In a surprise move, Samsung has announced it will offer iTunes Movies and TV Shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Samsung Smart TV models beginning this spring.
Netflix pulls Apple iTunes billing for new subscribers
Netflix is no longer allowing new customers to subscribe via iTunes using in-app purchase on their iPhone or iPad in order to avoid paying a 30% commission to Apple.
German Pay-VOD market on growth course
Paid-for video-on-demand (VOD) services have reached the mass market in Germany: At the end of 2017, 18% of all households were subscribing to at least one Pay-VOD service.
Netflix most popular streaming service in Switzerland
Netflix is the most used subscription streaming service in Switzerland.
UK programming dominates Netflix Euro content
UK TV programmes make up the lion’s share of EU TV content available on Netflix and iTunes, followed by France and Germany.
Young Germans prefer Netflix
81% of Germans between 14 and 34 years of age use video-on-demand (VOD) services.
A third of all films on VOD are European
European films make up a third of all films available on VOD in Europe, according to a new report from the European Audiovisual Observatory.
Sébastien Janin to head Wuaki.tv’s expansion in Europe
Wuaki.tv, the European video-on-demand (VOD) provider backed by Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten, has appointed Sébastien Janin as its head of international business development.
Amazon Prime Instant Video leads German VOD market
Amazon Prime Instant Video is currently the most-used video-on-demand (VOD) service in Germany with a market share of 33.2%. iTunes (Apple) and maxdome (ProSiebenSat.1) follow with 11.3% each.
Watchever launches kids app in Germany
German subscription video-on-demand provider Watchever has launched a stand-alone service for children.