JustWatch: Disney+ Continues To Disrupt OTT Streaming Activity
Since its appearance on the Web in Nov. 2019, the Disney+ premium streaming app has proven to be a disruptive force in the emerging over-the-top (OTT) premium video services market, data gathered by JustWatch has found. According to the international online OTT title search and…
New Netflix Features Pick Viewing Selections For You
Netflix has recently started adding new “Play Something” and “Play Something Else” features to its app for TV devices, the streaming service announced in a blog posting Wednesday. The company called the Play Something feature “an exciting new way to kick back and watch” a…
Netflix Cracks Down On Unauthorized Account Sharing
Netflix is cracking down on account/password sharing through a new tool that will restrict sign-ons from multiple addresses without confirmation from an account holder’s secondary device, typically a smartphone. Users logging into a Netflix app from outside the main household will be asked to verify…
Netflix Adds Support For xHE-AAC Audio Codec In Its Android Apps
Netflix has added support for the advanced xHE-AAC audio codec for content streamed via its Android apps to allow consistent loudness and fidelity of dialog and music between TVs and mobile devices. The information affirming that the Fraunhofer-licensed codec is now a part of the…
Netflix Sets Subscriber Addition Record For 2020
The COVID-19 crisis continues to be a blessing in disguise for those in the streaming media field, as Netflix reported Tuesday that its subscriber totals passed the 200 million milestone at the end of 2020. The global streaming media leader issued its fourth-quarter results Tuesday…
Parks: Top 3 OTT Services Secure In U.S. Subscription Ranks
Although the ranking order of the top 10 over-the-top streaming services has been re-arranged somewhat following the emergence of new services including Disney+, Apple TV+, Peacock and HBO Max, the top three services — Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu — don’t appear to be going…
Netflix Raises Prices On Step-up Service Plans In The U.S.
Netflix revealed Thursday that it will be raising the price for the premium four-stream 4K/HDR and standard two-stream Full HD service plans for U.S. customers shortly. Under the new pricing plan, Netflix customers in the U.S. will be required to pay $2 more per month…
114M New U.S. SVOD Subscriptions Predicted Through 2025
If you think your favorite OTT subscription video on demand (SVOD) app has been buffering too much lately or frequently down-rezing that quality 4K Ultra HD/HDR video you might be paying extra for — Just wait. A report issued this week by U.K.-based Digital TV…
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