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Netflix Set to Reach 10 Million Subs Down Under — Despite Scant Physical Presence
Netflix ended June with 9.8 million subscribers in Australia, up about 30% from a year ago, according to new data from research firm Roy Morgan. The SVOD pioneer launched service in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. Morgan contends Netflix will reach 10 million subs by September, based on an online survey of 13,200 consumers … Continue reading “Netflix Set to Reach 10 Million Subs Down Under — Despite Scant Physical Presence”
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World Cup Soccer Helps Double Q2 Global Streaming Video Consumption
Spurred by the FIFA Russia World Cup 2018 quadrennial soccer competition, global streaming video consumption in the second quarter (ended June 30) topped 5.5 billion hours, up 115% from 2.5 billion hours in the previous-year period, according to new data from Conviva. The media-measurement firm said a record-breaking 7.9 million people streamed the France vs. Argentina World … Continue reading “World Cup Soccer Helps Double Q2 Global Streaming Video Consumption”
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‘Ready Player One’ Takes the High Score in Disc Sales
The Steven Spielberg-directed virtual reality adventure Ready Player One debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended July 28. The film, distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, earned $137 million at the … Continue reading “‘Ready Player One’ Takes the High Score in Disc Sales”
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comScore Partnering with Hulu for Video Measurement
In the rapidly changing home entertainment market where consumers have multiple options for consuming video, advertisers and marketers are left trying to make sense of a fragmented viewer across linear TV, over-the-top (OTT), desktop, and mobile platforms. Media measurement company comScore in September will bow a pilot program – dubbed “campaign ratings” – aimed at … Continue reading “comScore Partnering with Hulu for Video Measurement”
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NPD: 17% of U.S. Video Consumers Watch Only SVOD
Nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population relied solely on subscription video-on-demand services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon to view video content in the 12-month period ended March 2018, according to a study by The NPD Group. According to NPD’s “Entertainment Trends in America” report, 17% of consumers have abandoned the purchase or rental of … Continue reading “NPD: 17% of U.S. Video Consumers Watch Only SVOD”
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‘I Can Only Imagine’ Takes Top Spot on June Disc Sales Chart
Lionsgate’s faith-based juggernaut I Can Only Imagine was No. 1 on the list of combined Blu-ray Disc and DVD units sold for June 2018 according to the NPD Group’s VideoScan tracking. The film, which was released on disc June 12, is inspired by the story of the creation of the song of the same name … Continue reading “‘I Can Only Imagine’ Takes Top Spot on June Disc Sales Chart”
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‘Ready Player One’ Tops Redbox Disc Rental, Transactional Video Charts
Warner’s Ready Player One, the latest sci-fi film from Steven Spielberg, debuted at No. 1 on both Redbox charts the week ended July 30. The film, based on the 2011 Ernest Cline novel, is set in 2045, a time when people use virtual reality software to escape the problems of the real world. A teen orphan … Continue reading “‘Ready Player One’ Tops Redbox Disc Rental, Transactional Video Charts”
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Season 6 Launch Sends ‘Orange Is the New Black’ To No. 1 on Digital Originals Chart
With the launch of Season 6, Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” shot to the No. 1 spot on the digital originals chart for the week ended July 28, with a 46% spike in demand from the prior week, according to Parrot Analytics data. The surge in Demand Expressions for the women-in-prison drama sent the … Continue reading “Season 6 Launch Sends ‘Orange Is the New Black’ To No. 1 on Digital Originals Chart”
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‘Rampage’ Stomps to Top of Home Video Charts
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Rampage led a slew of newcomers onto the national sales charts the week ended July 21. Rampage, based on the 1980s video game, debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart. … Continue reading “‘Rampage’ Stomps to Top of Home Video Charts”
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‘Queer Eye’ Shoots to No. 2 on Digital Originals Chart While ‘Clone Wars’ Cracks Top 10
Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” remains the top digital original for the third consecutive week as viewers continue to engage with last week’s Season 2 finale, according to Parrot Analytics data. The dystopian series experienced a 17% drop in demand expressions from the prior week, but still managed to hang on to the No. 1 spot … Continue reading “‘Queer Eye’ Shoots to No. 2 on Digital Originals Chart While ‘Clone Wars’ Cracks Top 10”
