Below you will find solutions to a wide range of issues that the broadcasting industry currently faces as well as StreamVX case studies from the business sectors that the company operates in. So whether you are a CEO, CTO, CFO or in middle management, you will find expert information that may well help you in making astute decisions for your company.
April 5, 2024
Last year, HBO Max was rebranded as Max. In June, Max will replace HBO Max and will be launched in most European countries, including Poland. The price of the service in European markets is not yet known.
March 22, 2024
The yet-to-be-named but officially announced ESPN sports streaming service has been entrusted to Pete Distad. The new CEO of the joint venture was previously one of the founders of Apple and Hulu. The ESPN/WBD/FOX sports bundle is expected to launch later this year, according to media reports.
March 1, 2024
Will there be a joint bid between the two big companies Paramount+ and Peacock (owned by Comcast)? According to recent media reports, there could be a joint project between the two giants in the near future. Could the giants return to 'old style' television?
February 23, 2024
Disney+ lost 1.3 million users on its video streaming platform in the final quarter of last year. Is this a result of the bundle price increase that the operator has introduced for autumn 2023? Interestingly, at the same time, Disney+ managed to reduce its streaming losses by as much as $300 million.
February 16, 2024
Disney's $1.5 billion deal with Epic Games has been announced in an official statement from both parties. This announcement follows a longstanding relationship between the two companies. While we await confirmation of this deal from the US antitrust authorities, the media and analysts have not stopped speculating about a vast universe that will further merge the worlds of Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar and Fortnite thanks to this deal.
February 2, 2024
According to TechCrunch and Reuters, Disney is planning to lay off 300 employees from its Pixar studio. The studio currently employs 1,300 people. The reasons for the planned job cuts are a lack of new contracts, the end of work on series available for streaming and, above all, much less content being produced. If the job cuts go ahead, the Pixar team will be reduced by up to 20%.
January 19, 2024
Will Netflix's marriage with the French retail giant further strengthen its leadership position in the video streaming market? According to Bloomberg, Netflix's new marketing tactic is aimed at increasing the customer base basic package with adverts.
January 5, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery may merge with fellow entertainment giant Paramount Global, according to Axios sources. David Zaslav, head of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), met with Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish at Paramount's Time Square headquarters in New York in December to discuss the possible merger.
December 8, 2023
Michelle Rowland, Minister for Communications in the Australian Government, announced regulations on 29 November that will require manufacturers of smart TVs to make it easy for users to find channels from local broadcasters (including the ABC, SBS and commercial networks) when they turn them on. The new law requires TV manufacturers to preload iview, SBS On Demand, 9 Now, 7Plus and 10 Play on all smart TVs sold in Australia. The main purpose of the introduction of the new regulation is to ensure that these applications cannot be unfairly hidden in the user interface. They are designed to be as visible as the apps of major players such as Netflix or Disney+.
November 17, 2023
The Walt Disney Company has completed a deal to buy a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion. Disney, as the sole owner of Hulu, will therefore be able to count on 48 million subscribers to the service. At a recent investor meeting, Bob Iger, managing director of the Disney Group, outlined the plan to launch a combined app for Disney+ and Hulu.
November 10, 2023
The NBA wants to sell the league's broadcasting rights for up to $75 billion! When you're talking about that kind of money, I'm not surprised that all the media attention is focused on this transaction and this deal. This deal could completely change the US sports broadcasting market.
November 2, 2023
The global TV and streaming video market is expected to be worth USD 700 billion by 2023, of which USD 164 billion will be invested in programming. The data was presented at one of the biggest TV conferences at Mipcom by Tim Westcott, Omdia's research analyst for digital content and channels. This amount is based not only on advertising revenues and subscriptions, but also on revenues from the public sector.
October 20, 2022
Soaring energy prices in Europe along with new restrictions on the construction of hyperscale data centers are forcing streaming video platforms to look for ways to reduce their energy consumption costs while simultaneously expanding their encoding capacity.