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January 31, 2023 Top Stories

Peter Chernin’s North Road Lands Qatari Investment

January 31, 2023

Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has received a $150 million investment from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).

January 26, 2023 Top Stories

NBCU Sees Q4 Revenue Gains

January 26, 2023

Revenues at NBCUniversal in the fourth quarter rose by almost 6 percent to reach $9.9 billion, while parent company Comcast Corporation was stable at $30.6 billion, with a net income that slipped by 1.1 percent to $3 billion.

January 24, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

Global SVOD Revenues to Top $320 Billion in 2030

January 24, 2023

SVOD revenues globally will rise to $321.9 billion in 2030, up from $105.7 billion last year, according to a new report from MIDiA Research, driven in part by gains in the Asia Pacific.

January 23, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

Parrot Analytics: Demand for SVOD Originals Slipped in Q4 2022

January 23, 2023

Global demand for SVOD original series fell by 1.6 percent in Q4 2022 compared with the previous quarter, according to Parrot Analytics.

January 20, 2023 Top Stories

Netflix Beats Q4 Growth Forecasts

January 20, 2023

Netflix reported 7.66 million net new additions in Q4 2022 to reach a total of 230.75 million members, with revenues up 1.9 percent to $7.85 billion.

January 5, 2023 Top Stories

2022: The Year in Review

January 5, 2023

A look back at some of 2022’s biggest media stories.

December 23, 2022 Analysis, Top Stories

Deloitte: AVOD, Sports to Reshape Streaming Wars in ’23

December 23, 2022

The rising availability of AVOD tiers on SVOD services and streamers' increasing spend on sports rights are among the key takeaways of Deloitte's 2023 Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions.

December 21, 2022 Analysis, Top Stories

Antenna: “Modest” Start for Netflix AVOD Tier

December 21, 2022

New data from Antenna suggests that Netflix's newly introduced advertising-supported tier has had a slow start, accounting for just 9 percent of new U.S. sign-ups last month.

December 20, 2022 Analysis, Top Stories

Pricing, Bundling Key to Limiting Churn in the U.S.

December 20, 2022

Bundling and pricing discounts will be key to U.S. SVOD platforms as they look to limit churn amid intensifying competition, according to Ampere Analysis.

December 19, 2022 Analysis, Top Stories

Hub Research: Ad-Supported Tiers Gaining Traction

December 19, 2022

More than half of U.S. consumers would prefer to watch ads and pay between $4 and $5 less each month for a streaming service, according to new data from Hub.

Mansha Daswani