The Western European market is experiencing a saturation of VoD offerings caused by the launch of a growing number of platforms, reports Dataxis. The growth of traditional players is slowing down and the launch of new platforms needs to be carefully planned to attract users. OTT services need to intensify their efforts to expand their […]
Disney+ has that Original series The Old Man, a new drama starring Jeff Bridges, will launch exclusively on Disney+ on September 28th in the UK. The series will premiere with the first two episodes of its seven-episode season. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, The Old Man tells the […]
In summer 2018, 12 boys from the same football team decided to spend an afternoon with their coach exploring the Tham Luang caves in northern Thailand. When heavy rainfall flooded the caves and trapped them inside, what was supposed to be a fun excursion turned into a massive international rescue operation that transfixed the world. […]
The Gray Man clinched the top spot on Netflix’s English Films List in the week beginning July 18th. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, the action spy thriller had 88.55 million hours viewed. The film, which stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jessica Henwick and Billy Bob Thornton, was #1 in the Top […]
Amazon has announced that it will soon increase the cost of its Prime service subscription – which gives access to the Prime Video streaming service and a range of shopping incentives. A Prime subscription will rise from £7.99 a month to £8.99 on September 15th for new customers, or on the date of the customer’s […]
Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Monetization of Video study, tracking which TV providers US consumers feel provide the best value, and which attributes make one provider more valuable than another, highlights the value of platforms that can simplify an ever-more complex TV ecosystem. Almost all who access all their providers in one place say it makes […]
Geolocation security specialist GeoComply has unveiled what it says an industry-first technology for streaming providers that tightens the net around pirate viewers. The enhancement to GeoGuard allows streaming providers to block the growing number of VPN users who spoof their location using hijacked residential IP addresses. In addition to reducing the burden on providers’ infrastructure […]
Following the successful release of The Gray Man on Netflix, where it debuted as the #1 movie in 92 countries, Netflix has unveiled plans for the property to become a major spy franchise. A sequel to The Gray Man, based on the best-selling book series by Mark Greaney, is already in development with star Ryan […]
Global market research platform, Appinio, has released research on the UK population’s preferences on paying for streaming services. Appinio polled 1,000 Brits, discovering that over half (53 per cent) would prefer not to watch commercials and ads on streaming platforms, with Gen-Zers being the most bothered (61 per cent). That said, just over half of […]
Disney+ has announced that its first UK Original series, the rom-com thriller Wedding Season, will premiere exclusively on the streaming service on September 8th. The new series will also premiere on Star+ in Latin America and Hulu in the US on the same day. The series tells the story of Katie and Stefan who fall […]