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Kayo In Demand, Binge Adds Subscribers, As Foxtel Takes COVID-19 Hit

David Richards August 7, 2020 No Comments

Kayo is back in demand and Binge has already attracted 217,000 subscribers however subscribers are deserting Foxtel with the premium streaming service reporting a 12% fall in subscribers to 2.77…

Disney+ Gains Over 60M Paid Users

Elise Reid August 5, 2020 No Comments

As of 27th June, Disney+ has surpassed 57.5 million paid subscriptions, despite only launching late last year, and Disney’s CEO confirmed that this had risen to 60.5 million since. Taking…

Netflix Enables Faster/Slower Playback Speeds

Elise Reid August 3, 2020 No Comments

Netflix has announced that users will be able to choose the speed at which they watch content, with 0.5x or 0.75x to slow videos down and 1.25x and 1.5x speeds…

Netflix & YouTube Return To Normal Bit Rates, Increasing Pressure On Telecos

Elise Reid July 24, 2020 No Comments

The country’s telecos companies are working to cope with the added pressure on their networks, as both Netflix and YouTube return to their normal bit rates. Both streaming services had…

Roy Morgan Streaming Research Questioned, Where Is Binge & Kayo?

David Richards July 23, 2020 No Comments

Stan is rubbing their hands with glee after Roy Morgan Research gave them a big market share lift claiming that their viewers grew 729,000 (+19.7%). What’s not been explained is…

TV Service Subscriptions Surge During COVID, Oz Hits 15.7M Viewers

Elise Reid July 22, 2020 No Comments

TV streaming services have surged in Australia during the COVID-19 lockdowns, with 878,000 Australians gaining access to a TV subscription service from March to May 2020. Now, more than 15.7…

Netflix Reshuffles Top Tier

Computer Daily News July 20, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO: There’s movement at the top of Netflix – and lots of speculation after content chief Ted Sarandos was named co-CEO. The 20-year veteran of the streaming video service…

BINGE Gains 7% Market Share In First 2 Months

Elise Reid July 20, 2020 No Comments

According to the latest figures from JustWatch, an international streaming guide with more than 20 million users, BINGE has gained 7% of the Australian market share as of June 2020,…

Netflix Exceeds Expectations, Adding 10.1M Paid Viewers In Q2

Elise Reid July 17, 2020 No Comments

Driven by global COVID-19 lockdowns, Netflix has exceeded its new paid membership forecasts for Q2 2020 by 2.6 million, adding a Q2 record of 10.1 million that quarter. By comparison,…

BritBox Gears Up For 2020 Oz Launch, Builds Out Local Team

Elise Reid July 16, 2020 No Comments

The video streaming service BritBox – a joint venture between BBC Studios and ITV – is gearing up to launch in Australia this year and is building out its local…