Disney+ has announced that Doogie Kameāloha, MD (working title), a re-imagining of the classic ABC series Doogie Howser, MD has been picked up to series and is scheduled to go into production later this year. Kourtney Kang is set to write and executive produce for 20th Television. Set in modern-day Hawaii, the 10-episode comedy follows […]
MPs will hear from senior executives on Netflix’s role as the leading SVoD service in the UK in an inquiry into the future of public service broadcasting and the impact of streaming services. The session of the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on September 15th will focus on Netflix’s relationships with […]
There will be 27.16 million paying SVoD subscriptions for 20 countries in the MENA region by 2025, up from 10.95 million recorded at end-2019, according to the Middle East and North Africa SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Turkey will remain the country leader, with 11.3 million subscriptions by 2025. “Netflix will […]
Alchimie, the international OTT aggregator and distributor, has launched its Spanish TVPlayer service. Available on any connected device, TVPlayer is a freemium service offering viewers over 30 live and on-demand channels in Spanish. TVPlayer offers exclusive branded and themed VoD channels populated with a selection of premium content from Spanish and other European leading production […]
The production of high-end series is trending upwards, fuelled on the one hand by the investment in TV fiction of the pure SVoD players, chiefly Netflix, but also by a rebalancing of broadcasters’ investment from TV films to series – a move to better retain audiences. Available figures suggest that only a limited number of […]
OzTAM has introduced connected TV (CTV) co-viewing data to its Video Player Measurement (VPM) Report. This enhancement evolves the VPM service from a 1:1 people-to-device measure for broadcaster VoD (BVoD) to reflect that people often watch BVoD content together on a CTV. Co-viewing expands on the demographic profiles that OzTAM introduced to the VPM service […]
The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful snowman from Disney animated feature Frozen and its sequel, are set to be revealed in a new Walt Disney Animation Studios animated short, Once Upon a Snowman. The film follows Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the […]
Streaming data from UK OTT service NOW TV reveal Brits are turning to apocalyptic and dystopian movies for comfort in the wake of the ongoing pandemic, with the likes of After Earth, Minority Report and The World’s End seeing a significant surge in viewing during lockdown. Viewing data analysed over the lockdown period showed streams […]
Watch4, the AVoD service featuring movies, TV series, documentaries, news, and sports, has completed a distribution agreement with Huawei. The Watch4 service is now accessible on Huawei Video in Germany. In addition, the Watch4’s UK service W4Free is also now available on Huawei Video throughout the K. Both services provide Huawei customers with access to […]
US streaming service Peacock has ordered two seasons of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot. Original lead star Will Smith confirmed the news on his YouTube channel, commenting: “We have just officially closed the deal with Peacock with an unprecedented two-season-order from a pitch.” The series, with the title now shortened to just Bel-Air. will […]