Disney announced during an investors call that the studio will release the big budget, live-action remake of Mulan on the Disney+ streaming service on September 4th – for a rental fee of $29.99 (€25.40). The film’s release date has been pushed back a number of time as many cinemas remain closed around the globe as […]
France’s video entertainment market is expected to gain long-term benefits from the Covid-19 pandemic, with an anticipated uplift in sector revenues which is marginally higher than previous market forecasts. That’s according to a report from Futuresource Consulting, pointing to stay-at-home requirements as a springboard for French SVoD, combined with a longer-term societal shift that will […]
A record-breaking number of viewers turned to BBC iPlayer in the first half of 2020, with 3.1 billion requests to stream programmes, up by 47 per cent on the previous year. April-June also marks a new best-ever quarter for iPlayer with 1.6 billion requests, an increase of more than half (59 per cent) on the […]
STV Player is expanding its service UK-wide on TV platform Freeview Play. Some 1500 hours of free content is now available on the Scottish VoD catch-up service, and will now also be accessible for viewers across the rest of the UK. Richard Williams, STV’s Managing Director, Digital, said: “The reach of the STV Player is constantly […]
Subhash Chandra’s Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) looks set to commit 7 per cent of its operating profits (EBITDA) into its growing ZEE5 streaming service. Punit Goenka, MD at ZEEL, says that the company is not concerned about closing some specialty channels because audiences are shifting to streaming services. Addressing the changes in strategy, Goenka said: […]
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his Appian Way Productions have signed a multi-year deal with Apple to develop new TV series and films. According to the terms, Appian Way, also run by President of Production, Jennifer Davisson, will produce new television projects for the Apple TV streaming platform. Earlier this year, Apple paid some $200 […]
Celebrated sci-fi drama Heroes has returned to BBC iPlayer, with all four series available as a box set. Created by Tim Kring to emulate the storytelling style of American comic books, the show features an ensemble cast that includes Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Adrian Pasdar, Zachary Quinto, […]
HBO Max has announced that the first batch of its stand-up programming will debut on the US streaming platform on August 20th. The Summer Comedy Festival programming binge, will feature solo specials from Rose Matafeo, Beth Stelling, and James Veitch, as well as a multi act special from the HA Comedy Festival, hosted by Anjelah […]
The number of global gross SVoD subscriptions grew by 28 per cent in 2019. The net subscriber count rose by 55 million (16 per cent) in 2019 to total 403 million, according to Digital TV Research. Therefore, gross subscriptions are growing faster than net subscribers. This means
As the second half of 2020 gets underway, Mexico’s video entertainment market is expected to recover from the impact of Covid-19, with digital video leading the charge and showing strong prospects for growth in 2021. That’s according to a report from Futuresource Consulting, which points to 17 per cent growth next year, propelling overall video […]