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Forecast: Ad revs to hit $1trn in 2026

Despite economic headwinds, technological disruption and increased geographic and industry competition, the global entertainment & media (E&M) industry has continued to grow in 2023, with total revenues rising 5 per cent in 2023 to $2.8 trillion – outpacing overall economic growth cited by the IMF – according to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2024-28. […]

July 17, 2024

Report: European VoD market set for slowdown

The Western European VoD market is forecast to reach €30.5 billion by 2027, up from €25.7 billion in 2024. However, this reflects a significant slowdown from previous years, with a CAGR of just 6 per cent, according to the VOD in Europe 2024-2027 Report by Rome-based consultancy ITMedia Consulting. Paid VoD (SVoD & TVoD) is […]

July 17, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Barb completes 7k home panel expansion

Barb, the industry’s standard for understanding what people watch, has completed the increase in its nationally-representative panel of UK households from 5,150 homes to 7,000 homes. This is the largest-ever increase in reporting sample since Barb’s launch in 1981 and is part of Barb’s multi-year contracts, which run until the end of 2029. These are […]

July 17, 2024

France: Max in 5% of homes

Warner Bros Discovery’s SVoD Service Max, launched on June 11th in France, has already reached a 5 per cent penetration rate into French homes according to a study by NPA Conseil-Harris Interactive. While SVoD represents 56 per cent of the video market and 2.1 subscriptions per household on average with a peak at 5 services […]

July 17, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

M6+ on Apple Vision Pro

Streaming tech company Bedrock has released a fully dedicated version of M6+, the AVoD streaming platform by Groupe M6 on Apple Vision OS to coincide with Apple Vision Pro’s opening weekend in Europe. Following the successful launch of M6+ in May 2024, Bedrock aims to to enhance the platform’s user experience by ensuring compatibility with […]

July 17, 2024

Bitmovin powers Anghami VoD encoding

Video streaming infrastructure provider Bitmovin has confirmed that MENA region multi-media technology streaming platform Anghami has selected its VOD Encoding, deployed on Amazon Web Services, to encode its expansive catalogue of content in the highest quality at speed and scale. Anghami recently completed a landmark deal and merged with the Dubai-based streamer OSN+, the leading […]

July 16, 2024

Research identifies SVoD ARPU-driving factors

‘500 channels and nothing to watch’ is the familiar refrain of customers frustrated with expensive cable packages. In today’s streaming world, a similar question remains: with so many platforms and abundance of content from which to choose, what’s worth paying for? Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Monetization of Video study reveals that even with consumers feeling […]

July 16, 2024

DAZN, beIN score Ligue 1 rights

With the start of the French top flight football Ligue 1 season fast approaching, a deal for the broadcasting rights for the upcoming cycle has finally been reached. Governing body the LFP had been seeking a €1 billion bid for the 2024-2029 cycle, however, received no bids at auction, leading to talks with individual broadcasters, […]

July 15, 2024By Colin Mann

Analysis: YouTube content spend grows

The latest report from Ampere Analysis focuses on YouTube’s significance in the media market. With a unique business model that places advertising as its main source of revenue – thanks to its huge user base – the platform is rarely compared to TV. In this analysis, Ampere compares its investment in content to the major […]

July 15, 2024

BBC Studios, Samsung EMEA FAST deal

BBC Studios and Samsung TV Plus are to expand two BBC FAST channel brands in EMEA. BBC Drama will make its debut in MENA on Samsung TV Plus whilst Top Gear launches on Samsung TV Plus across MENA, Italy, Spain, France, Germany,  Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Already available in Spain, Italy and France on Samsung […]

July 15, 2024