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.
February 21, 2025
According to MoffettNathanson Research, Netflix continues to give its subscribers a very good deal on subscription fees. Subscribers pay for the hours of content they watch, which seems like a really smart idea.
February 14, 2025
An important step has recently been taken in the streaming world - for the first time, competing streaming video providers have come together to form a united lobbying front, forming a new trade group called the Streaming Innovation Alliance. It brings together Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount and other big players to promote their interests to politicians and government bodies.
February 7, 2025
The Paramount merger has been thrown into doubt by an unexpected $13.5 billion bid and legal threats that have just emerged in the sudden turn of events. The previously planned acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance Media and RedBird Capital Partners has been thrown into doubt by a last-minute bid from a consortium of investors known as Project Rise Partners (PRP). Skydance and RedBird recently proposed an $8 billion deal, but PRP's new offer, valued at $13.5 billion, dwarfs that proposal.
February 5, 2025
Medianet, the largest independent cable television provider in the Maldives, has recently entered into a strategic partnership with StreamVX, a leading provider of video services technology solutions.
January 31, 2025
The streaming giant is raising the cost of its standard ad-supported package to $7.99 a month in the US (it currently costs $6.99), and the cost of its premium package is increasing by $2 to $24.99. The Standard plan will increase from $15.49 to $17.99. The cost of adding an additional member to an ad-free plan will increase from $7.99 to $8.99.
January 24, 2025
On 7 January, Roku, the pioneer of streaming on TV, announced that it had surpassed 90 million streaming households in the first week of January. That's up from 85.5 million in October. Roku is now in nearly half of all US broadband households.
January 17, 2025
Disney is shutting down many channels in several countries. National Geographic Wild and Disney Junior ended broadcasting in France at the beginning of this year. Media giant also planned to close the Disney Channel also, but the company made an agreement with pay TV broadcasters to change their decision. TV channels emission in Spain ended on Jan 7th and it will be shut down in Brazil on Jan 28th.
January 10, 2025
The Walt Disney Company is buying a 70% stake in Fubo. The deal, which was announced to the public on Monday, will see Disney's Hulu and Live TV merge with Fubo TV. The new deal now awaiting to shareholder approval. Disney's deal with Fubo will help block competing plans and the Venu project with Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox related to sports streaming.
January 3, 2025
Warner Bros. Discovery is creating a new corporate structure, reducing the company's three divisions to two and clearly separating its linear networks from its streaming and studio businesses. The two new operating units will be called Global Linear Networks and Streaming & Studios. The Global Linear Networks division will house WBD's linear television business, including networks such as CNN, TBS, TNT, HGTV and the Food Network.
December 27, 2024
he second season of Netflix's most-watched series, 'Squid Game’, premiered on the platform yesterday. The undisputed leader among streaming platforms, Netflix, has launched a huge promotional campaign for the second season of the series. The question is whether the second season will beat the record-breaking viewership of the first season of 'Squid Game’.