RT America To Cease Operations In Wake Of Crisis In Ukraine
Faced with cascading removals of Russian Today channels from distribution services and platforms around the world in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine, RT America, the U.S.-facing news/opinion channel backed with Russian-government funding, announced it will cease operations and lay off staff in coming…
Survey: Majority Of U.S. Viewers Prefer Streaming To Traditional Pay-TV
More U.S. consumers are now streaming their TV programs and movies than watching them via traditional pay-TV services, like cable and satellite TV, according to a Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of TransUnion. The survey, conducted from more than 1,800 U.S. TV viewers between…
Study: 55% U.S. Smart TV Penetration Changing Pay-TV Paradigms In 2022
Fifty-five percent of U.S. homes with broadband service now have a smart TV, making integrated sets the default platform for streaming content among viewers, according to new market research from Parks Associates. The firm’s new “OTT Streaming Trends To Watch In 2022” white paper predicts…
DEG: U.S. Home Entertainment Spending In 2021 Up 8% To $32.3B
Spending on overall digital and physical home entertainment formats increased nearly 8% to $32.3 billion in 2021 from $30 billion in 2020, according to data released Monday by the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG). The multi-industry association said the total was “a record-breaking period for home…
`Ghostbusters: Afterlife’, `Yellowstone’ Top JustWatch Streaming In January
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Apple TV, Google Play, AMC, Vudu, and Microsoft), Sing 2 (Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube) and The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple TV+), represented the top three movies streamed or searched for most in the United States for the month…
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 Q4 Financial Report Shows Weaker Subscriber Additions
Netflix reported its subscriber base grew to 222 million in 2021, missing projections, as it sees interest from newcomers waning compared to the previous Covid-19-induced surge. The world’s largest streaming video service said it added 18.2 million subscribers in total last year, which is about…
The Roku Channel Adds Its First Original Adult Animated Comedy
Roku announced Thursday that it will soon premiere its first adult animated series as part of its original program offerings on the streaming media company’s ad-supported The Roku Channel. The series, called “Doomlands” is scheduled to make its debut on January 28th, and will draw…
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