up.Subscribers Only
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Netflix Global content strategyAugust 09, 2016Netflix executed its global expansion plan in a single step in January 2016 by launching in 130 new territories simultaneously. This report examines Netflix’s content consumption and content strategy.Subscribers Only
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Updated forecasts for Netflix Global subscribers and revenuesAugust 03, 2016IHS Markit have added annual forecasts for over 110 countries, including Russia, Poland, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, South Africa and othersSubscribers Only
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China’s enforcement of its latest content regulations shakes foreign media companiesApril 27, 2016China has started implementing its latest content regulations, and big foreign companies are feeling the impact. DisneyLife, the on demand streaming service by Walt Disney and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has gone offline not long after the suspension of Apple's iTunes Movies and iBooks stores in China. Both services had their services operated for less than a year in China, and become unavailable since April 2016.Subscribers Only
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Video Intelligence forecasts extended to 2020April 11, 2016IHS has extended the DVD and Blu-ray Disc retail and rental forecasts published in the Video Intelligence service for all territories and regions through to 2020.Subscribers Only
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Disney partners with Alibaba to launch DisneyLife in ChinaDecember 17, 2015The Walt Disney Company and the Alibaba Group have announced a multi-year licence agreement to launch DisneyLife, a new on-demand streaming service, in China. China will the second market for DisneyLife, after its exclusive launch in the UK in late November.Subscribers Only
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Asian online video market intensifies as services revealed upcoming plans at the 2015 ATFDecember 05, 2015Asia TV Forum and Market (ATF) 2015 in Singapore was attended by international content sellers for traditional TV and digital distribution and Asian buyers. The conference’s focus was on content acquisition - industry players gathered to discuss acquisition of content across all genres and platforms, as well funding and co-production opportunities.
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Quickflix repositions toward the burgeoning Chinese marketJune 03, 2015Australian online video subscription company, Quickflix has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire a China-based content production company subject to satisfactory completion of further due diligence. Launched in 2003 as a DVD-by-post service, Quickflix launched a Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) streaming service in Australia during October 2011 followed by the expansion of its streaming service to New Zealand in May 2012. As such, the foray into China marks a new direction for the company.Subscribers Only
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Singtel eyes first mover advantage with launch of SVoD service in IndiaMay 29, 2015HOOQ, the online video platform backed by Singaporean telco giant Singtel, Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures, has launched its service in India. The subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service features 5,000 Hollywood movie and series titles and over 10,000 local ones. priced at 199 rupees ($3.20) a month, HOOQ will allow subscribers to stream content on up to five devices including PCs, smartphones and tablets.Subscribers Only
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Netflix arrives in Australia and New Zealand in March 2015November 21, 2014Global online video service Netflix has announced that it is going to enter Australia and New Zealand in March 2015. Outside the USA, Netflix is already available in Canada, Latin America, the UK and Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium. Australia and New Zealand bring the number of countries with the service to more than 50.Subscribers Only
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Movie Market Monitor Insight: Physical Retail & Rental ConsumptionWorldwide consumption for transactional movies on physical disc retail and rentalSeptember 23, 2014This insight examines transactional retail and rental consumption for physical discs across North America, Western Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.Subscribers Only
