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HBO Max rolls out in LatAm, Caribbean

WarnerMedia’s HBO Max has rolled out in 39 territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, marking the streaming platform’s first launch outside of the US and kicking off its global expansion. HBO Max has made a commitment to produce 100 local originals in Latin America over the next two years, in addition to offering subscribers […]

June 30, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Filmzie launches on Rakuten TV

Free movie streaming and social platform Filmzie is to be available as a channel on Rakuten TV in the UK. Following its success as a streaming platform in the UK and Europe, the launch sees Filmzie channel on Rakuten TV in the UK. The channel will be automatically available within the Rakuten TV app, with […]

June 30, 2021

Disney+ announces Marvel/Simpsons crossover short

Disney+ has announced The Good, The Bart, and The Loki, a new Marvel-themed short from The Simpsons premiering on July 7th. In the new short exclusive to the streaming service, Loki is banished from Asgard once again and must face his toughest opponents yet: the Simpsons family and Springfield’s mightiest heroes. The God of Mischief teams […]

June 30, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Netflix enables watching whilst downloading

Netflix has added a feature allowing users to watch downloaded content on-the-go even if their download is incomplete. The partial downloading experience is available immediately to Android device users. In a blog post, Keela Robison, Vice President of Product Innovation at Netflix, explained: “Whether it’s a long flight or an extended commute, downloaded series and […]

June 29, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Amazon orders more Good Omens

Amazon Studios and BBC Studios have given the greenlight for a second season of Good Omens. Michael Sheen and David Tennant are confirmed to reprise their starring roles as the angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley, an unlikely duo that teamed up to save the world from the apocalypse. The second season of the six-part  fantasy […]

June 29, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Research: AVoDs modifying viewer behaviour

Up until recently, the narrative around ad-supported TV services was relatively straightforward, according to analyst firm Hub Entertainment Research. The popularity of streaming services such as Netflix, coupled with steady pay-TV subscriber losses, seemed to be signs that services with ads could one day be a thing of the past. And then FASTs (free ad-supported […]

June 28, 2021

iPlayer now on ScreenHits TV

UK customers of VoD aggregator platform ScreenHits TV can now integrate BBC iPlayer on-demand content and live channels into their personalised TV discovery experience On-demand programmes and live channels from the BBC will appear in the ScreenHits TV interface, and selecting one of the BBC’s programmes will take viewers through to watch on BBC iPlayer. […]

June 28, 2021

HBO Max unveils Jellystone

Yogi Bear, Boo Boo and Cindy, alongside an ensemble cast of iconic Hanna-Barbera characters, are returning to TV screens in the all-new animated comedy, Jellystone. The Max Original series helmed by acclaimed showrunner and executive producer C.H. Greenblatt (Chowder, Harvey Beaks) and produced by Warner Bros Animation, presents a reimagined take on these characters, modernising them for […]

June 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Survey: Consumers fatigued by amount of VoD services

As the US continues to emerge and adjust to post-pandemic life, it is evident that the growth and disruption of the streaming revolution continues at pace, according to a Horowitz Research survey of content viewers nationwide. The data show that streaming now supplants MVPD services in penetration and is closing in on time spent by […]

June 24, 2021

France: SVoD levy decree operative July 1

SVoD services Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video will soon be obliged to dedicate between 20 per cent and 25 per cent of their annual turnover to content creation in France. The decree relates to on-demand audiovisual media services and streamers, whether they are French or foreign platforms, and has been published in the French […]

June 24, 2021From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris