Platform strategy now spans four business models at once: OTT, SVOD, AVOD, and FAST. This category covers recommendation engines, content discovery, CTV app experience, player SDKs, and the subscriber engagement data that tells you whether a feature actually worked.
MultiChoice is offering former Showmax subscribers in Kenya a discounted DStv Stream Compact subscription at KES 550 ($4.25) monthly for one year. This initiative aims to migrate streaming users to the DStv ecosystem following Showmax's shutdown in April and to retain these customers. Eligible users will transition to the discounted plan after receiving free access through May, with the price reverting to KES 4,200 ($32.50) after 12 months.
Major streaming services including JioHotstar, Netflix, and Prime Video have announced their content lineup for June 2026 in the Indian market. The releases include both international franchises like "House of the Dragon Season 3" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash," along with numerous local Indian original series and films.
Sanja Božić Ljubičić, CEO and founder of NEM Dubrovnik, highlights significant opportunities within the Central and Eastern European (CEE) media market, driven by resilient pay-TV and a growing streaming sector. NEM Dubrovnik 2026 will focus on industry transformation, hybrid content distribution models, and the increasing role of local content and profitability. Key themes include evolving broadcaster-streamer partnerships, consolidation, AI in content discovery, and flexible monetization strategies.
Polish operator Play, a subsidiary of Iliad, launched the Summer Polsat JimJam Collection promotion for its pay-TV subscribers to mark International Children's Day. This promotion makes the collection available to customers subscribed to several of Play's base and premium TV packages.
O2 Slovakia has added the Spektrum Home channel to its O2 TV service, making it available in HD quality and Czech language. Initially accessible to all subscribers, the channel will subsequently be integrated into the Pochodova package starting July 1.
A WPP Media study reveals the Polish paid streaming market is stabilizing, with average SVOD subscriptions plateauing at 2.2 per user, while torrent usage has increased from 9% to 13% of internet users. This market maturity is driving platforms to increase operator partnerships, which now account for 39% of subscriptions, and explore ad-supported models, with 40% of Netflix customers expressing interest in such tiers.
DirecTV's NFL RedZone, developed by Eric Shanks, originated from observing live soccer broadcasts in Italy in 2001. Shanks, then at DirecTV, negotiated rights for NFL live look-ins within the Sunday Ticket contract, leading to RedZone's 2005 launch. The NFL later replicated the concept, and DirecTV's version ceased after YouTube acquired Sunday Ticket in 2023.
The article discusses how post-pandemic consumer behavior in India has shifted theatrical attendance for small and mid-sized Bollywood films, with audiences often preferring later OTT premieres. This trend has led to underperformance at the box office for films that find massive viewership on platforms like Netflix, exposing a tension between theatrical release and streaming availability for certain movie types.
Prasar Bharati's WAVES OTT platform has surpassed 10 million registered users and 14 million downloads within two years of its launch in November 2024. The platform hosts over 24,000 titles and 140 live TV channels, and aims to reach 20 million registered users by March 2027 through content partnership expansion and broader distribution.
Cable TV cord-cutters are increasingly transitioning to streaming platforms. This shift is primarily driven by content selection rather than cost savings, indicating a change in consumer priorities for streaming services.
Sony LIV will premiere the fifth season of the family drama series "Gullak" on June 5, 2026. The new season introduces Anant Joshi to the lead cast and will be available exclusively on the Sony LIV OTT platform. The series continues its focus on local-language family narratives for the Indian OTT market.
DIRECTV subscribers in areas affected by a carriage dispute with E. W. Scripps Company can continue to stream Stanley Cup Final games via the ESPN app. This ensures access for authenticated DIRECTV users even where local ABC affiliates are blacked out, circumventing the ongoing retransmission fee negotiations between the providers. The dispute primarily involves Scripps seeking higher compensation from DIRECTV for its local network-affiliated stations.
Omdia reports that global online video subscriptions reached 2.24 billion in 2025, an increase of 17.6% year-over-year, and online video revenue surpassed pay TV for the first time. The report forecasts a slowdown in growth to 5.6% in 2026 as the market matures, with a shift towards maximizing revenue from existing customers through price increases and ad-supported tiers.
Major streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and JioHotstar are launching 15 new titles across Hindi, English, Malayalam, and Korean languages this week. These releases include licensed international documentaries and original regional productions aimed at global and Indian SVOD audiences.
Amazon Prime Video will begin streaming the Tamil drama "Carmeni Selvam," starring Samuthirakani and Gautham Vasudev Menon, on June 3, 2026. This digital premiere follows the film's theatrical release on April 3, 2026, making it available on a global SVOD platform. The movie explores themes of family bonds and financial struggles.
South Korean streaming service TVing reported a data leak involving member IDs, names, dates of birth, and phone numbers due to unauthorized external access. The company has blocked the access route, reported the incident to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), and is investigating the extent of the damage. TVing has advised users to change their passwords for TVing and other services using the same account information.
