Digital Intelligence

The global battle for direct-to-consumer video supremacy is shaking up, with big new players such as Disney and Apple TV+ entering the fray. New research looks into the global landscape for the future of video.

11/11/2019  |  Full story...

UK streaming service BritBox has launched, offering programming from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, for £5.99 a month.

08/11/2019  |  Full story...

Apple TV+ has launched, signalling the company’s entry into the VOD market and its competition with the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime.

04/11/2019  |  Full story...

Despite pressures on the broadcasting sector, sports rights expenditure has nearly doubled over the last six years, according to new research.

23/10/2019  |  Full story...

FlipKart has expanded into original video content as the Walmart-backed Indian ecommerce platform takes on Amazon Prime Video.

17/10/2019  |  Full story...

Over the past seven and a half years, the Subscription Economy has continued to thrive, growing more than 350 percent, as consumers increasingly demand access to convenient, digital services over the ownership of physical products.

08/10/2019  |  Full story...

Apple has used its annual iPhone launch event to introduce detailed plans for its own streaming and gaming services.

11/09/2019  |  Full story...

ITV and the BBC have officially announced Britbox, their joint-venture streaming platform that’s designed to help the brands compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime.

22/07/2019  |  Full story...

Sports fans are spending five times the cost of Netflix per month on Over the Top (OTT) video streaming content, according to new research.

18/04/2019  |  Full story...

There has been a massive consumer shift towards OTT video content consumption in the US, with 40% of OTT users have “paused to purchase” - pausing the streaming content they were watching to learn more or make a purchase from an ad, according to new research.

15/04/2019  |  Full story...

Disney has revealed its much anticipated streaming service including every Pixar film ever released, all the Star Wars films and every episode of the Simpsons.

12/04/2019  |  Full story...

Apple has unveiled its decade-long project to build a TV subscription service, called Apple TV +, that will rival the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime.

26/03/2019  |  Full story...

Spotify has launched in India after a years delay over legal issues.

28/02/2019  |  Full story...

BBC and ITV have teamed up to launch BritBox, a video streaming service offering "an unrivalled collection of British boxsets and original series".

28/02/2019  |  Full story...

As Roma, the first Netflix film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, helps establish VOD original content, an impressive 46% of consumers are now choosing Netflix to watch a film for the very first time, according to new research.

20/02/2019  |  Full story...

Spotify ended the year with 207 million monthly active users (MAUs) including 96 million premium subscribers, marking a rise of 29% and 36% year-on-year, respectively.

08/02/2019  |  Full story...

Spotify has bought two of the largest podcasting producers in the world, Gimlet Media and Anchor.

07/02/2019  |  Full story...

A new report warns there will be not one but two collapses in traditional TV advertising in the coming years, as cord-cutters turn away from subscription bundles.

24/01/2019  |  Full story...

In 2019, app App Store consumer spend will surpass $120bn, double the size of the global box office market, according to new research.

22/01/2019  |  Full story...

The majority (57%) of UK customers would stop watching Netflix if commercials were introduced, and even lowering subscriptions would cause a significant drop off of 42%, according to new research.

22/01/2019  |  Full story...

Netflix is aggressively ramping up global productions, particularly in Europe and Asia according to the latest report from Ampere Analysis.

10/01/2019  |  Full story...

One of the most popular podcasts in the world, ‘My Dad Wrote A Porno’, releases its eagerly-awaited Christmas special exclusively on Spotify for two weeks. ‘My Dad Wrote a Christmas Porno 3’ is now available now for all users - both free and Premium - on Spotify.

04/12/2018  |  Full story...

Spotify has launched a new publishing analytics platform in beta, specifically for music publishers.

12/11/2018  |  Full story...

Disney has revealed its plans for a streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon, as the media giant saw profits rise 33%.

12/11/2018  |  Full story...

Over two thirds (68%) of marketers claim that the walled gardens do not provide enough first-party data, a crucial component that is needed to effectively analyse and measure campaigns, according to new research.

19/10/2018  |  Full story...