Disney has confirmed that its Disney+ SVoD service will launch in Japan on June 11th, in an exclusive partnership with mobile operator NTT Docomo. Customers of existing subscription service Disney Deluxe, which was launched with NTT Docomo last year, will have their service upgraded automatically. “In APAC, Disney+ has successfully been launched in Australia and […]
Pluto TV’s European content push is entering its next round for British viewers. The ad-funded streaming service launches seven new channels on May 29th. The expanded line-up offers viewers a range of content from sci-fi to mystery and drama to reality TV, including Pluto TV Sherlock Holmes, a 24/7 channel of films and series from […]
Comcast and WarnerMedia have agreed a deal to bring freshly-launched D2C service HBO Max to Xfinity X1 and Flex customers. As part of the deal, existing Xfinity HBO customers will have access to HBO Max at no additional cost via the HBO Max app and website while the companies work to quickly bring the HBO […]
HBO Max launched in the US on May 27th with anime and manga streamer Crunchyroll as part of its extensive line-up. Subscribers can watch 17 top anime series including Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! and Bungo Stray Dogs to name a few on the platform from […]
Ten bluechip charter advertisers are looking for revised deals on the $150 million (€136.2m) they have committed to Quibi. The clients want revision after a disappointing launch and the steep recessionary turn of the global economy, according to the WSJ. Quibi and mobile apps have been downloaded around 4.2 million times since launch on April […]
WarnerMedia’s new SVoD service, HBO Max, has gone live across the US with 10,000 hours of programming as the company looks to compete with the likes of Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+. The service already caught the attention of many whilst in development by acquiring the streaming rights to the likes of Friends, The Big […]
As millions of Americans adjusted to working from home and having to practice distance learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic, research from Comscore shows engagement with streaming services and year-on-year in-home data usage surged in the beginning of May 2020. When it comes to viewing entertainment through devices like streaming boxes/sticks and smart TVs, the […]
Multichannel programmer UKTV says it is outpacing television’s general upward viewing trend during lockdown with its mix of bold originals and classic programming proving a hit with younger viewers. The network has seen a 55 per cent volume increase in 16-34s versus the pre-lockdown period, with April marking UKTV’s best SOCI (share of commercial impacts) […]
Pluto TV Latin America, the AVoD service, has announced six new channels: Pluto TV Anime Acción, Pluto TV Animales, Los Archivos del FBI, Pluto TV Cine Romance, Pluto TV Cine Suspenso, and Babar. Pluto TV LatAm now has 36 channels in 17 Latin American countries and continues to strengthen its Spanish-speaking content catalog with partners […]
Data from Roy Morgan shows Disney+ continuing its stellar growth with over 2 million Australians now using the SVoD service after only launcing in the country four months ago. As a comparison, it took market leader Netflix six months from launching in Australia in March 2015 to attract over 2 million viewers. Overall, Netflix has […]