Study: Inflation Forcing OTT Streamers To Reduce Streaming Subscription Bundles
In 2023 for the first time, the number of video sources viewers say they are using has declined, according to the latest “Annual Best Bundle” survey from media market research firm Hub Entertainment Research. The report found that a majority of consumer respondents are now…
Price Hikes Planned For Paramount+ Streaming Services
Get ready, Star Trek fans. In its Q4-2022 earning report this week, Paramount Global’s CEO Bob Bakish said the company plans to raise subscription prices on Paramount+ streaming tiers that now are combined with bundled options for the Showtime service. The current price for the…
Nordic Viaplay Content Comes To The Roku Channel
Roku this week had good news for U.S. fans of Nordic-originated television content through a deal to bring more than 1,500 hours of premium movies and programs from the region’s streaming content distributor Viaplay as a premium channel service partner available in the U.S. through…
Paramount+ Reveals Plans For 150 Original International Content Titles
Premium streaming app Paramount+ announced that it is expanding its lineup of internationally originated content including a lineup of 150 original series to be added through 2025 and scheduled to begin in various regions around later this month. The locally originated Paramount+ programming will be…
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…
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…
Roku Adds CNN Plus To News Service’s App Available For Download Soon
Roku is adding the new CNN Plus premium subscription video on demand service to a new expanded CNN app, the news service announced in a blog Monday. Roku TV and Roku media streaming adapter users will soon be able to get the new service by…
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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