DEG: U.S. Spending On Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Titles Rose 20% In 2022
Consumer spending on DVD and Blu-ray Discs in the United States declined 19.8% to an estimated $1.58 billion, from $1.97 billion in 2021, but spending on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray titles was up 20% in the same period, according data released by the Digital Entertainment…
Hub Study: FAST TV Options Trending Hot As Inflation Digs Into Consumer Wallets
Free and/or lower cost ad-supported TV streaming is trending heavier as inflation continues to pinch consumer wallets, according to a new study from streaming media analytics firm Hub Entertainment. Hub’s Q4 2022 “TV Advertising: Fact vs. Fiction” study pointed to the emergence of new free…
JustWatch: AVOD Streaming Interest Picked Up Prior To Launch Of Cheaper Netflix Tier
With the launch Thursday of the Netflix Basic with Ads tier, video programming search and recommendation service JustWatch issued data showing consumer interest in advertised video on demand (AVOD) services and content picked up significantly in the last three months. JustWatch said its data gathered…
Netflix, Microsoft To Partner On Lower Cost Ad-Supported Service Tier
Netflix is partnering with Microsoft on a new ad-supported subscription plan, the streaming service revealed in a blog posting Wednesday. “In April, we announced that we will introduce a new lower priced ad-supported subscription plan for consumers, in addition to our existing ads-free basic, standard…
Pluto TV Realigns Channels, Genres While Improving Navigation For Users
Ad-supported free live streaming service Pluto TV this week reorganized its U.S. channel offering, adding new categories, channels and programming. The revamped lineup was said to be intended to deliver greater ease of navigation to users and more programming based on popular themes and genres…
Xperi Study: Personalization Key To Winning Fickle SVoD Viewers
Providing greater levels of personalization in multiple touch points of a user’s over the top (OTT) streaming experience, and getting it right, is the key to building user engagement, preventing viewer churn and adding new subscribers from the increasing competitive field. That was the key…
Netflix’ Hastings Mulls Offering Lower Priced Tier As Sub Count Drops
Neflix CEO Reed Hastings made some interesting disclosures Tuesday in the company’s Q1 financial reporting, including a loss of 200,000 net subscribers, addressed by some moves to support profitability. With the Q1 subscriber drop-off, the company said its current worldwide subscriber count now stands at…
Disney+ To Add A Lower-Cost Ad-Supported Subscription Tier This Year
Premium streaming channel Disney+ confirmed the long speculation that it would be expanding its consumer offering with an ad-supported subscription tier. The company revealed the plan to add a lower-cost ad-supported tier will begin in the United States later this year, before rolling out to…
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