Amazon Prime Video has announced a new documentary series following Paris Saint-Germain, the most successful French football club in history. Over four episodes, the series will offer a unique insight into what makes the club so special and unique: its values and the passion and hard work of the players, coach, president and the Club […]
The Walt Disney Company has revealed that the Frozen 2 animated movie will be available on March 15th – three months ahead of schedule – on Disney+ in the US, to lift spirits during this challenging period. Bob Chapek, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, commented: “Frozen 2 has captivated audiences around the world through […]
Pluto TV, the ad-supported streaming platform, has entered into partnerships with over 55 major media and content providers, ahead of its launch Latin America later this month. Pluto TV says that its Latin America version will offer “a diverse slate of programming tailored to the region with hit television series and award-winning movies, across a […]
Groupe M6 is to open up the equity in its Bedrock streaming platform and RTL Group – in turn the main shareholder of M6 – will take a 50 per cent stake. The platform is already used for the streaming of many RTL branded channels. The companies say Bedrock’s capital may further be opened up […]
The Belgian TV and video market continues to show its strength, growing in value by 3 per cent in 2019 to end the year at more than €1.5 billion, according to an industry report from Futuresource Consulting. And as subscription services attract an ever-increasing proportion of consumer spend, Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has […]
A Video Insights report by Futuresource uncovers the rapid change across the Indian video landscape. Data shows that affordable smartphones, cheaper mobile data and faster internet access has driven SVoD growth. By the end of the year (2020) India will have the third most SVoD subscribers of any country worldwide, after China and the US, […]
Deutsche Telekom has become the exclusive Disney+ sales partner in Germany. The partnership will commence with 6 months free access to the SVoD platform for all MagentaMobil, MagentaZuhause and MagentaTV customers. The streaming service, which launches in the country on March 24th, will offers exclusive Disney+ Originals, classics and the latest blockbusters from Disney, Marvel, […]
While SVoD services around the world continue to add subscribers at a prodigious rate, revenue continues to be highly concentrated in a few markets. According to research firm Strategy Analytics’ TV & Media Strategies (TMS) most recent SVoD forecast, Global SVoD Forecast, by Service (2010 – 2025), consumer spend on SVoD services globally was $53.34 […]
The global entertainment market in 2019 topped $100 billion (€88.81bn) for the first time ever, reaching $101 billion, according to a new report from the Motion Picture Association. The 2019 international box office also surpassed $30 billion for the first time. Meanwhile, global home/mobile entertainment continued its explosive growth, reaching $58.8 billion. “The film, television, […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory hast released its analysis of the promotion of films and TV content by 52 TVoD services in 7 European countries: Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands and the UK. The report looks at the origin of content promoted, the intensity and concentration of promotion, the relative share of films and TV […]