Industry Updates

Netflix steals Foxtel’s throne but Aussies still sneaking into US service 27 May 2015

US streaming giant Netflix has overtaken Foxtel as the subscription based video on demand service of choice for Australian consumers, but its local arrival has done little to curb Australians from continuing to sneak into its larger US catalogue. New research … Continue reading

China may have to pay for VoD 26 May 2015

Chinese users of free VOD services should brace themselves to pay to view, as the industry looks to become profitable. The country’s VOD market is growing rapidly alongside the number of on-demand service providers, but recorded an industry loss of $150m … Continue reading

Rich List debutant Patrick Grove on why a mobile Asian Netflix is ‘the perfect idea’ 26 May 2015

Patrick Grove believes there are 250 million reasons his Asian version of US streaming juggernaut Netflix will work. He will debut on the BRW Rich List with a $286 million fortune when the 2015 edition is published on Friday, in The … Continue reading

5 Ways Netflix plotted its media dominance and changed TV habits 26 May 2015

  Netflix’s rise to the top of the pile has made it synonymous with TV viewing to the extent its globe-trekking growth seems irrepressible. The firm, founded in 1997 as a DVD mailing company, has pivoted from its roots, now … Continue reading

Industry ponders the future of television 26 May 2015

Ten years from now television as a device and a medium won’t exist, according to one of the predictions from screen industry executives in a new report. Understandably, reps from the free-to-air networks reject that notion while others aren’t sure how … Continue reading