Streaming service HBO Max was by far the SVoD platform with the highest growth in Spain in Q1 2021 with a customer share of 28.6 per cent, up 7 per cent on the previous quarter, according to consultancy firm GECA. Despite the increase in subscribers, HBO Max is still behind Movistar Plus, with 29.1 per […]
Connected entertainment platform specialist VIZIO has confirmed that live streaming service SLING TV is now available on VIZIO SmartCast TVs. VIZIO says that millions of SmartCast users across America can now access the SLING app to watch the live content they love, plus over 150,000 on demand shows and movies. With free channels such as […]
Discovery and LG Electronics Canada have announced that discovery+, the definitive non-fiction subscription streaming service, is now available on LG Smart TVs in Canada, including LG’s line-up of LG OLED TVs and LG QNED MiniLED TVs. LG customers in Canada now have direct access to discovery+ and more than 200 exclusive, original series across fan-favourite, real […]
The Crossover, a drama series based on the critically acclaimed bestselling novel in verse by Kwame Alexander, has been ordered to series by Disney+. The Disney Branded Television series will be produced by 20thTelevision and will start production in February. The pilot episode was directed by George Tillman Jr and was written by Alexander and […]
Parks Associates consumer research featured in its OTT Video Market Tracker reveals that in Q3 2021, 27 per cent of US broadband subscribers reported the Samsung Tizen Smart TV is their primary device for consuming video content. The firm’s most recent update recaps top industry and consumer trends of Q4 2021 and highlights anticipated market […]
Limited series Stay Close has climbed to the #1 spot on the Netflix Top 10 English TV list with 53.72 million hours viewed in the week commencing January 10th. The Harlan Coben thriller series, based on his novel of the same name, has continued to climb the list week after week and remains in the […]
Rogue Games has launched its open-world, card adventure game, Arcanium: Rise of Akhan on Netflix. The single-player title blends popular roguelike and deckbuilding genres into one package. Players will trek across a fully 3D procedural map where they make strategic choices that alter the experience in various ways. “We’re thrilled to bring this best-in-class open-world […]
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings TV series officially has a name: The Rings of Power. The significance behind the subtitle will not be lost on J.R.R. Tolkien fans, foreshadowing an epic story that welds the major events of Tolkien’s Second Age together: the forging of the iconic rings. The multi-season drama – The […]
The amount of Portuguese people subscribing to video SVoD such as Netflix or Amazon Prime Video has more than doubled during the pandemic. As a result, Portugal was the fourth EU member with the highest growth of subscription-based streaming services, according to a report on OTT services by the country’s National Communications Authority (Anacom). The […]
A report by the European Audiovisual Observatory aims to shed light on the structure of the AV industry in Europe in terms of revenues as well as other performance indicators specific to key audiovisual market segments. The analysis provides snapshots of the top AV players and explores concentration, statute, and origin of ownership by revenues, […]