BVOD services and their content
However, SVOD remains important to the British video streaming industry as flexible monetization models could become standard. One of the most recent examples is broadcaster ITV relaunching its streaming services ITV Hub, ITV Hub+, and BritBox all together as platform ITVX in December 2022. Consumers now have access to live TV content, originals, and other entertainment options via ad-based or subscription plans. As a result, the broadcaster expanded its catalog by over 5,000 content hours in just one year and can consequently compete with the UK’s largest BVOD offerings of the BBC and Channel 4, with drama accounting for the highest growth.In contrast to SVOD platforms which tend to provide American and/or international content, BVOD is mostly used as catch-up services for content from national broadcasters. The consequence is that the majority of TV shows and movies on the main BVOD platforms in the UK are produced locally. The streaming offer of UKTV recorded the highest share of content hours originated in the UK at over 80 percent, while nearly 60 percent of content hours on Channel 4 and ITVX were produced in the country.