Reports: SVoD Subscriptions To Rise Along With Viewer Defections
Subscription video on demand (SVoD) serivce subscriptions are expected to continue to rise according to a study released by Digital TV Research, but Hub Entertainment warns competition will grow more fierce as month to month subscriber churn ratchets up the pressure. According to Digital TV…
`Spider-Man: No Way Home’, ‘Better Call Saul’ Top JustWatch U.S. Weekly Streaming
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Prime Video, iTunes, YouTube TV, Google Play TV and Vudu), Uncharted (Amazon Prime, Vudu) and Top Gun (Netflix, Paramount+, Prime Video and Vudu) represented the top three movies streamed or searched for most in the United States for the week of…
Roku Unveils Roku Ultra Bundle Including Rechargeable Voice Remote Pro
Roku announced Thursday that beginning this month, its Roku Ultra set-top streaming adapter will include the company’s latest top-of-the-line voice control remote, the Roku Voice Remote Pro. The Roku Ultra, which rings in at $99.99 suggested retail, is Roku’s best and most powerful streaming player,…
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…
Brand New CNN+ To End Service April 30th
Barely a blip on the smart TV radar screen, the new much-hyped on-demand CNN Plus streaming news service is history. The cable news network confirmed the decision in its own reporting on Thursday afternoon, adding that the virtually still-born digital news offering will shut down…
Netflix Introduces Double Thumbs Up Button To Better Gauge Show Popularity
Looking for more data on the kinds of programming that its subscribers prefer the most, Netflix has introduced a Double Thumbs Up tool. Netflix viewers will now find the new option next to the Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down buttons in the Netflix app on…
JustWatch: HBO Max Made Big Market Share Strides With U.S. Viewers In Q1
Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and Disney+ were the big four market share winners among U.S. subscription video on demand (SVoD) streaming services for the first quarter of 2022, but HBO Max gained the most with U.S. users of the JustWatch content search service. Netflix…
Parks Associates: Amazon Prime Video Hit 45% U.S. Penetration Rate In Q3-2021
The Amazon Prime Video service subscriber penetration rate hit 45% of connected U.S. homes to remain among the top three premium streaming services as of the third quarter of 2021, according to research firm Parks Associates. The Park Associates Video Services Dashboard said 77.3 million…
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