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Israel: RGE chooses Kaltura to power BIGI

Kaltura, the video cloud provider, has been selected by Israeli media company RGE Group to launch its new Cloud TV service for kids, BIGI. BIGI is a new service for Israeli youngsters aged 5-15 years old, offering a variety of kids’ and teens’ entertainment and educational content in a variety of genres. BIGI’s array of […]

October 28, 2020

Magenta Telekom implements Whip Media CVM platform

Whip Media Group, has announced that Magenta Telekom, a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary in Austria, has completed the implementation of Whip Media’s Content Value Management (CVM) platform to manage its VoD business. Magenta Telekom is a provider of internet and mobile communications, entertainment and business solutions in Austria with 2,500 employees and a generated revenue of […]

October 28, 2020

Forecast: Spain’s video sector at €4.5bn by 2024

The Spanish video market has witnessed a polarisation of fortunes in 2020. While many segments have been heavily impacted, others have seen their audiences expand due to stay-at-home measures and changing consumer attitudes towards entertainment. This is according to a Video Insights report from Futuresource Consulting, which shows consumer spend will grow by 11 per […]

October 27, 2020

Data: 1.6m US homes watch Borat 2 in first weekend

Samba TV data shows that 1.6 million US households streamed the Borat movie sequel on Amazon Prime Video during its opening weekend (October 22nd – 25th). Amazon’s decision to release the movie one day early, on the same day of the final presidential debate, didn’t seem to give it that great of a boost: only […]

October 27, 2020

Sweden: Netflix loses subs, but still market leader

During the past year, Swedish households have purchased an additional 700 000 new SVoD-subscriptions. Consequently, in the third quarter, paid video services have reached a new record level following strong growth compared to the equivalent period last year. Furthermore, Mediavision’s analysis of the third quarter reveals that Netflix, for the first time since its launch […]

October 27, 2020

ViacomCBS, Netflix, Dynamo co-produce Dale Gas

ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has confirmed the production of Dale Gas, an action series produced in conjunction with Dynamo and Netflix. It is being filmed in Mexico City and will premiere on Netflix at the beginning of 2021. The series will be comprised of 10 episodes, each 45-minutes in length, telling the story of Kike […]

October 27, 2020

The Trials Of Oscar Pistorius on iPlayer

The Trials Of Oscar Pistorius is coming to BBC iPlayer. The docu-series tells the story of the ‘Blade Runner’ – an international athlete who inspired millions with his determination and dedication until Valentine’s Day 2013, when he suddenly found himself at the centre of a murder investigation following the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp. The four-part […]

October 27, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Portugal: 1% revenue tariff on VoD platforms

Portugal’s Parliament has approved the new Cinema Law that transposes to Portuguese law a European Directive from 2018 regulating the provision of audiovisual media services. One of the key parts of the new law is the introduction of a 1 per cent tariff on turnover of VoD services such as Netflix, Disney+ and HBO and […]

October 26, 2020From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Analyst: Europe leading boom in unscripted commissions

Western European commissioners are driving a new boom in format production fuelling a huge uptick in commissioning of formatted shows in the past year. European format commissioning activity reached a high in July 2020 with 30 unscripted remakes announced in a single month. While Covid-19 has added fuel to the format fire, growing demand for […]

October 26, 2020

Pluto TV goes live in Spain

ViacomCBS Networks International has announced the launch of its AVoD service Pluto TV in Spain. Currently offering 40 original channels across different genres, Spanish audiences can now access premium and curated content free of charge. Available on Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV+, as well as iOS and Android mobile devices, Spanish […]

October 26, 2020