A court case this week in Los Angeles Superior Court (20th Century Fox Film vs Netflix) looks like its final decision will rule against Netflix. The case revolves around allegations that Netflix is – and has been – hiring executives from Fox who were under contract. Back in June the Court hear allegations that in […]
Cloud-based customer identity specialist LoginRadius has confirmed that the LoginRadius Identity Platform will power BritBox, the SVoD service created by UK PSBs the BBC and ITV. BritBox has selected LoginRadius as the sole provider of its managed identity platform. LoginRadius will be working alongside several key vendors, including Akamai (content distribution), Irdeto (content security), Deltatre […]
The Disney+ SVoD service has been live for nearly two weeks in the US, Canada and The Netherlands. Data from Apptopia, a provider of app analytics, estimates the mobile app has been downloaded 15.5 million times and has generated $5 million (€4.5m) through in-app purchases. Apptopia notes that its revenue data is always post app […]
Joyn, the streaming co-venture from ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery, has launched a premium option, branded Joyn Plus+, which is available to German viewers for a subscription fee of €6.99 a month. Joyn’s free service launched earlier this year offering some 50 live OTT channels and a VoD library of catch-up content. The premium version of Joyn […]
Huawei has agreed a deal to add the Filmin, the Spanish movies and TV series on-demand service to Huawei Video – becoming the first Spanish SVoD service to be available through the platform. Subscribers to Huawei Video are now able to add Filmin for €7.99 a month. Huawei Video is been available in Spain and […]
Netflix entered into a multi-year content distribution agreement with JTBC Content Hub, the content arm of South Korean media company JTBC. Starting in 2020, the partnership will allow Netflix to stream JTBC’s prime-time TV dramas across more than 190 countries. With the new deal, JTBC and Netflix will co-develop and showcase JTBC’s prime-time TV drama […]
Streaming service Netflix has become the second largest pay-TV platform in Spain, behind Movistar, with 3 million subscribers in the country, according to El Español. In just four years, Netflix has achieved significant pay-TV penetration, surpassing the combined subscriber numbers of Vodafone, Orange and Euskaltel. According to the CNMC, Movistar Plus has 4.1 million subscribers; […]
BT is in talks with Disney about bringing the studio’s direct-to-consumer service streaming service Disney+ to its BT TV platform, according to the Sunday Times. Such a move would be in line with the multiplay telco’s positioning of BT TV as a streaming ‘super aggregator’, allowing viewers to watch such platforms from one provider. BT […]
Starz, a Lionsgate company, has rolled out its new international StarzPlay app in the UK, Brazil, France, Germany and Mexico with plans to launch in an additional 20 countries in 2020. “Starz has experienced great success with the Starz app domestically, remaining ahead of the streaming curve with more than 5.6 million OTT customers to […]
Sky has partnered with Deaf production charity, the British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust, to produce their first on-demand collection with a broadcaster. Available immediately, with almost 100 episodes at launch, millions of people can now watch Sky content in British Sign Language from the BSL Zone on Sky Q and Sky+. The content, ranging across […]