Almost a quarter (23%) of US internet households believe that pirating content is acceptable. This, according to Parks Associates, is up from 14% in 2019.
Gaming tops video spend in US
Although US consumers spend five times longer per day watching video than they do playing games, more money is spent by consumers on each hour of gameplay than on each hour of video viewing.
US SVOD revenues flat from 2024
SVOD revenues in the US are forecast to grow from $43 billion last year to $56 billion in 2024.
US sanctions National Media Group head
The US Department of the Treasury has included Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, the head of National Media Group (NMG), among a list of sanctioned Russian elites.
Streaming switchers opt for Apple TV+ and Paramount+
Apple TV+ and Paramount+ are the most popular services for US SVOD switchers, defined as those who move from one subscription service and commit to another contract within 60 days.
Successful launch for SES-22
The SES-22 satellite has been successfully launched into space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX’s Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Netflix Original and Exclusive content dominates in US
As of this March the number of Original and Exclusive titles in Netflix’s US catalogue accounted for more than 50% of all available content for the first time in the company’s history.
US sanctions “change the television landscape in Russia”
France and the EU have been asked to adopt similar sanctions to those already in place in the US in order to force channels off Russian pay-TV platforms.
US bans Russian channels
The US has sanctioned the leading Russian TV services Channel One, Rossiya-1 and NTV, which are owned or controlled by the Russian state or owned by one of President Putin’s closest allies.
Dizi secures Comcast carriage
SPI’s premium drama hub Dizi has launched across Comcast’s entertainment platforms, including Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and XClass TV.