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Forecast: SVoD subscriptions at 1.6bn by 2026

Global SVoD subscriptions will increase by 491 million between 2021 and 2026 to reach 1.64 billion, according to the SVOD Forecasts Update report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. China and the US will together account for 49 per cent of the global total by 2026, down from 56 per cent in 2021. “China and […]

September 30, 2021

Guy Ritchie movie to premiere on Prime Video UK

Amazon Prime Video will exclusively premiere Guy Ritchie’s new action film, Wrath of Man, in the UK and Ireland on December 10th. The movie sees the director reunite with Hollywood star Jason Statham for the first time in 15 years. Based on the French film Le Convoyeur, Wrath of Man also features a cast including […]

September 30, 2021By Nik Roseveare

The Book of Boba Fett premieres Dec 29 on Disney+

Disney+ has announced that The Book of Boba Fett, a new live action Star Wars series that was teased in an end-credit sequence following the Season 2 finale of The Mandalorian – will premiere on December 29th, exclusively on the streaming service. The Book of Boba Fett finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett – who […]

September 29, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Netflix reveals ‘new’ rating data; Squid Game wins

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, speaking at the Code Conference in Beverly Hills, acknowledged streaming services had been a ‘black box’ when it came to audience metrics. “We’re trying to be more transparent with the market and talent and everybody” he said. Sarandos proceeded to share two charts (below) revealing the top 10 most watched original […]

September 28, 2021

discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video Channels UK

Discovery UK has announced that discovery+, the subscription streaming platform, is now available on Prime Video Channels in the UK. discovery+, which launched in late 2020, went live in the US and Italy earlier this year, and now expands its rollout on Prime Video Channels with this new announcement in the UK. Viewers can engage […]

September 28, 2021

Free Guy free on Disney+ UK

Disney+ has announced that Free Guy, the summer blockbuster starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer and Taika Waititi, will be available to stream on the service from September 29th. A tweet from the Disney+ UK Twitter account on September 28th confirmed the news, saying: “Don’t have a good day. Have a GREAT day. Stream Free Guy […]

September 28, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Apple TV+ has ‘less than 20m subs’

CNBC has reported that in the course contract negotiations between the major Hollywood unions for backstage crews, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) revealed that, as recently as July, Apple claimed it had less than 20 million subscribers to its Apple TV_ streaming service in North America. Since launching its subscription streaming service […]

September 27, 2021

Forecast: German SVoD subs to overtake UK

Germany will overtake the UK in terms of SVoD subscriptions in 2025, according to the Western Europe SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Germany will have 52 million SVoD subscriptions by 2026, with the UK just behind with 51 million. There will be 238 million SVoD subscriptions across 18 Western European countries […]

September 27, 2021

Netgem announces latest CaaS launch with Premiere Max

Netgem has announced its latest ‘Content as a Service’ (CaaS) launch with new SVoD service Premiere Max. The new service will launch in October in partnership with Premiere Media, publisher of the leading cinema magazine in France. It will include a wide selection of movies across all genres from the latest blockbusters to the classic […]

September 27, 2021

Prince Charles launches RE:TV on Prime Video

Prince Charles has launched a new channel on Prime Video called branded RE:TV. The channel provides a showcase of the best examples from global business of how to tackle climate change. Covering a range of innovation from recycling coffee, reseeding rainforests, and refining solar to revitalising cities and remodelling fashion, the films focus on positive, […]

September 27, 2021