Report: Roku Studying Possibility Of Making Its Own Roku TVs
Roku reportedly has conducted focus group studies exploring the possibility of manufacturing and marketing Roku TVs under its own brand. According to a Business Insider story this week citing only an individual “familiar” with the activity, Roku has allegedly started conducting focus groups this month…
Disney+ Continued To Rack Up Subscribers In Q4-2021
The Walt Disney Co. reported robust revenue and subscriber growth from its streaming services over the fourth quarter of 2021, including continued strong subscriber growth for the Disney+ app. Disney reported subscription video on demand (SVoD) streaming service subscriptions across its portfolio totaled 196.4 million,…
Amazon Reveals Fee Hike For Prime Memberships
Amazon used the release of its Q4-2021 financial report to reveal it is planning to increase the subscription fee 22% for its Amazon Prime video and shipping membership services in the U.S. The international e-commerce giant made the disclosure at the same time that it…
Netflix Subscriber Growth Surges In Q3-2021
Netflix reported this week that it added 4.4 million subscribers during Q3-2021, more than doubling the number from the previous quarter, and far above the forecasted 3.50 million. The No. 1 global streaming giant ended the quarter with 213.56 million subscribers. The Q3 growth, which…
Disney+ Added 58.5M Subs In Last Year
Direct-to-consumer streaming subscription video on demand (SVOD) is paying off very well for The Walt Disney Co., according to a Q3 report released Thursday. The media giant’s premium Disney+ premium SVOD service ended the period (July 3rd) with 116 million subscribers, reflecting a gain of…
TCL 1H Financial Data Shows No. 3 Market Share For Global TV Sales
China-based TV, electronics and smartphone manufacturer TCL recently released interim sales and performance data for the first half of 2021 showing the brand rankings No. 3 in the world for TVs as it continues to grow its international businesses. TCL Technology Group issued a 1H…
AT&T Reveals Pay-TV Subscriber Losses Slowed In Q2-2021
Due to release its Q2-2021 financial statement on July 22nd, media Goliath AT&T issued a preliminary SEC filing Friday showing the video subscriber count for the combined DirecTV, AT&T TV and AT&T U-verse divisions totaled 15.412 million, marking a 2.3 million subscriber loss year-on-year from…
Roku Reports Strong Q1 2021
Issues with Google’s YouTube TV aside, Roku continued to post positive results in its 2021 first quarter financial report with a 79% growth in net revenue year-on-year to $574.2 million. In the period, the streaming devices and services company reported an operating income of $75.8…
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