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OD Media gains extra Netflix duties

OD Media Group is partnering with MediaCloud Networks to expand the company’s services by setting up an official content aggregation and processing hub in the South African region to service Netflix over-flow requirements. Jane Raggett, head of ODMedia South Africa added: “By teaming with MediaCloud, we can ensure Netflix, through our expertise, has a local […]

April 6, 2020By Chris Forrester

ZEE5 Global offers free Bollywood movies in Arabic

Global Streaming platform ZEE5 has announced the launch of content in Arabic, giving Bollywood fans across the Middle East and the diaspora across the globe access to the a number of Bollywood blockbusters, in the language of their own comfort. These Bollywood movies will be available for free exclusively for audiences in the Middle East. […]

April 6, 2020

Quibi exclusive for T-Mobile customers

Quibi, the new mobile-first video service, featuring short-form original content, is to be made available on US carrier T-Mobile’s network, with the exclusive partnership giving its customers an entirely new entertainment source, at no extra cost. According to the telco, people are streaming more video more than ever before, and over 85 per cent of […]

April 3, 2020By Colin Mann

Survey: 75% of UK say broadband “coping well”

Covid-19 is prompting a shift in UK households’ digital activity. According to EY’s survey of 2,000 UK consumers, many consumers are increasing usage of services they already have – 29 per cent have used TV streaming services more often, 30 per cent report an increase in home working via collaboration applications and 35 per cent […]

April 3, 2020

Forecast: Video usage to increase at expense of audio

The implications of Covid-19 are as wide ranging as they are long lasting. As the world attempts to navigate the current pandemic, consumer behaviour is changing in key ways. A new report from the User Experience Strategies Service (UXS) at Strategy Analytics has examined the likely long-term impact of the pandemic on consumer usage of […]

April 3, 2020

BritBox app on LG Smart TVs

BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and UK commercial PSB ITV, is now available on LG Smart TVs, specifically those manufactured from 2014. Users can find the app in the LG content store. BritBox is now widely accessible on TV streaming devices including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Google Chromecast, and through […]

April 3, 2020

Trolls World Tour on Rakuten TV

The Trolls World Tour movie sequel arrives on Rakuten TV on April 6th. In light of the current circumstances that have made it impossible for audiences to view films in cinemas, Rakuten and NBCUniversal (NBCU) have partnered to allow Rakuten TV users to rent some new NBCU movies, such as Trolls World Tour, during the […]

April 3, 2020

Britain’s Got Talent spin-off on ITV Hub

ITV has commissioned a new Britain’s Got Talent spin off, titled Britain’s Got Talent: Unseen, to air solely on the ITV Hub this spring – the first show of its kind to be made exclusively for the Hub. The eight mini-episodes – which will appear on the ITV Hub straight after transmission of the main […]

April 3, 2020

India: Times Prime offers ZEE5 for free

As more and more people stay home following state-imposed lockdowns or self-quarantine due to rising cases of Covid-19, India’s comprehensive lifestyle membership, Times Prime, has partnered with ZEE5 to offer an uninterrupted dose of digital entertainment. As part of this initiative, Times Prime is offering new users complimentary access to six months of ZEE5 subscription […]

April 3, 2020

This Country bows out with 52m iPlayer requests

The third and final series of This Country aired on the BBC last week. Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s depiction of life in rural Britain has been a hit with the critics as well as being recognised with multiple awards. Across the three series and the special, This Country has been requested over 52 million […]

April 3, 2020By Nik Roseveare