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According to the European Audiovisual Observatory, series account for nearly four times the viewing time of films on SVOD platforms, underscoring evolving audience preferences and strategic implications for content providers.

Horowitz Research finds that 66% of Americans would consider a bundle combining SVOD, AVOD, and FAST, with higher interest among Millennials and multicultural audiences.

According to Antenna, partnerships with telcos, retailers, and hardware makers accounted for 19% of U.S. SVOD sign-ups in Q1 2025, up from 12% three years earlier, with Apple TV+ and Paramount+ leading the trend.

Piracy in Saudi Arabia fell from 52% to 43% in late 2024 but remains among the highest in EMEA; account sharing has climbed to 35% despite streaming costs 16% below the regional average, putting pressure on revenue per subscriber across 530+ available services.

The U.S. market nearly doubled its ad-supported premium SVOD subscriptions from 53M to 100M in just two years. As of Q1 2025, 65% of these were new users, while Netflix led in internal migration, with 40% of its ad-tier subscribers switching from ad-free plans—compared to just 6% for other platforms.