Analysis

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.

Today at the MIA market, Chiara Sbarigia, president of the Italian Audiovisual Producers Association (APA), presented the latest report on Italian audiovisual production, which finds the total value of investments in original Italian productions at €1.8 billion.

The big six global SVOD platforms will invest $42 billion in original and acquired content this year, a 7 percent gain—as compared with the 24 percent growth recorded last year—according to a new Ampere Analysis study.

According to Ampere Analysis, total annual media rights spend in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Australia grew from $20.8 billion to $34.9 billion between 2014 and 2022, an increase of 68 percent amid increasing fragmentation.

Global FAST revenues for TV series and movies are forecast to reach $17 billion across 138 countries in 2029, up from $8 billion in 2023, according to Digital TV Research.

According to Digital TV Research, global SVOD revenues will reach $127 billion by 2029, with the U.S. and China to account for half of the total.

The August edition of Nielsen's The Gauge reports that traditional television saw a rebound in the U.S. last month, with broadcast and cable together taking a 50.6 percent share of TV usage.

AVOD revenues for TV series and movies are expected to rise from $39 billion this year to $69 billion by 2029, per new figures from Digital TV Research.

Netflix, Disney+, HBO and Paramount+ will generate hybrid AVOD and SVOD revenues of $20 billion by 2029, up from $6 billion in 2023, per new figures from Digital TV Research.

Aggregation and bundling are becoming key to consumer habits, according to a new Omdia report, which found that 47 percent of homes in 20 surveyed markets were subscribing to both online video and pay-TV services, up from 13 percent in 2015.