Digital TV News: HBO

Hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenues to triple to $20 billion by 2029
Sep 19, 2023 – According to Digital TV Research, Netflix, Disney+, HBO and Paramount+ will together create hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenues of $20 billion by 2029, up from $6 billion in 2023.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Star TV Mexico chooses Minerva video platform
Sep 14, 2023 – Star TV Mexico has selected Minerva Networks to power its Star TV streaming service. The service combines traditional linear and on-demand content with third party direct-to-consumer apps.
News categories: Minerva Networks, Star Group, Monica Aguirre, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico, Streaming, UX

Link Net deploys Open Caching with Qwilt and Cisco
Sep 12, 2023 – Link Net is working with Qwilt and Cisco to deploy a CDN solution, elevating the quality and delivery capacity of Link Net's streaming applications to homes across Indonesia.
News categories: Qwilt, Cisco, Link Net, Alon Maor, Theodore Tzevelekis, Marlo Budiman, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Indonesia

Eastern Europe to add 27 million SVOD subscriptions
Aug 31, 2023 – According to Digital TV Research, Eastern Europe will have 68 million SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up 27 million on 2023. Russia will add 12 million, with Poland bringing in 6 million more.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Streaming

Longtail OTT TV services expand reach in the U.S.
Aug 29, 2023 – Comscore (Nasdaq: SCOR) has released its annual State of Streaming report, showing a 21% increase CTV hours per household watched, with ad supported services capturing the bulk of new viewing.
News categories: Comscore, James Muldrow, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

AVOD to outgrow SVOD in Latin America
Aug 24, 2023 – According to Digital TV Research, OTT revenues in Latin America will grow by $7 billion between 2023 and 2029 to reach $17 billion. AVOD will add $3.5 billion versus $2.8 billion for SVOD.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Streaming

U.S. home entertainment spending topped $20 billion in H1 2023
Aug 18, 2023 – According to DEG, U.S. consumers spent $20.5 billion on movies and TV shows in the first six months of 2023, up 14.7% from the $17.9 billion spent in the first six months of 2022.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Africa to add 10 million SVOD subscriptions by 2029
Aug 14, 2023 – According to Digital TV Research, African SVOD will see plenty of growth in the coming years. Africa will have 18 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up from 8 million at end-2023.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Africa, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

HBO Max becomes Max
May 22, 2023 – HBO Max has become Max. The launch introduces a new Ultimate Ad-Free tier that will offer four concurrent streams, up to 100 offline downloads and nearly 8x more films and episodes of 4K HDR content than HBO Max.
News categories: Warner Bros. Discovery, Sudheer Sirivara, Digital TV, Streaming, USA