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Prime Video and DAZN sign global distribution partnership
Jan 19, 2023 – Amazon and DAZN have agreed a distribution partnership that will see DAZN's sports streaming service available as a Prime Video Channel, initially launching in Spain and Germany, with Japan next and more markets to follow.
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DAZN, Prime Video, Shay Segev, Jay Marine, Digital TV, Germany, Japan, Spain, Streaming
U.S. TV viewing remained high in December
Jan 19, 2023 – Nielsen's December 2022 snapshot of TV and streaming consumption in the U.S. has revealed that TV viewing remained high in December, continuing momentum from November when time spent watching television soared 7.8% from the prior month.
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Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
U.S. TV viewing surged in November
Dec 15, 2022 – Nielsen's latest monthly snapshot of TV and streaming usage in the U.S., has revealed that time spent watching TV climbed considerably in November, marking the second-highest month of overall TV consumption in 2022.
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Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
Over four million SVOD subscriptions in Denmark
Dec 13, 2022 – According to Mediavision analysis of the Danish TV and streaming market, the number of paid subscriptions in Denmark now exceeds four million, with more than half a million new subscriptions being added in the past 12 months.
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Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Denmark, Digital TV, Streaming, Subscribers
Prime Video heads Parks Associates list of top U.S. SVOD services
Dec 2, 2022 – Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 U.S. subscription OTT video services. This is the first time in the history of the annual report that Netflix is not in the top spot.
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Parks Associates, Jennifer Kent, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
Hybrid AVOD/SVOD to drive major subscription platforms
Dec 5, 2022 – Global SVOD subscriptions will increase by 428 million between 2022 and 2028 to reach 1.76 billion. The big four platforms collectively will have 372 million hybrid AVOD-SVOD subscribers by 2028.
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Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide
Breezeline expands fiber services in New Hampshire
Nov 30, 2022 – Breezeline has extended its advanced fiber network into Durham, New Hampshire. The company has also introduced Breezeline Stream TV, a cloud-based service that integrates live TV, DVR, On Demand and streaming apps.
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Breezeline, Aaron Brace, Digital TV, Fibre, Streaming, USA
U.S. TV usage rose again in October
Nov 17, 2022 – According to Nielsen, time spent watching TV in the U.S. climbed for the second consecutive month in October. The 2.2% monthly increase in TV consumption was underpinned by a nearly 10% jump in broadcast viewing compared to September.
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Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
Warner Bros. Discovery adds 2.8 million DTC subscribers in 3Q 2022
Nov 3, 2022 – Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. Total DTC subscribers were 94.9 million, an increase of 2.8 million global subscribers since the end of Q2. Global DTC ARPU was $7.52.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Digital TV, North America, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide
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