Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay-TV services will reach $1.6 trillion this year, just 0.8 percent lower than 2019, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker.
Read More »OTT Revenues to Reach $167 Billion by 2025
Global online TV episode and movie revenues will double from $83 billion last year to $167 billion in 2025, according to Digital TV Research, with about $16 billion being added this year.
Read More »Global Pay-TV Subs to Reach 1.06 Billion by 2025
The base of pay-TV subscribers will increase by 35 million between 2019 and 2025 to reach 1.06 billion, according to Digital TV Research.
Read More »Disney+ Forecast to Reach 202 Million Subs by 2025
Disney+ is expected to add 176 million subscribers to reach 202 million customers by 2025, according to Digital TV Research.
Read More »U.S., U.K. Consumers Eye Subscription Services Amid Shutdown
New data from GlobalWebIndex (GWI) indicates that 40 percent of U.S. and U.K. respondents said they were considering purchasing new subscription services during the COVID-19 shutdown.
Read More »Conviva: Streaming Surged in March
Streaming globally was up by more than 20 percent in March amid stay-at-home measures, according to Conviva.
Read More »Ampere: Netflix Prioritizing Dubbing in Major EU Markets
Ampere Analysis has found that Netflix is customizing its localization strategy for key markets, choosing to prioritize dubbed content in countries such as France, Germany, Italy and Spain, while focusing on subtitles in smaller markets.
Read More »COVID-19 Pandemic to See Short-Term SVOD Sub Gains
Strategy Analytics has revised its global SVOD projections as stay-home measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic drive an increase in subscriber take-up.
Read More »Amazon Lagging Behind Netflix in Original Programming
New data from Omdia indicates that Netflix launched nine times more original programming than Amazon last year.
Read More »COVID-19’s Impact on the Global TV Business
Girts Licis, the head of strategy at K7 Media, offers up analysis on the impact the fast-spreading COVID-19 will have on the global television industry.
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