Prasar Bharati's WAVES OTT platform has surpassed 10 million registered users and over 14 million downloads less than two years after its November 2024 launch. The platform provides free access to 24,000 content titles and 140 live TV channels in multiple Indian languages to audiences in over 130 countries. WAVES OTT aims to reach 20 million registered users by March 2027 through continued content expansion and partnerships.
Prasar Bharati's WAVES OTT platform hosted the premiere of its feature film, "Della Bella Badlegi Kahaani," at Akashvani Bhawan in New Delhi. WAVES OTT aims to be India’s public service streaming platform, offering diverse content including original films, documentaries, radio shows, regional cinema, DD archives, live TV, and online shopping.
Netflix has reportedly acquired the post-theatrical streaming rights for the upcoming Telugu sports drama "Peddi," starring Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor. This acquisition positions Netflix as the streaming home for the film after its theatrical release, scheduled for June 4, 2026.
Amazon MGM Studios and Critical Role Productions are set to release the 12-episode fourth season of "The Legend of Vox Machina" on Prime Video. The season will premiere with three episodes on June 5, 2026, for Indian viewers, followed by weekly installments, continuing Amazon's investment in adult animation derived from tabletop gaming IP.
Prasar Bharati's WAVES OTT platform has implemented new content proposal guidelines requiring creators to submit mandatory marketing and audience engagement plans. This strategy aims to shift audience acquisition responsibility to content creators as a cost-efficient growth model, prioritizing creators who can drive discovery and consumption. The framework also emphasizes short-form, mobile-first, and user-generated content, focusing on audience retention and repeat consumption.
DW and Indonesia's Vidio launched "The Scene," a 10-part video-on-demand series focusing on youth culture across 11 Southeast Asian countries. This series marks DW's first regional OTT lifestyle format and is streaming on Vidio in Indonesian, with additional social-first content released digitally.
Henry Cavill's film 'In The Grey' premiered on Prime Video on June 2, three weeks after its theatrical release. This rapid shift to streaming highlights the accelerated monetization strategies of studios for films following their initial box office runs.
NBC's freshman comedy series, "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins," has been renewed for a second season. The show, which stars Erika Alexander and Tracy Morgan, is currently available for streaming on Peacock.
Legacy Hollywood studios are increasingly recruiting YouTube creators to develop content, recognizing their established audiences and unique development processes built on direct distribution and public feedback. The article highlights that these creators hold significant negotiating power as studios seek to mitigate box-office risk, but warns against creators misinterpreting studio interest as genuine validation. It suggests that studios may try to co-opt creators into traditional systems rather than adapting to their audience-first independent filmmaking approach.
Netflix UK's unscripted head, Syeda Irtizaali, is reportedly seeking ambitious partnerships with independent production companies to scale unscripted content. This strategy focuses on collaborating with specialized indies for content creation.
A Reviews.org survey of 1,000 Americans indicates that the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be viewed through a hybrid model, with 80.8% of fans planning to follow social media clips and 58.8% planning to use FOX One or Peacock Premium. The survey also found that 48% of fans intend to subscribe to a streaming service specifically for the World Cup, with 22% planning to cancel after the event. Traditional TV still accounts for 72.7% of planned viewership, alongside over-the-air antennas at 35.3%.
DIRECTV has lost 52 local broadcast stations, including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates, due to ongoing carriage disputes. Concurrently, YouTube TV is removing NFL Network from its non-sports packages, restructuring its offering to subscribers. These changes impact the availability of traditional linear and sports content on vMVPD and satellite platforms.
Tubi and SiriusXM have partnered in a non-exclusive distribution and monetization deal to bring SiriusXM's video podcast slate to Tubi's platform. This collaboration will make video podcasts available to Tubi's 100 million monthly active users, with content including popular shows like "Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend" and "What Now? with Trevor Noah." The agreement also includes a shared advertising sales revenue model between Tubi and SiriusXM Media for the distributed content.
Amazon MGM Studios has canceled its new "Stargate" series, which had received a formal series order in November 2025, before filming commenced. The decision was based on internal reviews suggesting the project leaned too heavily on existing franchise elements, potentially limiting its broad mainstream appeal for Prime Video.
Inkitt is launching a new microdrama app called Ironblood on July 15, dedicating it to AI-generated action, sci-fi, and superhero vertical video content. This new platform, which converts successful web novels into video series using proprietary Cinematic AI, aims to serve 50 million users across Inkitt's apps, including the existing romance microdrama app CandyJar. Inkitt claims Ironblood will be the first microdrama platform focused entirely on these action-oriented genres, with plans to release 30 new titles per month.
Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) has expanded its content partnership with Little Dot Studios through a multi-year deal. WBITVP will license over 4,000 hours of entertainment and factual programming from its library for distribution on Little Dot's YouTube and Facebook network, which includes managing ad sales, digital copyrights, and audience development.
