Tag: Prime Video Channels

Streaming economics increasingly depend on who controls the interfaces, infrastructure, billing relationships, and discovery tools connecting audiences with premium content. YouTube, Amazon, HBO Max, Netflix, and DAZN are gaining leverage by owning customer setup, search, packaging, data, and the next…

Starz and Crunchyroll are using their new $16.99 Prime Video bundle to test whether Power fans and anime viewers overlap enough to improve acquisition, engagement and retention. Success depends on customers crossing between both catalogs and staying long enough to…

Roku’s Howdy has surpassed 1 million subscribers within its first year, with Antenna data showing strong early growth and a roughly 51% retention rate that outpaces typical streaming benchmarks. The $2.99 ad-free service leverages Roku’s owned distribution ecosystem and licensed…

HBO Max has launched in Germany, Italy, and five other European markets, expanding through new carriage deals with Amazon Prime Video and local bundling partners. The move ends legacy Sky restrictions and sets the stage for a U.K./Ireland launch in…

Skip tackles the challenge of maintaining brand identity on Prime Video Channels, likening it to renting shelf space in a crowded supermarket. The advice? Use Amazon for scale, but invest in your own DTC app to preserve control, customer data,…

Charter is doubling down on streaming bundling by adding Hulu to its growing SVOD lineup, while Verizon has officially exited the aggregation game, shuttering its +play platform. Meanwhile, Amazon continues to dominate third-party SVOD sign-ups via Prime Video Channels, claiming…

Curiosity Stream reported strong second-quarter results, posting a 53 percent year-over-year revenue increase to $19 million and swinging to profitability.