Hulu is now available on Xfinity Flex – and rolling out to X1 soon — bringing more entertainment to Comcast customers in the US, with Hulu Originals, movies and shows right alongside a growing collection of networks and streaming services already available. Flex customers can sign up or login to Hulu to view Hulu’s library […]
Customers from Netgem’s network of ultrafast and rural broadband providers across the UK and Ireland can now benefit from a free, three-month, subscription to Netgem TV. Additionally, those customers who upgrade to Fibre and TV, will be able to benefit from Amazon Prime services for a year. It is expected that around 250,000 households can […]
Netflix has added Masameer the Movie to its library, the first Saudi animation movie based on the popular YouTube series, produced by Myrkott. Following its success in theatres, Netflix is now streaming the movie with subtitles in over 30 languages, making it available to more than 167 million viewers in over 190 countries around the […]
Data from a survey of 2,175 Internet users in the UK by market research company GlobalWebIndex reveals interest in Disney’s new streaming service has risen significantly in the lead up to its launch on March 24th. Over the past eight months, the number of UK consumers who express they are aware of the new offering […]
With its European-wide launch set for March 24th, the Disney+ SVoD platform has a user experience equal to that of Amazon Prime Video, but still clearly lags behind industry leader Netflix, according to a large-scale user experience study conducted by digital-TV product agency TeraVolt. In the survey, which analysed the user experience of various streaming […]
Canal+ Group has announced its pay-TV channels Canal+, Canal+ Sport, Canal+ Cinéma, Canal+ Séries and Canal+ Family are to be unencrypted on all French set-top-boxes. Additionally, all subscribers will have full access to all movies, series, youth and documentaries packages during the Covid-19 crisis and French lockdown. However, the Canal+ DTT signal is remaining encrypted. […]
A number of box sets are being brought back to BBC iPlayer to help keep people entertained during these unprecedented times, beginning with all ten series of the BBC’s thrilling spy drama series Spooks, which returns to iPlayer effective immediately. In the coming weeks, many more box sets will be coming back to iPlayer. This […]
Brazil’s video entertainment market has emerged from the shadow of recession, as 2019 ended with consumer spend levelling off after three years of decline. This is according to an industry report from Futuresource Consulting, which cites new SVoD services from global players and increased investment in pay-TV and OTT services from local media companies as […]
More than half of all SVoD users who subscribe to three or more services will purchase additional services this year, according to analyst company Futuresource’s recent Living with Digital consumer research report. “We’re seeing continued momentum behind SVoD service uptake, with
As previously rumoured, with broadcasters increasingly seeking to add streaming services to their offerings, Fox Corporation is to acquire AVoD service Tubi for approximately $440 million (€400m) in net cash consideration at closing. The acquisition of Tubi underscores Fox’s long-term strategic initiatives to broaden and enhance its direct-to-consumer digital reach and engagement. Tubi brings to […]