Despite a slight decrease in Q3, viewers watched a record 8.26 billion hours of content in Q4 alone, closing the year with a massive 27.89 billion hours watched in 2020, according to Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet.
For the first time since 2018, the Brasileirao will be available in full to its worldwide followers as a stand-alone package at the competitive monthly price point of $7.99, which includes a seven-day free trial.
This total will be double the revenue of 2019 (US$83 billion), with an estimated US$16 billion to be added in 2020 alone, according to new figures from Digital TV Research.
Global subscriptions and video-on-demand customers are expected to increase to 1.61 billion between 2019 and 2025, an 81% increase in 2020 alone. Five global platforms will have 640 million paying SVoD subscribers by 2025.
In the live final of “The Voice Kids” last night on Sat1, German viewers not only saw Lisa-Marie being crowned the winner, they were also treated to the world premiere of the charity song “Niemals Alleine” (Never Alone).