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Netflix Opts for ‘Per-Title’ Encoding to Save Bitrates

by Tom Allen

Netflix has announced a new system of compression called ‘per-title encoding’. This is not a new codec – the company will continue to use H.264 – but a new way of looking at different …

50% of Consumers Will Use Mobile Payments by 2018

by Tom Allen

Mobile payments are gaining traction in developed countries, says Gartner; half of consumers in mature markets are expected to use smartphones or wearables for mobile payments by 2018. The trend is especially prominent in …

Finlux Wows With Low Cost

by Tom Allen

We visited a TV launch event in London this week, by Turkish brand Finlux. Finlux used to be a big brand in the Nordics, and really owned the TV market with Nokia. However, these …

Netflix Leads US SVoD

by Tom Allen

Parks Associates has revealed the top 10 SVoD services in the USA, based on the number of subscribers. 25% began in 2015, and 40% in thee last two years. The top 10 were: Netflix …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| SVOD| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 46

SVOD Market to Add 50 Million Subs in Five Years

by Tom Allen

Digital TV Research predicts that Netflix will reach 115 million subscribers worldwide by 2020. At the end of this year, there will be around 161 million total SVOD subscribers, growing to 306 million by …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| VOD| Vol 22 - Issue 46| Worldwide

Netflix More Open on 4K and HDR Plans

by Chris Chinnock

We had a chance to talk to Netflix at the SMPTE conference about a range of topics. We found them quite open to discussing details. For example, the company is now requesting that all …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| SMPTE 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Netflix Viewers Watching More

by Milos Pavlovic

A GfK study quoted by telecompetitor said that Netflix OTT subscribers have doubled the number of shows that they are watching since 2012 – the number has gone up from five a week to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Netflix Reaches European Milestone

by Tom Allen

Netflix has passed 2 million subscribers in continental Europe, with customers in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Netflix Free from Vodafone in Spain

by Bob Raikes

Netflix launched its service in Italy, Spain and Portugal this week as expected, with Vodafone in each country announcing that it has integrated Netflix into its system. In Spain, the service will be supplied …

BT in UltraHD Talks With Netflix

by Tom Allen

BT is talking with Netflix about taking carriage of its UltraHD service on the latest YouView set-top box, used by BT for its TV service. Jamie Hindhaugh confirmed the discussions to Digital TV Europe, …

Netflix Readies Southern Europe Expansion

by Tom Allen

Netflix has confirmed that it will launch its streaming service in Spain on the 20th October. Portugal will follow on the 21st October, and Italy on the 22nd October.

Statista Summarises European Streaming Challenges

by Tom Allen

Statista has put together a very interesting infographic on the rise of subscription video on demand (SVOD) services in Europe. Netflix is, of course, the market leader in SVOD. After a successful debut in …