Content data specialist Gracenote has expanded its FAST Programme to the US helping content owners and providers more easily launch new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels. Now, US-based content owners can distribute their TV programmes and movies to leading streaming platforms along with industry-standard Gracenote metadata ensuring their offerings are discoverable and monetisable. First […]

Channel management and curation specialist SPI International has announced the launch of three dynamic channels—FilmBox Action, FilmBox Family, and FilmBox Middle East—in key regions, including South Africa, Ghana, Botswana, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, and Tunisia in partnership with mobile payment specialist Digital Virgo. The FilmBox line-up will be […]

3 Body Problem, the sci-fi series from David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, claimed the top spot on Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing March 25th with 15.6 million views and was the most-watched title of the week. Making their list debuts were the docudrama Testament: The Story of Moses in second […]

ITVX recorded its best ever quarter between January 1st and March 31st with 896 million streams across the service – an increase of 12 per cent on Q1 2023. This follows January’s record-breaking month with 328 million streams, more than any other month on ITVX or previously on ITV Hub, and February was just behind […]

HBO Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros Discovery, is now available to all customers of the Movistar’s Ficción Total package, at no extra cost. Customers can enjoy HBO Max via direct access through the main Movistar Plus+ navigation and the on-demand service. HBO Max offers a selection of series, movies and special programmes from […]

With over 260 million registered subscribers at the beginning of 2024, Netflix continues to show unwavering grit when it comes to streaming market domination. In February 2024, the company confirmed a major live sports deal after signing a 10-year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The Dates of the Programmes With the programmes scheduled to […]

Concentration is the main characteristic of VoD usage in Europe with 85 per cent of viewing time generated by only three services (Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+). Of that viewing, 30 per cent is of European (including UK) content. These are the main takeaways from two new reports SVOD Usage in the European Union and […]

Netflix has announced an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery which will be written by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall, executive produced by The Crown executive producer Suzanne Mackie (of Orchid Pictures) and Chris Sussman. Chris Sweeney, director of The Tourist and Back to Life, will direct. Mackie commented: “I am excited to be […]

Disney has announced that The Beach Boys, an all-new documentary, will stream exclusively on Disney+ from May 24th. The Beach Boys is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionised pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created, captivating fans for generations to come. The documentary traces the band from humble family beginnings and […]

The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie’s aristocratic gangster series starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario, continued its reign atop Netflix’s English TV List with 11.7 million views in the week commencing March 18th. 3 Body Problem, the new sci-fi series from David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, began its invasion in second place with 11 […]