Digital TV News: Paramount+
More U.S. streaming consumers opting for basic tiers with ads
Oct 22, 2024 – Parks Associates research has found that ad-based tier subscriptions are increasingly being adopted in the U.S. and now account for 57% of the user bases of the leading video streaming services.
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Parks Associates, Sarah Lee, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
Pay TV and Paid-VOD revenues in Germany rose to €5.4bn in 2023
Oct 16, 2024 – Revenues from pay TV and paid VOD in Germany grew by 8.8% to €5.4 billion in 2023. VAUNET expects additional growth of around 5% for 2024, bringing total revenues to €5.6 billion.
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VAUNET, Frank Giersberg, Tim Werner, Elke Walthelm, Nicole Agudo Berbel, Henning Nieslony, Michael Keidel, Austria, Digital TV, Germany, Subscribers, Switzerland, TV Services
BMW Group brings streaming service Paramount+ to its cars
Oct 9, 2024 – Subscribers can access Paramount+ content offerings via the Video App (DTS AutoStage Video Service Powered by TiVo™) in the latest infotainment systems of BMW and MINI.
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BMW Group, Paramount+, TiVo, Automotive, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
UKTV joins Freely, the UK's new live and on demand streaming platform
Sep 16, 2024 – Everyone TV has announced that UKTV will bring its on demand service U to new streaming platform, Freely, this month, alongside streamed live channels U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&W and U&YESTERDAY.
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Everyone TV, UKTV, Jonathan Thompson, Jonathan Newman, Lottie Towler, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UK
Cable & Wireless to launch Bluu streaming service with 24i
Sep 10, 2024 – 24i has announced that Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has launched Bluu, its new streaming service, with the full suite of 24i Video Cloud modules.
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24i, Cable & Wireless, David Brown, Sam Naoshy, Caribbean, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, Streaming
Ad-supported streaming surges in Australia
Sep 2, 2024 – The Australian entertainment subscription market, which includes video, music and game services, grew by 5% to 52.3 million services in the 12 months to June 2024, according to Telsyte.
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Telsyte, Foad Fadaghi, Alvin Lee, Australia, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming
U.S. TV viewing exhibits rare upswing in July
Aug 20, 2024 – According to Nielsen's The Gauge, in July, streaming was again the dominant category in the U.S., accounting for 41.4% of TV viewing. Streaming levels were over 5% higher in July compared to June.
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Nielsen, Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA
Barb releases Q2 2024 UK SVOD subscriptions data
Aug 15, 2024 – Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20m UK homes (68.7%) had access to an SVOD service in Q2 2024 - a slight increase from 19.5m UK homes (67.9%) in Q1.
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Barb, Doug Whelpdale, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK
U.S. home entertainment spending topped $25bn in 1H 2024
Aug 12, 2024 – According to DEG, U.S. consumers spent almost $25.4 billion on movies and TV shows in the first six months of 2024. Strong growth was achieved in consumer spend on subscription streaming.
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Digital Entertainment Group, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming, USA
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