Streaming Services news and trends

Disney Sees 157 Million Monthly Viewers For Ad-Supported Programming
Streaming // January 09, 2025

Disney said its three streaming platforms have attracted roughly 157 million monthly active users worldwide. The entertainment giant announced those figures for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ Wednesday (Jan. 8) as part of its presentation at the CES showcase in Las Vegas. The company said that...

Streaming Fatigue? Price Hikes and Content Woes Test Viewer Loyalty
Streaming // December 30, 2024

As streaming platforms continue to raise subscription fees, many consumers say they are dissatisfied with the quality of content being offered. Recent surveys, such as TiVo’s 2024 report, suggest satisfaction with both ad-free and ad-supported services has declined, sparking concerns that the golden age of...

Spotify Discontinues Car Thing Smart Player
Subscriptions // December 09, 2024

Spotify has pulled the plug on Car Thing, its hardware product that allowed users to control the company’s streaming service through car speakers when connected to a phone by using both voice recognition and preset buttons. “Car Thing is discontinued and no longer operational,” the...

Instacart Expands Shoppable TV Partnership With Roku
eCommerce // October 09, 2024

Instacart says it is expanding its advertising partnership with streaming TV platform Roku.  As the food delivery company noted in a news release Wednesday (Oct. 9), Roku and Instacart have been collaborating since last year to offer advertisers insights to gauge the impact of TV...

Interviews & Exclusives
Apple Tops a Billion Subscribers as Services Climb to Record Revenue

January 30, 2025
Go figure. Apple reports flat sales for Q4 on its flagship product and Wall St. applauds. But that’s what happened Thursday (Jan. 30) as the company reported record overall revenue and a positive impact so far on iPhone sales from Apple Intelligence. By the numbers, Apple reported a 4% year-over-year increase to $124.3 billion, alongside record […]

Subscriptions Play Dual Role for Primary Healthcare Providers

November 04, 2022
Subscription-based services soared as consumers sought access to goods, services and entertainment during the pandemic. Lately, however, subscriptions have seen a downturn due to inflation, with the percentage of United...

The Best Way to Keep Subscribers Loyal May Be to Set Them Free

May 20, 2022
Consumers have started to rethink their finances, and subscriptions may be the first to go as they decide which to keep and which to quit. Many have grown accustomed to...

Rising Streaming Costs Threaten LatAm’s Digital Shift

March 30, 2022
Latin America is a continent as case study when it comes to digital modernization from payments to streaming, blazing trails that emerging and developed markets can learn from. In a...

Quick Reads
Disney Sees 157 Million Monthly Viewers For Ad-Supported Programming

January 09, 2025
Disney said its three streaming platforms have attracted roughly 157 million monthly active users worldwide. The entertainment giant announced those figures for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ Wednesday (Jan. 8) as part of its presentation at the CES showcase in Las Vegas. The company said that figure includes 112 million domestic users, and is an average […]

Spotify Discontinues Car Thing Smart Player

December 09, 2024
Spotify has pulled the plug on Car Thing, its hardware product that allowed users to control the company’s streaming service through car speakers when connected to a phone by using...

Instacart Expands Shoppable TV Partnership With Roku

October 09, 2024
Instacart says it is expanding its advertising partnership with streaming TV platform Roku.  As the food delivery company noted in a news release Wednesday (Oct. 9), Roku and Instacart have...

Report: Apple Vision Pro Faces Uncertain Future Amid Developer Distaste

January 21, 2024
Two weeks before its debut, Apple’s Vision Pro is reportedly facing an uncertain future. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Jan. 21), among the challenges facing the mixed reality device is the...