Disney has revealed that it will cost £19.99 to rent the live-action Mulan remake in UK homes when the movie launches on September 4th, forgoing a theatrical release. In European markets where Disney+ is present it will cost €21.99. The price is slightly lower than the US market where it was previously announced it will […]
Speaking at the 2020 Virtual Edinburgh Television Festival, Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, said: “2020 has been unprecedented, and while the pandemic has had a devastating impact on so many, it has also highlighted the power of television and the valuable role that BBC One plays in people’s lives. She continued: “BBC One has […]
Crunchyroll, the anime streaming platform, is introducing new membership tiers alongside additional platform features including offline viewing. Crunchyroll’s new membership tiers are as follows: Free: Crunchyroll will continue to be available for free with ad-supported streaming access. Under the AVoD option, new episodes will be available one week after premiere. Fan: This plan is available […]
Streaming giants such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are consistently outbidding British broadcasters for new shows amid a global shortage of content, forcing traditional broadcasters to find new ways to fill schedules in the coming months and years. Although TV audiences rose sharply during lockdown, the near-global production shutdown has created a looming shortage […]
Research from Ampere Analysis has found that Covid-19’s negative impact on box office revenue will provide incentives to accelerate the move towards new movie windowing models. Disney’s announcement that the much-anticipated Mulan will no longer be
Peacock, the US streaming service, has added a new, exclusive free channel: NBC Sports on Peacock. Available now, the channel will stream daytime live sports talk programming, including PFT Live with Mike Florio, The Dan Patrick Show, and The Rich Eisen Show. In September, Brother From Another and PFT PM will join the line-up. “Peacock […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its first country focused seminar of the year last week with a deep dive into the media and video industry of Thailand and the pursuit of growth in the market across both traditional and online platforms. Thailand’s media industry is undergoing seismic transformation driven by technological and commercial […]
HJ Holdings, which operates Hulu in Japan, has added TV5MONDE Pacifique to Hulu’s live TV service. The general entertainment channel brings a variety of French programmes to Hulu’s lineup, including dramas, documentaries, lifestyle shows, kids programmes and live sports events. The launch on Hulu Japan coincides with the debut of the 2020/21 season of French […]
Watch4, the ad-supported TV on demand platform featuring movies, TV series, documentaries, news and sports available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and its sister UK service W4free, have launched in their respective territories on the XUMO-Powered service LG Channels, an ad-supported streaming TV service. The launches follow an aggressive content acquisitions strategy that has added […]
ITV and BBC Studios (BBCS) are set to invest more than A$35 million (€21.2m) into BritBox’s Australian operation, which is scheduled to launch this autumn. BBCS and ITV will both invest A$17.7m ($12.7m) into the SVoD platform over the next three years. The service, which launched in the US in 2017, and has since also […]