Industry Updates

The U.S. consumers’ spending on SVOD apps grew 77 percent in 2017 26 January 2018

According to a report, the U.S. consumer spending on subscription video on demand (SVOD) apps grew 77 percent last year, totaling $781 million across the App Store and Google Play. The growth is magnified in the fourth quarter of 2017, … Continue reading

Polish SVOD market transformed by Netflix, Showmax, and Amazon Prime 26 January 2018

Polish internet users are quite catching up when it comes to online video consumption as 94% of Polish internet users watch long-form videos with 24% watching daily. According to study, users who watch videos on a daily basis are aged … Continue reading

Bell Media and Lionsgate introduce Starz to Canada 26 January 2018

Canada’s Bell Media and Lionsgate have joined hands to bring in the latter’s premium (pay television) Pay TV platform Starz to Canada. The deal will also see Bell Media gaining first-window rights to future Lionsgate theatrical releases. The agreement is … Continue reading

Facebook’s video platform “Watch” off to a strong start 26 January 2018

Although Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu are miles ahead of Facebook when it comes to hits on online video content, Facebook’s video platform “Watch” has already raked in good viewership, if a Morgan Stanley report is to be believed. According to … Continue reading

Turner’s SVOD service FilmStruck to go international 25 January 2018

Turner International’s Digital Ventures and Innovation (DV&I) Group and Warner Bros. have inked a deal to roll out the former’s US subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service internationally. FilmStruck, the online streaming service of Turner will be streamed across multiple territories in … Continue reading