Amazon's Prime Video has acquired the U.S. rights to the eight-part BBC drama "What it Feels Like for a Girl," produced by Hera Pictures and distributed by ITV Studios. The coming-of-age series, which premiered on the BBC last year, will launch on Prime Video US in time for Pride Month.
Walmart has launched a new line of Google TV-powered smart televisions, with prices starting at $250. The offerings include 'The Fresco' art TV, available for pre-order, expanding Walmart's presence in the smart TV market.
Roku is seeking a Live Operations Associate to manage premium subscription operations, focusing on building, launching, and managing subscription channels. This role supports the company's streaming platform services.
FOX Sports has released the full broadcast schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across its linear and streaming platforms. All 104 tournament matches will air live on FOX (70 matches) and FS1 (34 matches), with every match also streaming live and on-demand within the FOX One and FOX Sports apps, and select matches streaming free on Tubi.
U.S. Soccer announced the schedule for the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals, set for Wednesday, September 16. Both matches of the doubleheader will air on CBS Sports Network and stream live on Paramount+.
The 2024 State of Origin rugby series in Australia reached over 10.7 million viewers across broadcast and streaming, with an average of 3.409 million viewers per match, up 14.9% year-on-year. The series also set new viewership records on Nine's BVOD platform, 9Now, averaging 788,000 viewers per match, an increase of 50.4% year-on-year.
ChaiFlicks, a global streaming platform for Jewish content, and Reboot Studios, the creative production arm of the non-profit Reboot, announced an exclusive partnership. This collaboration aims to curate, distribute, and spotlight content rooted in Jewish experience, with Reboot Studios supplying 12-15 short films annually to ChaiFlicks, starting June 1st with a short film festival.
Parks Associates announced the upcoming Q1 2026 'Video Services Dashboard' report, which will provide a visual representation of critical indicators for video service providers. The report is based on survey data from 8,000 U.S. internet households and tracks foundational market metrics such as service adoption, household spending, churn, and key industry players. It will cover video services market overview, pay-TV trends, streaming business models and leaders, and service churn and NPS.
Sensor Tower reports that global in-app revenue from short drama apps reached nearly $700 million in Q1 2025, a 4x increase year-over-year, with cumulative revenue approaching $2.3 billion since the start of 2024. The U.S. accounts for 49% of global revenue, while Latin America and Southeast Asia show significant download growth. Leading apps like ReelShort and DramaBox continue to dominate, while newcomers such as DramaWave, NetShort, and FlickReels are experiencing rapid expansion.
HIDIVE has announced the immediate availability of the English dub for "Oshi no Ko Season 3" on its streaming platform. The season features 11 dubbed episodes, with new episodes released weekly on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM EDT.
This Google Help article outlines how to use the "Analytics" tab within YouTube Creator Partnerships to review both organic and paid performance metrics. It allows creators to track the performance of their linked creator videos, providing insights into their content and monetization efforts.
Apple showcases its suite of entertainment services, including Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. The webpage lists these services as part of Apple's broader "Services" offerings.
This Amazon product page describes the features of the Amazon Fire TV Stick HD, a streaming device that offers Full HD streaming, access to free and live TV apps, and integration with Alexa Voice Remote for smart home controls. The device provides access to various streaming services, music apps, and allows for content consumption on the go by connecting to any TV's HDMI port. The product is currently listed as unavailable, with a note mentioning a newer model.
Evrideo is promoting its cloud-native platform designed to enable publishers to launch and monetize multiple FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming TV) channels at a lower cost. The platform focuses on efficiently spinning up, monetizing, and managing these channels.
Viacom-owned Pluto TV has launched a dedicated "Degrassi" channel in the U.S. and U.K. The channel features past installments of the Canadian teen drama franchise, specifically "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and its continuation "Degrassi." This launch follows DHX Media's rebrand to WildBrain, which owns and distributes the "Degrassi" franchise.
Evrideo announced its Broadcast solution, offering cloud-native playout and master control for linear, FAST, and OTT channels. The service features frame-accurate scheduling, live graphics, and 99.99% uptime. This product launch positions Evrideo as a provider of cloud-based broadcast infrastructure.
Netflix has added 'Brazil '70: The Third Star,' a five-episode TV drama about the Brazilian national football team's quest for their third world championship in 1970, to its content catalog. The series is set to release in 2026 and stars Lucas Agrícola, Rodrigo Santoro, and Bruno Mazzeo.
JioStar, in partnership with Media Partners Asia (MPA), released its 'TATA IPL 2025: A Year of Firsts' report highlighting the success of the 2025 Indian Premier League season. The report details record viewership and engagement across TV and digital platforms, including JioHotstar, alongside significant advertiser participation. The tournament achieved 1.04 billion app downloads and peak concurrency of 12 million viewers, driven by technological innovations like Multi-Cam, VR/360 streaming, MaxView 0, voice-assisted CTV search, FAST channels, and AI-powered features for highlights and translation.
