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Disney brings SVOD service to Ireland 23 November 2017
The Walt Disney Company has launched its family-focused SVOD service DisneyLife in Ireland. The service will be available in a multi-account option for families and is priced at €6.99 (US$8.25) per month. The service will offer Disney, Pixar, and blockbuster films and TV series. The service is also kid-friendly as they can create individual profiles …
Hopster launches on Roku 16 January 2017
Kids educational subscription OTT platform Hopster has launched its services through Roku’s streaming platform in countries including US, Canada, France, the UK and Ireland. The service will now be available in English as well as in French in France. Users will be able to download the app from the Roku Channel store free. The app …
What does Europe’s OTT Market look like in 2020? 08 November 2016
When we look at figures and forecasts, the fact that, this is the perfect time for OTT and digital video revenues to soar becomes clear. The trends are on all-time high, with over 2,563 on-demand services having established in the entire European Union. Europe certainly is a growing OTT market. According to researches and studies, Western …
Video Streaming: Key to Customer Loyalty 31 August 2016
A recent study from EricssonConsumerLab states that mobile broadband is the primary key to a smartphone user’s satisfaction than a voice experience. This is because the smartphone users are all the younger generation and the recent Video Streaming buzz has taken it all over the smartphone internet consumption. The study states that 26% of all 15,000 …
84% of respondents in a survey in Ireland said they watch Video-on-Demand 27 July 2016
Video-on-demand (VOD) viewers in Ireland are more likely to watch movies on demand than any other genre, according to a July 2016 report from Interactive Advertising Bureau Ireland (IAB Ireland). While 65% watched movies on demand in March 2016, sports were the most-watched live streaming genre, at 45% of respondents. The vast majority (84%) of …
VOD Viewership in Ireland Continues to Increase 21 July 2016
Viewership of video on demand (VOD) on connected devices continues to surge in Ireland with 3 in 4 Irish adults, aged 16+, saying they have viewed VOD over the last six months, according to new research from IAB Ireland and Nielsen. The research, entitled The Power of VOD 3, was launched at the recent IAB …
Netflix buys ITV Studios dramas for Europe 12 January 2015
Netflix has acquired several drama series from ITV Studios Global Entertainment for its services in the Benelux, France and Germany. The US-listed video streaming service has picked up exclusive SVOD rights to five seasons of Irish gangster series Love/Hate which goes out on RTE in Ireland. Netflix has 31.7 million paid subscribers! What are you still waiting …
Nets accept Sony’s Marry Me proposals 12 January 2015
Broadcasters such as MTG, RTE and OSN have bought American romantic comedy series Marry Me from Sony Pictures Television. MTG has taken rights for its free TV channels and SVOD service, Viaplay, in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, while Ireland’s RTE has picked up the NBC show for RTE2. Marry Me follows a couple that decide to finally …
Amazon Launches Prime Streaming in Austria 02 January 2015
Amazon has launched its Prime Instant Video service in Austria. The e-commerce giant has rolled out the Prime premium delivery service in the country, which now comes bundled with the Prime Instant Video service. While Amazon’s chief streaming rival, Netflix, has aggressively expanded in Europe and internationally, Amazon has limited its video service to the US and …
Netflix to roll out new release model with Madagascar kids series 04 December 2014
Good news for all Madagascar fans! Netflix is all set to release a series focused on one of the most beloved characters from Madagascar . Fans can now watch the first batch of five 22-minute episodes of All Hail King Julien on Friday, December 19 and new episodes will be released in instalments thereafter. An unsusual feature of this …
