Ampere: Streaming revenue surpasses public TV in Europe
Public service broadcasters are seeing viewership and revenue shift toward premium services like Netflix and Prime Video, but their on-demand platforms are still popular.
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Subscription streaming market starts to slow in Europe
Nearly one out of 10 Europeans are planing to cancel a subscription to a streaming service based on a lack of compelling content to watch.
Streaming trend taking over Europe, but consumers already feeling financial pinch
Europeans are subscribing to more streaming services, according to survey data from Bango, but price increases and the paradox of choice are creating fatigue among consumers there.
Comcast to bring Sky Stream box to Germany this summer
Sky Stream is launching to Sky customers in Germany and Australia over the coming months, officials at Comcast said this week.
Setanta Sports expands Bundesliga rights to new countries
The deal includes the renewal of rights in 10 European and Asian countries, plus three new Baltic territories.
German streamer Joyn lands on Magenta TV
German streaming service Joyn is now available to customers of Deutsche Telekom’s television service Magenta TV.
Zee One launches on Rakuten TV in Europe’s DACH region
Zee One is bringing its slate of Indian and Bollywood films and TV shows to streamers in Germany via Rakuten TV.
ProSieben Sat.1 to stop licensing Hollywood content through output deals
ProSieben Sat.1 says it will soon end its practice of acquiring content from major Hollywood studios through long-term output deals.
Germany will overtake UK with subscription video subscribers, report says
Western Europe will have around 273 million total SVOD subscribers by the end of the decade.
RTL creates ‘super bundle’ to compete with Netflix in Germany
RTL has created a new streaming package that includes live sports, music, audiobooks and on-demand videos.
German broadcaster ARD may close down linear channels
Germany’s public broadcast network ARD will soon finalize a plan to shut down some of its linear channels in the country.
RTL Plus grabs 6 million streaming subscribers in Q2
RTL Group said its premium streaming service RTL Plus grew to over 6 million subscribers by the end of June.