Tech giant Amazon will begin including ‘limited’ adverts with to shows and movies on its Prime Video SVoD service – but for an additional charge you’ll be able to keep them off your screen.
The number of UK households with a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service continued to decline in the first quarter of this year, new data shows.
Social media service Twitter is rapidly becoming a major video and audio streaming platform, following a string of significant announcements.
Streaming stalwart Netflix will introduce the ‘Basic with Ads’ plan in November, which will be cheaper than the core product and subsidised with ads.
According to some research from Ofcom, 16-24 year olds in the UK watch seven times less broadcast TV than those aged 65+, who still have the box on for a third of the day.
New research predicts the number of global online video subscriptions will exceed 2 billion, and the number of pay TV subscriptions will ‘still’ be 1 billion in 2027, though Netflix expected to lose 2 million customers in Q2 2022.
UK converged operator VMO2 has launched a device called Stream for its broadband customers, which aggregates content from multiple TV services and allows billing for them to be controlled in one place.
The streaming services blames password sharing, inflation the Russia-Ukraine war and inflation for a 200,000 drop in subscribers in Q1, as shares plummet around 25%.
New research has revealed that the number of UK homes paying for streaming services fell in Q1 2022, with 1.5 million total cancellations in that period.
Quarterly season has come at an awkward time for streaming platform Spotify, with calls to censor the JRE podcast it hosts continuing.
An Italian newspaper reported the two telco giants reached an out-of-court agreement to settle all disputes running back to 2012.
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Virgin Media O2 grows its gigabit network, recruits field engineers; Spain’s La Liga may stream itself; Telefónica combines with STC on cybersecurity.
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Sparkle turns to Infinera to power 400G services; auctions ahoy in French overseas territories; EE puts on its headphones and Hawaiian shirt in the cause of 5G.
A South Korean court has ruled against Netflix in a case over its payment – or lack thereof – of network usage fees.
It is being widely reported that US communications group AT&T is expected to do a mega deal with cable channel Discovery to boost its SVoD offering.
The BBC has announced that its iPlayer online streaming service experienced a huge surge in viewing in the first full week of 2021…and it’s a pretty safe bet that no one is surprised to hear that.
Mobile streaming video startup Quibi, which was backed by Hollywood, has been forced to shut down after its core narrative failed to persuade.
The launch of AT&T’s in-car streaming service was so quiet it’s almost as if it happened by mistake.
A perfect storm for cinema operators sees Disney join the stampede towards streaming new movies direct to consumers.
Internet giant Google has launched the latest version of its own-brand smartphone, which will set you back a relatively modest 600 quid.
