HBO Max had 1.5 million sign-ups in the first five days of its U.K. launch, according to Ampere Analysis, with its Sky bundle key to early subscriptions.

Ampere Analysis has found that global streaming subscription revenues topped the $150 billion mark for the first time last year, with platforms focusing on monetization through price increases and ad tiers as subscription numbers stabilize.

Amid a constricted commissioning environment for scripted in the post-peak TV age, producers and distributors of the genre should be prioritizing efficiency over “high-budget spectacle,” lean into streamers’ new acquisition-first strategies, and exploit opportunities in the vertical video space, Olivia Deane, research manager at Ampere Analysis, said at Series Mania…

HBO Max is the most widely bundled streaming service globally, with 60 partnerships in 20-plus major territories, according to Ampere Analysis, with a particularly strong footprint in the Americas and CEE.

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