Mansha Daswani

As of Q3 2023, there were 5.8 million paid SVOD subscribers in Taiwan, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA) data, a gain of 315,000 in the period.

The U.K. advertising market avoided a contraction in Q2 thanks to growth in online formats and BVOD, according to the latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has signed a multiyear memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Taiwan Mobile and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) to create and distribute Taiwanese content.

Korean OTT service TVING is introducing new pricing tiers, including an ad-lite subscription plan, and is set to offer free access to a suite of live channels.

U.S. advertising and studio revenues at NBCUniversal slipped in Q3, with overall revenues at parent company Comcast Corporation largely stable at $30.1 billion.

Advertising woes, the conflict in Israel and Gaza, inflation and escalating production costs may have everyone on edge, but the mood in Cannes was less “the sky is falling” and more, as Lucy Smith, the market’s director, said at a closing press conference, “from challenges come opportunities,” as demonstrated by the plethora of keynotes and news throughout the week.

Kantar's Q3 Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data covering the U.S., U.K., Australia, Germany, Spain and France reveals strong subs growth for Disney+, Paramount+, Apple TV+ and Netflix, which has maintained its dominance despite increased competition.

Total revenues at TelevisaUnivision rose by 11 percent in Q3 to reach $1.3 billion, driven by gains in ad revenues in Mexico and global direct-to-consumer subscribers.

ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Bert Habets is taking on the additional role of CEO of Seven.One Entertainment Group, with the senior management team of managing directors rounded out by Henrik Pabst, chief content officer, and CFO Stefan Endriß.

MIPCOM wrapped in Cannes today with some 11,072 participants, Lucy Smith told reporters at a closing press conference, where she also unveiled details about MIPTV, which will run April 8 to 10, 2024, with MIPDoc and MIPFormats returning to the weekend before.