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SVOD market share for the UK and Australian markets
In terms of the streaming providers, the United Kingdom and Australia differ significantly from the US, with well funded local players having a substantial usage in mature SVOD marketplaces.
In terms of subscribers, Disney+ gained...
Application Platforms
Analysis: Amazon defies break-up wave sweeping conglomerates
Amazon.com Inc has become the poster child of technology giants bucking the trend of major conglomerates breaking up, thanks to bright growth prospects shielding it from pressure to follow suit, investors and dealmakers said.
Investors...
Communication & Collaboration
Tech, growth shares shine in Amazon-led rebound after Meta rout
Growth and technology stocks rebounded late last week, as traders weighed stellar results from Amazon.com Inc against an unexpectedly strong US employment number that propelled Treasury yields higher.
The Nasdaq Composite index, which is heavy...
Online Marketplaces
Amazon hikes Prime membership fees in US as wages, costs rise
Amazon.com has said it was raising the price of its annual US Prime subscriptions by 17%, as it looks to offset higher costs for shipping and wages that it expects to persist this year.
Shares...
Media & Content Platforms
Netflix’s modest growth forecast casts pall over streaming
Even as Netflix execs sought to reassure investors in a video interview that its long-term prospects for streaming media remain bright, with its popular series “Bridgerton” returning and a sci-fi film starring movie star...
Latest Platform News
Protesters denounce Netflix over Chappelle transgender comments
About 100 people protested near Netflix Inc's headquarters against the streaming pioneer’s decision to release comedian Dave Chappelle’s new special, which they say ridicules transgender people.
Netflix staff members, transgender rights advocates and public officials...
App Stores
Amazon launches bundling service for video streaming apps in India
Amazon.com in India has launched a bundling option on its video platform for global and local streaming services, in a move aimed at boosting subscriptions.
The launch comes at a time of increasing competition from...
Media & Content Platforms
TV aggregator Roku to launch its players in Germany
Television aggregator Roku has said it would launch its streaming players in Germany later this year, seeking to capitalize on a pandemic-driven shift towards watching more VOD (video on demand).
Roku will offer content from...
Media & Content Platforms
AT&T’s DirecTV to become standalone video business
AT&T Inc's satellite television provider, DirecTV, will become a standalone video business as part of a deal between the wireless service provider and buyout firm TPG Capital.
The video service unit said on Monday it...
Computing Platforms
Jeff Bezos’ journey from suburban garage to edge of space
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, is set to launch into space aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, just nine days after rival Richard Branson became the first billionaire astronaut.
Here is a...
Online Marketplaces
Amazon sees Prime Day sales boost amid supply chain snags
Amazon.com's Prime Day saw strong online sales growth in the US even as supply chain snafus and a robust spending appetite limited the level of discounts on popular products like electronics.
Total online sales across...
Media & Content Platforms
Amazon rights row throws French soccer into fresh turmoil
France's Canal+ TV group has said it would stop showing top division French soccer games in protest at a decision to award some broadcasting rights to Amazon.
The Canal+ move plunges the French professional league...