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Strong subscriber growth for DAZN but Netflix still top streamer

May 13, 2025 12.31 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Squid Game, Cobra Kai and WWE helped Netflix capture the largest share of new paying subscribers globally (12%), ahead of competitors Prime Video, Paramount+, Apple TV+ and Disney+. 

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: DAZN, Kantar, Netflix, Prime Video Edited: 16 May 2025 15:05

Growth for Prime Video and Apple in Kantar’s EoD data

April 24, 2025 13.44 Europe/London By Julian Clover

First quarter data from Kantar shows growing consumer adoption of ad-supported streaming tiers, with Prime Video and Apple TV+ emerging as standout performers at the start of 2025.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: Apple TV+, Kantar, Prime Video Edited: 25 April 2025 13:41

Canal+ Polska expands playout capability with Cinegy

November 20, 2024 22.08 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Canal+ Polska has chosen video technology solutions provider Cinegy for an expansion of its playout capability.

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Canal+ Polska, Cinegy, Hubert Pogorzelski, Kantar, Simon Pilbeam, Studiotech Poland, Watermarking Edited: 20 November 2024 22:09

Consumers want to use 5G Broadcast primarily for linear TV

June 27, 2024 10.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

A recent Kantar study shows a high level of consumer interest in 5G Broadcast: Two thirds of respondents can imagine the new broadcast technology for mobile devices as a good […]

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Research, Standards, Tech Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Francie Petrick, Kantar, Media Broadcast Edited: 27 June 2024 10:33

Apple TV+ attracts new subscribers as Prime Video faces ad uncertainty

May 2, 2024 07.00 Europe/London By Julian Clover

AppleTV+ was the fastest growing major SVOD service in the first quarter, according to Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data.

Filed Under: Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: AppleTV, Kantar Edited: 7 May 2024 13:51

Kantar says Prime Video subscribers rebelling after ad ultimatum

April 25, 2024 13.51 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Prime Video’s introduction of an ad-supported tier was met with significant resistance, according to Kantar’s latest analysis of the UK streaming market.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Streaming, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Kantar, Prime Video Edited: 26 April 2024 14:31

Netflix and Disney+ outperform as Prime Video growth slows

October 25, 2023 00.01 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Disney+, Paramount+, Netflix and Apple TV+ all achieved strong subscriber growth, according to the latest Kantar Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the global video streaming market.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: Kantar, Netflix Edited: 26 October 2023 13:24

Disney discount boosts subscriber take-up

October 17, 2023 00.01 Europe/London By Julian Clover

A £1.99 for 3 months campaign by Disney+ has helped the House of Mouse triple its subscriber acquisition rate.

Filed Under: Top Story, TV Tagged With: Disney, Kantar Edited: 16 October 2023 19:54

British streaming market showing signs of recovery

January 30, 2023 11.25 Europe/London By Julian Clover

New streaming releases Wednesday, The Crown and Andor have helped bolster subscription video-on-demand services, but one in 10 British consumers still plan to cancel subscriptions in the first quarter.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: Kantar Edited: 31 January 2023 12:50

SVOD and AVOD’s future “will end in tiers”

June 30, 2022 12.40 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The video market is entering a new period of hybrid models, with many SVOD and BVOD services moving to both ad-free and ad-supported tiers.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, SVOD Tagged With: Kantar Edited: 5 July 2022 13:06

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