TV Time has released a study examining consumer awareness of and interest in subscribing to Peacock. The VoD service from NBCUniversal preview launched in the US this week, ahead of its full launch on July 15th. The findings are based on 4,185 respondents who are active users of the TV Time app in the US. […]

OTT revenues for 22 Eastern European countries will reach $3.58 billion (€3.29bn) in 2025; nearly triple the $1.41 billion recorded in 2019. Russia will account for 40 per cent of the region’s OTT revenues by 2025, with Poland generating a further 27 per cent – so two-thirds of the total will go to these two […]

This Star Wars Day (May 4th) Disney+ will honour the global Star Wars fan community with new original content joining the service’s collection of Star Wars movies and shows. What started as a fan-generated grassroots holiday, Star Wars Day has become a full-fledged celebration of the Star Wars saga embraced by the entire galaxy. This […]

Andrés Iniesta – The Unexpected Hero, the new original documentary produced by Rakuten TV will arrive on the video-on-demand platform on April 23rd. This is the first official documentary about the football legend Andrés Iniesta, and features unpublished content reflecting on the major milestones in his career and personal life. The documentary focuses on Iniesta’s […]

Comcast has launched an early preview of the premium tier of Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new ad-supported subscription streaming service, included at no additional cost for millions of Xfinity X1 and Flex customers across the US. The early preview will be followed by the national launch on July 15th, which includes a free tier featuring more than […]

Virgin TV has reported 4 million views of On Demand shows and films over the long Easter weekend . The return of Britain’s Got Talent helped to entertain the nation this Easter with the popular ITV show being the most viewed On Demand programme on Virgin TV over the bank holiday weekend. Virgin TV recorded […]

Mobile-first short-form SVoD service Quibi registered 1.7 million downloads in the week following its April 6th launch, according to CEO Meg Whitman. Speaking to CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Whitman said the first week downloads surpassed expectations, while sign-ups are still within a 90-day free trial period, and that 80 per cent of people who […]

The ITV Hub has revealed its performance results for the first three months of 2020, with the VoD platform achieving an uplift in both reach and consumption hours. Year on year consumption hours have increased by 82 per cent, while monthly reach on the platform has risen by 40 per cent. ITV Hub plus, ITV’s […]

NBCUniversal has announced its complete lineup of Peacock launch sponsors, welcoming Capital One, L’Oreal USA, Molson Coors Beverage Company, Subaru of America, Inc., and Verizon. Together with previously announced sponsors including Apartments.com, State Farm, Target, and Unilever, NBCUniversal says this group of diverse companies will help “define the Peacock advertising experience and reinvent the future […]

StarzPlay, the SVoD service, has announced a multi-year deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros. The deal enables StarzPlay to bring new and exclusive content franchises to the platform as well as expand existing ones for its one million plus subscribers across MENA and Pakistan. As part of the deal, StarzPlay will expand the world of […]