HBO Max has revealed the second slate of premium Max Originals available to viewers after the streaming service’s May 27th launch. The next wave of titles coming to the platform begins June 18th with the debut of the entire first season of the unscripted kids adventure competition series Karma, led by YouTube host Michelle Khare. On June 25th, […]
SpotX, the video advertising platform, has announced a new strategic partnership with Pluto TV, the AVoD service. As part of the collaboration, SpotX will be a programmatic partner working with Pluto TV to power the video monetisation of its content across several countries in Latin America including: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, […]
“I attribute everything that has gone wrong to Coronavirus. Everything. But we own it,” Jeffrey Katzenberg told The New York Times as he lamented the poor start for Quibi, his smartphone short-form play. “Is it the avalanche of people that we wanted and were going for out of launch? The answer is no. It’s not […]
These unprecedented times have seen the vast majority of Brits spending much more time at home than usual, and with more time on their hands, viewers are turning to BBC iPlayer in record-breaking numbers. The BBC reports that: BBC iPlayer’s biggest-ever day was May 10th, with 22.5 million requests, and 1.1 million requests for the […]
Pluto TV, the AVoD service, has expanded its offering in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (GSA) launching 24 new channels. Having begun 2020 with a lineup of 45 live channels, Pluto TV has rapidly grown its portfolio to now deliver 75 channels in these three markets. To meet the growing demand of ad-supported streaming throughout GSA, […]
Amazon Prime Video has secured the UK rights to Alex Rider, a new coming of age spy-thriller series based on the novels of the same name. The franchise has become a global phenomenon selling over 20 million copies worldwide. Alex Rider will premiere on Prime Video in the UK on June 4th, with all 8 […]
Pluto TV Latin America, the AVoD service, has announced Estrellas de acción, its first pop-up channel for action movies starring iconic stars. The new channel will be available on Pluto TV live streaming and on-demand sections from now until to June 10th. Estrellas de acción offers movies from Paramount, Polar, Kinpil, CDC and Beverly Hills, dubbed in […]
The effective enactment of the AVMSD Euro directive has been confirmed for January 1st 2021 by French President Emmanuel Macron as he set out his plan to support the cultural sector during the Covid-19 crisis. He is aiming to have the directive transposed into French law before the end of 2020 so that VoD platforms […]
The Covid-19 lockdown in Italy has boosted online TV consumption, for a total of over 140.2 million hours viewed since March 9th. The data comes from the Studio Frasi Observatory, which highlights the growth of the consumption of online services (such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, TimVision) and of the leading Italian TV channels online. […]
With the lockdown in place throughout April in the UK, it is no surprise that consolidated 7-day TV set viewing for the month was high. The average number of minutes viewed daily in April was over 3 and half hours per person, at 211 minutes according to BARB. This was the highest monthly level since […]