German broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has acquired the video-on-demand (VOD) rights of six series from US media company Viacom for its video portal Clipfish.
Amazon increases Amazon Prime price in Germany
Amazon will charge €69 instead of €49 per year from new Amazon Prime customers in Germany from February 1, 2017.
Vimeo to launch SVOD service
Vimeo will launch its own standalone subscription service that will bundle premium programming into a paid product, wrote IAC CEO and interim Vimeo CEO Joey Levin in a letter to […]
YouTube unblocks German music videos
German authors rights society GEMA has concluded a licence agreement with video portal YouTube settling a long lasting legal battle regarding royalties.
NTV-Plus launches SVOD service
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has expanded its offer with a new SVOD service.
A fifth of LatAm homes to pay for SVOD
Nearly a fifth of Latin America’s TV households will pay for an SVOD package by 2021, up from 10.9% by end-2016.
SVOD in Poland: an overview
Although SVOD growth is outstripping pay-TV in Poland, the trend is less extreme than that seen in Western Europe.
Sony Pictures Television takes stake in Hopster
Sony Pictures Television Networks has taken a minority stake in global pre-school SVOD platform Hopster, becoming a strategic equity investor and taking a seat on the company’s board.
German VOD users prefer series
Series are the most used content on paid-for video-on-demand (VOD) services in Germany.
More adult channels for Ukraine
The VOD/OTT service Megogo has added a package of adult channels to its offer aimed specifically at the Ukrainian market.