According to a recent report by Italy’s Institute for Competitiveness (I-Com), the number of SVOD service subscribers should exceed 2 million by the end of 2016, from that of 7,00,000 recorded at the start of the year. Over a third of Italians … Continue reading
Afrostream, an OTT TV Platform that aims to be the Netflix for Afro-American and French films is all set for its major international expansion in 24 countries across French-speaking Africa. Afrostream will expand outside Europe as it is currently available in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, … Continue reading
Russian provider NTV+ has announced the launch of a new SVOD service, providing a monthly subscription fee of RUB299 (€4.40). At the time of launch the service held over 100 movie titles, with further content to be added. The service offers … Continue reading
According to CEO Olivier Laouchez, the youth focused international media group – Trace TV is all set to launch its much awaited SVOD service named Trace Play by the end of this year. The new SVOD service will be available in … Continue reading
The Latin American on-demand and live streaming platform – HBO Go, is now launched in Brazil. This launch is the first step by HBO Go to offer subscription VOD service in Brazil, just like Mexico and Colombia. Currently, the platform is offered … Continue reading
Cox communications recently confirmed about their new Hispanic-focused subscription based video-on-demand service ‘Glosi’ focused on the Spanish speaking audience. The VOD is said to feature thousands of hours of “exclusive content and original programming”. This multiscreen service is expected to … Continue reading
Both subscribers and non-subscribers to Netflix who were surveyed by Jefferies indicated that price was a concern: current subs were more likely to cancel their service if the monthly rate went up, and non-subs cited the price as the biggest … Continue reading
Netflix is streaming ahead of the pack in the competitive Australian market nudging five million active users according to Roy Morgan research. Since launching locally in Australia last year it has booked 1,878,000 subscriptions in addition to paid, free trials, … Continue reading
Streaming video subscriptions are now just as common in U.S. homes as digital video recorders, according to new research from Nielsen. Half of U.S. TV households had a subscription-based video on demand service such as Netflix, Hulu Plus or Amazon Prime in … Continue reading
An interesting article by Elizabeth Ross compares SVOD and traditional TV. She says one trend that seems to have taken hold of the public consciousness is the rise in subscription video on demand (SVOD) which if we are to believe … Continue reading