Xperi’s TiVo and Fox Corporation have announced a long-term renewal of their patent licence.
Disney hikes ESPN+ price
Walt Disney will raise the cost of its sport streaming service ESPN+ by 17% in the US next month.
US connected TV device rate hits 82%
Eighty two percent of US TV households now have at least one internet-connected TV device, according to new consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG).
Alchimie and All3Media ink OTT deal
Alchimie and All3Media International have entered into a strategic partnership to distribute the OTT channel Inside Outside in the US.
ESPN to bring LaLiga to the US
ESPN has entered into a long-term agreement with LaLiga that will make ESPN+ the new English and Spanish-language home for LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank in US for the next eight seasons.
Vice Distribution inks Pluto TV deal
Vice Distribution has entered into a new partnership with Pluto TV in the US for over 215 hours of premium non-scripted programming.
Alchimie enters US market
Alchimie has entered the US market by buying the publishing assets of TV4Entertainment.
US loses 6m TV subs
The top 10 service providers in the US that offer figures collectively lost 1,256,100 TV subscribers in Q4 2020 alone.
North American pay-TV sub losses to slow
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Canada and the US will fall by 43 million from 116 million in the peak year of 2010 to 74 million in 2026.
Nielsen launches theatrical VOD measurement service
Nielsen has unveiled its theatrical VOD (TVOD) measurement service as a way to capture viewing to movie releases that are directly available to consumers to rent or purchase on demand through streaming/MVPD platforms.