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Brazil: StarzPlay on Roku

Starz, a Lionsgate company, has announced that StarzPlay, its international premium streaming service, is now available on Roku TV models with R$14.90 monthly subscription in Brazil. Consumers will be able to access a 7-day free trial of this new service when subscribing through their Roku device. StarzPlay provides Roku users with access to an exclusive […]

April 22, 2020

SPI International & 2BENAMED partner in LatAm

SPI/FilmBox and 2BENAMED have reached a strategic alliance that grants 2BENAMED distribution rights to SPI’s VoD packages and localised linear channels in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. The three SVoD packages included in the deal feature on-demand content from some of SPI/FilmBox’s most riveting channels and are specially curated to fit the different tastes […]

April 22, 2020

Netflix acquires Enola Holmes

Netflix has acquired the global rights (excluding China) to Enola Holmes from Legendary Entertainment. The film is based on Nancy Springer’s Edgar Award-nominated book series, The Enola Holmes Mysteries, and stars Stranger Things actor Millie Bobby Brown, who also takes a producer credit on the project along with her sister.  The cast also boasts Sam […]

April 22, 2020

Disney+ adds The Disney Family Singalong

Disney+ subscribers can now sing along to classic Disney songs with star-studded performances in the ABC television special The Disney Family Singalong. Now available on the service in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the one-hour television special is hosted by Ryan Seacrest and celebrates family, music and the love of all […]

April 22, 2020

Fandango to acquire Vudu

Movie ticketing company Fandango is to buy US retail giant Walmart’s SVoD service, Vudu, for an undisclosed sum. Vudu will continue to power Walmart’s digital movie and TV store on Walmart.com. In a Blog Post, Vudu said: Hi Vudu customers, We have some exciting news to share with you! Vudu has entered into an agreement […]

April 21, 2020By Colin Mann

HBO Max set for May 27 launch

WarnerMedia has revealed that its highly-anticipated direct-to-consumer SVoD service HBO Max will officially launch May 27th, and has also unveiled its slate of premium Max Originals that will be available to viewers on Day One. The line-up includes the scripted comedy Love Life, starring Anna Kendrick; Sundance 2020 Official Selection feature documentary On the Record; underground ballroom dance competition […]

April 21, 2020

Analysis: Pandemic to boost Netflix subs

With Netflix about to unveil its all-important quarterly results amid expectations that the ongoing pandemic will boost subscriptions, analyst firm Futuresource Consulting has reflected on 2019 as being Netflix’s best ever year for net subscriber additions (net adds), highlighting countries which are showing significant momentum as well as looking at factors that may see a […]

April 21, 2020

Record daily requests for iPlayer

The BBC has unveiled record numbers of viewers have been watching content on its iPlayer platform during this unprecedented period. March 23rd was iPlayer’s most popular day ever, with a record 20.4 million requests to stream programmes on the service, as the Prime Minister addressed the nation. This is the first time iPlayer has seen […]

April 21, 2020

NAGRA NexGuard solution integrated with Akamai

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that its NexGuard Streaming watermarking solution for OTT has been integrated with Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences. The integrated solution leverages Akamai’s edge platform to bring an added level of anti-piracy enforcement […]

April 21, 2020

All 4 draws record views

All 4, the VoD service owned by Channel 4, has achieved its highest number of quarterly views ever across Q1 of this year, driven by titles including Friday Night Dinner, Gogglebox, The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, Hollyoaks, Celebs Go Dating and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. This record breaking period includes All 4’s […]

April 20, 2020