VOD industry
MGM announces Stargate revival and dedicated streaming service
July 21, 2017 | David FarnorStargate is officially coming back. The sci-fi franchise, which began all the way back in the 1990s with the James Spader movie, is being revived by MGM – and in more ways than one.
MGM has commissioned a brand new … Read More
Netflix and Amazon to overtake UK cinemas by 2020?
June 14, 2017 | David FarnorRevenue from Netflix and Amazon and other streaming services is forecast to overtake box office takings in UK cinemas by 2020.
A new report from PwC looking at the future of the entertainment landscape highlights the ongoing growth within the … Read More
PVOD: How do you solve a problem like a theatrical window?
April 3, 2017 | David FarnorWould you pay 30 pounds to watch a film at home within a couple of week of its cinema release? That’s the question that Hollywood is increasingly asking itself, as it tries to solve the problem that has been looming … Read More
“Treading water”: BBC iPlayer’s battle with Netflix and Amazon
February 3, 2017 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer needs to stop “treading water”, new research has warned, as the BBC’s catch-up service faces growing competition from Netflix and Amazon.
YouGov’s latest BrandIndex buzz rankings for the most positively talked about brands shows that BBC iPlayer remains … Read More
Stream on: Video downloads and subscriptions overtake DVD and Blu-rays for first time
January 5, 2017 | David FarnorDigital video revenue has overtaken DVD and Blu-ray sales for the first time in the UK.
The rising popularity of online streaming of both films and TV surged in 2016, reveal new figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association. Subscription services … Read More
Films released on VOD now eligible for BAFTA consideration
August 21, 2016 | David FarnorFilms that have been released on-demand rather than theatrically can now be eligible for BAFTA consideration.
Digital distribution has become increasingly important to smaller films, and to the distributors who help them reach viewers. With cinema screens increasingly taken up … Read More
1 in 4 Brits now watch Netflix
August 4, 2016 | David FarnorOne in four UK adults now watch Netflix, according to Ofcom, as audiences increasingly embrace VOD.
More than half of UK adults (59 per cent) used a video on-demand service during 2015 – up from 57 per cent in 2014. … Read More
YouTube reaches more young people than commercial TV, claims study
June 18, 2016 | David FarnorYouTube reaches more young people than any commercial TV channel, claims one new study.
The research, commissioned by the video site, was run by Comsore and uses ratings data from BARB and findings from a YouGov survey. It found that … Read More
VOD service Flix Premiere launches ahead of Cannes event
April 30, 2016 | David FarnorNew VOD service Flix Premiere has launched in the UK.
The pay-per-view site, which offers titles to rent online, was founded by entrepreneur Martin Warner.
The site joins an increasingly competitive market – only this week, for example, TalkTalk … Read More
Is Amazon about to take on UK pay-TV providers?
April 16, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon may be about to take on UK pay-TV providers with its own streaming network.
SVOD services and pay-TV providers, such as Sky or Virgin, have often been thought of as rivals to each other. Recent figures from Barb, though, … Read More