Tag: Netflix

AMSTERDAM: A new multiyear partnership will see Netflix being made available on Liberty Global's digital platforms across more than 30 countries around the world.

LONDON: Among U.K. viewers who watched paid-for on-demand content in 2016, Netflix was by far the most popular service, according to the latest Ofcom report.

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has proposed a set of new guidelines that would require streaming platforms across the EU such as Netflix and Amazon to devote at least 20 percent of their catalogues to European movies and TV shows.

For the first ever time, it’s expected that Britons will spend more this year on video-streaming subscriptions and content downloads than on buying and renting DVDs, according to Strategy Analytics. Online formats will account for 58 percent of home video spend, compared to 42 percent for DVDs, whose share last year was 52 percent.

LONDON: In the U.K., digital revenues from services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Sky Store exceeded £1 billion ($1.5 billion) for the first time, making it “almost certain” that video will become a majority digital business in 2016, according to the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). The U.K.’s combined games, …