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Subscription video on demand (SVOD) providers spent $324 million on Australian programs in the 2022–23 financial year, down from $335 million in 2021–22, but more Australian shows were available to audiences across streaming services, according to data from the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Switching providers becomes more prevalent, as do free trials and ad-supported plans.

Video on Demand (VoD) enabled households that have access to at least one video streaming service in Australia increased to 6.24 million, up 114k, quarter on quarter, representing 62.6% of households, according to a new Entertainment on Demand study by evidence-based insights and consulting company Kantar.

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SVOD providers spent $335.1 million on 718 Australian programmesup from $178.9 million in the previous financial year, driven by a combination of additional reporting entity and greater investment in the production of local dramas, documentaries, sports, and light entertainment, according to the ACMA 2021-22 Australian content expenditure data for subscription demand service providers.

A Federal Government review may lead to tightened anti-siphoning rules that make streaming services subject to the same rules as Foxtel.

Entertainment services subscription grew by more than 16% during the past 12 months, according to research by analyst firm Telsyte.

Roy Morgan's research shows that while Foxtel, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video showed strong growth in viewer numbers during 2021, Netflix is still the top dog.

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Despite the eased restrictions during early 2021, pandemic-wary Australians are switching on entertainment subscriptions at a rapid pace and had a total of 42 million subscriptions at the end of June 2021, up from 37 million in June 2020, according to new research from emerging technology analyst firm, Telsyte.

ACMA has released subscription video on demand Australian content results for 2019-2020. As at 30 June 2020, Australian program titles representing 3,080 hours of content was available on these services.

Whether it's Netflix, Disney+, Stan, Binge, Foxtel Go or some other TV streaming service, Finder has found 44% of Aussies "freeload off a friend or family member's" subscription, equating to an estimated 8.5 million Australians "moochers".

More Australians are using the Internet to view and listen to content more than ever before, according to new research.

One in three (39%) Australians already face regular streaming dropouts and the demand for the Internet is about to surge as more Australians remain housebound due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to comparison website Finder which says telcos should purchase more capacity from the NBN to help Internet users working from home through the crisis.

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Australians are spending less time talking on their mobile phones and downloading substantially more data than they were even a year ago, according to Australia’s competition regulator, the ACCC.

Australians have a growing taste for sports and video entertainment content sending the Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) services market to new heights, reaching 12.3 million total subscriptions at the end of June, according new research from technology analyst firm, Telsyte.

Milennials who use streaming services or use an Apple device capable of streaming are the key target market for Apple TV+ when it debuts later this year in a “crowded, and growing, streaming TV” Australian market.

Apple’s new streaming TV service, to be known as Apple TV+, and set to debut later this year, has a potential Australian market of more than 17 million, according to a newly published report.

Netflix says nearly 14 million Australians now have access to some form of pay TV or subscription TV, up 11.8% on a year ago, with the increase driven by Netflix as well as other SVOD services including Stan, YouTube Premium and Amazon Prime Video.

Market researcher Roy Morgan says more than 9.8 million Australians have access to Netflix, and the number could pass the 10 million milestone this quarter.