Disney has reported that its Disney+ SVoD platform now has over 50 million paid subscribers globally – five months after the service launched in select markets. “We’re truly humbled that Disney+ is resonating with millions around the globe, and believe this bodes well for our continued expansion throughout Western Europe and into Japan and all […]
Virgin Media will be giving its TV customers free access to some of Sky’s most popular channels from April 10th until May 9th. Popular Sky channels including Sky One, Sky Comedy, Sky Witness, Sky Crime and Sky Sports Mix will be available to all TV customers. Across these channels, a range of shows including Hitmen, […]
Chinese online entertainment platform Bilibili has confirmed that Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement with Bilibili such that SCA will invest an aggregate amount of approximately $400 million in cash in Bilibili at the closing of the transaction. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, […]
Is it okay to write about anything except Covid-19 just now? I think so; the only useful thing to say is good luck to us all. Actually, it is a little bit relevant to Quibi. Many have commented that they are unlucky to go live while we’re in lockdown and entertainment on the move isn’t […]
Unconfirmed reports, sourced from financial analyst and data company Debtwire, suggest that Intelsat might be exploring relocation cost financing, and that the company’s unsecured bond-holders have hired a law firm. The news prompted a 57 per cent rise in Intelsat’s share price on April 8th, to $1.65 (from $1.05) and at one point during the […]
Law firm Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law has commenced a Class Action lawsuit against Silver Lake Group, BC Partners – both significant investors in Intelsat – and two other named defendants Raymond Svider (chairman at BC Partners) and Justin Bateman (a partner at BC Partners). The writ has been filed in the US District Court for […]
ITV is partnering with NHS Charities Together as the official broadcast media partner on a new appeal urging viewers to donate to the NHS and send messages of support to their staff. The NHS Charities Together Million Claps Appeal is asking anyone who can afford it to make a £5 donation, alongside a personalised message […]
France’s competition authority has ruled Google must start good faith negotiations with press publishers on the remuneration for the re-use of their protected content on its news and search pages. Agence France-Presse (AFP) accused Google of disregarding legislation transposing the latest EU copyright directive into French law. This follows Google’s response to the new rules […]
A report from investment bank Berenberg says that the Coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on television advertising. The bank’s note says that while it is still too early to assess how badly marketing spend will be affected in FY 2020, it is clear that the initial response to the virus has been a rapid fall-off […]
Almost half of UK online adults came across false or misleading information about coronavirus (Covid-19) in the last week, media regulator Ofcom has found. Ofcom is conducting weekly research to help understand how people are receiving and acting on information during the current pandemic. Its first results from week one of the ‘lockdown’ show that […]