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CuriosityStream subs up 108%; Beyond the Spotlight premiere

CuriosityStream, the factual entertainment streaming service, has revealed it has amassed 13 million subscribers. The total number of paying global users has increased by 108 per cent year-on-year. Q3 revenue was $8.7 million (€7.3m), up from $4.8 million in the same period last year. Meanwhile, CuriosityStream has announced it will premiere its original new series […]

November 13, 2020

WandaVision premieres Jan 15 on Disney+

WandaVision, the first live-action TV spin-off from the behemoth Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), will debut on the Disney+ streaming service on January 15th 2021. The series will consist of six episodes. It’s currently unknown whether all episodes will drop at once, but it seems more likely instalments will be released weekly, much like Disney+’s other […]

November 13, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Alchimie files for IPO

Alchimie, the French OTT content aggregator, has filed for an IPO on Euronext Growth in Paris. The company, founded by Nicolas d’Hueppe, aims to raise its capital by €20 million in order to accelerate its development in France and on the international market. The process is set to close on November 23rd. Alchimie currently boasts […]

November 12, 2020From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

discovery+ live in UK & Ireland

Audiences in the UK and Ireland can now stream content from the discovery+ web and app – featuring new, exclusive discovery+ Originals from the global multi-channel player. News of the rebranded service was unveiled last month. Customers can now enjoy unlimited access to content from Discovery UK’s seven pay-TV and six free-to-air brands as well […]

November 12, 2020

Oprah interviews Obama on Apple TV+

The 44th president of the US, Barack Obama, will be Oprah Winfrey’s guest on a new episode of The Oprah Conversation, premiering globally on Apple TV+ on November 17th. The episode, which coincides with the release of Obama’s book of memoirs A Promised Land, will be available to watch for free until December 1st. In […]

November 12, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Ex-Freesat CEO: FTA rebrand needed

Seasoned broadcast executive Emma Scott, former CEO of UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat and previously responsible for the launch of DTT service Freeview, has suggested that there is an opportunity for a rebrand of such services in the era of multiple streaming services. The UK has connected platforms Freeview Play and YouView in addition […]

November 11, 2020By Colin Mann

France: Molotov launches Mango AVoD

French OTT live and catch-up TV platform Molotov has launched new AVoD service Mango, France’s first. The free advertising-funded offering includes films, documentaries and kids shows, and will join Molotov’s platform of linear channels and catch-up services. Mango has a catalogueof around 1,000 TV and cinema titles from various international rights owners such as Kabillion, […]

November 11, 2020From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

LGBTQ+ streaming service launches in UK

Froot, a new streaming platform, focused on bringing compelling content for and by the queer community, has launched in the UK and Ireland. The new on-demand subscription service costs £2.99 a month or £29.99 a year (€3.49 a month or €34.99 a year in Ireland), and offers LGBTQ+ and allied audiences a mixture of inclusive, […]

November 11, 2020

Canal+ and Kudelski shut down KBoxServ

French audiovisual media group Canal+ Group and digital security specialist the Kudelski Group have confirmed the shutdown of a piracy organisation based in Canton of Vaud (Lake Geneva region), that delivered French-speaking on-demand content to thousands of customers. It is the first piracy shutdown of its kind in Switzerland. The operation is the result of […]

November 11, 2020By Colin Mann

Godmothered to premiere on Disney+

Disney+ has revealed that Godmothered, an all-new Christmas comedy starring Isla Fisher and Jillian Bell, will debut exclusively on the streaming service on December 4th. The comedy movie tells the story of Eleanor, a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training (Bell) who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that […]

November 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare