The pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated a worldwide trend of changing viewing habits. It boosted the media development in terms of ability to choose the programme that suits any mood, everytime, everywhere and in the moment, when the viewer want to watch.
The November conference organised by ScreenVoice / AKTV was therefore dedicated to video on demand, VOD. Recordings of the presentations of each speaker can be found here.
A selection of articles with the VOD topic is included in the selection below.
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JAN MAXA TO LEAD PRIMA+, PRIMA GROUP CHANGES MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
14. 4. 2025From 1 May, Jan Maxa, who has a 12-year career at Czech Television, will take over the management of the prima+ platform. Petr Král moves to head the new Distribution and OTT product segment. The video segment prima+ will be led from 1 May by Jan Maxa as director for the VOD segment. He was… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
ONEPLAY HAS SOME INSPIRATION, DAZN HAS CHANGED ITS SERVICE
11. 4. 2025One of the attractions of the new Oneplay streaming service that O2 is currently migrating its customers to is sport. But the battle for the sports fan is also being fought on the global stage. The combination of a number one domestic event and a technological innovation taking place globally in the field of sports… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
A THIRD OF CANCELLED STREAMING SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE RENEWED BY VIEWERS
5. 4. 2025The return of streaming service subscribers to their original subscriptions reduces the net churn rate to below 3%, according to a study by Antenna’s Erika Luzsicza, citing a study by Antenna.</strong Simply unsubscribing pays off for streaming services in the long run. Indeed, freedom of choice is welcomed by viewers, according to research by Antenna… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
STUDY EU: BROADCASTER CONTENT REMAINS TOP CHOICE IN EUROPE AND US
1. 4. 2025A new report has found 59% of connected TV users begin their journey with broadcaster-produced content when they switch on TV. RTL AdAlliance has revealed the fourth edition of its annual study – The New Life of the Living Room. In the quantitative research, RTL Group’s international sales house separates signal from noise in the… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
SURVEY USA: CONSUMERS EXPRESS GROWING DISSATISFACTION WITH STREAMING SERVICES
25. 3. 2025M&E companies are at a tipping point. where they risk losing the next generation of viewers, a new study from Deloitte concludes. The honeymoon between the streaming industry and consumers is definitely over, with a new consumer survey showing deep dissatisfaction. Nearly half (47%) of those surveyed by Deloitte said they pay too much for… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
STREAMERS DOING A BETTER JOB OF WINNING BACK DEPARTED VIEWERS
23. 3. 2025New data from Antenna shows that streaming services are winning back customers who formerly canceled at a higher rate. As all streaming customers know by now, the freedom to cancel a subscription whenever you want instead of being locked into a contract is one of the main differentiators between streaming services and cable plans. Cord-cutters… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
HUB: CONSUMERS STRUGGLE TO DIFFERENTIATE STREAMING SERVICES
19. 3. 2025Consumers are struggling to find competitive advantages between subscription streaming video services, according to new data from Hub Entertainment Research. Despite strong awareness of many places to watch TV and movies, there has been a decline in viewer confidence in SVOD platforms clarifying what makes their service distinct from one another. Directionally, many major streaming… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
ONEPLAY IS STARTING. WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN? AND IS IT BETTER TO CANCEL VOYO OR O2 TV?
10. 3. 2025From Monday 10 March, a new service called Oneplay is launching, merging O2 TV and Voyo. We summarise what it will mean for subscribers to these services. From 10 March, a new Oneplay service will launch, merging the existing O2 TV and Voyo. In their place will come a single Oneplay offering. What will change… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
STREAMING SERVICES ARE CHANGING: VOYO IS OUT, ONEPLAY IS IN. AMAZON AND MAX ADJUST PRICES
26. 2. 2025The merger of Voyo and O2 TV is a big change on the Czech market, which will also affect the price. After last year’s price increase for Netflix, Max, SkyShowtime and Disney+, this year the payment terms are also changing for Amazon Prime Video. Max, on the other hand, is adjusting its tariff for long-term… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
PRIMA PLUS WILL PRESENT THE SERIES THE CASE OF THE DANCER, ABOUT PEOPLE AND HORSES OR THE NIGHT OPERATOR
26. 2. 2025Video platform prima+ has unveiled its programming plans for this year on the occasion of its second birthday. After two years of existence, the video platform prima+ reaches 350,000 real users per month and shows 97 million hours of viewing and 233 million views. Its offer has been used by 1.4 million real users. Prima… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
VOYO AND O2TV WILL END. ONEPLAY WILL COME INSTEAD
25. 2. 2025O2TV and Voyo, both from PPF Group, are merging their services into one called Oneplay. TV service O2TV and VOD service Voyo will end in the market. They will be replaced by a new joint service Oneplay. The news was announced by the CEOs of TV Nova Daniel Grunt and O2 Jindřich Fremuth. Both companies… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0
CHANGES IN VOD: MAX INNOVATES, CNN PLANS RETURN TO STREAMING
20. 2. 2025Early 2025 saw more visual innovations in streaming services, but some more significant changes have also taken place. Here’s an overview of them. In early 2025, the Max streaming service is undergoing major visual changes to improve the user experience. One of the major new features is an updated navigation menu that moves content like… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TELEVISION 2.0