Amazon has revealed that the third series from The Walking Dead universe will be coming to its Prime Video streaming service in the Spring of 2020. The series follows the global success of The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. “TV audiences around the world have demonstrated their passion for The Walking Dead universe, […]
Multichannel programmer Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and UK multiplay operator Virgin Media have agreed a new multi-year distribution deal in the UK and Ireland spanning TV channels, on-demand rights and a range of new streaming applications. The renewed partnership ensures Virgin Media customers will continue to enjoy access to some of their favourite TV […]
DTH provider Dish TV India has collaborated with Amazon Prime Video to offer Prime Video app to its Dish TV and d2h subscribers on its upcoming hybrid set-top box. The deal will enable Dish TV and d2h subscribers seamlessly to access Amazon Prime Video app on their TV and enjoy Amazon’s latest and exclusive blockbuster […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has reached an agreement with streaming platform Netflix to jointly produce movies. The partners will co-finance seven titles and Netflix will contribute most of the funding, according to reports. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings will be in Rome on October 8th to officially announce the multi-year deal. In August, Mediaset CEO Piersilvio Berlusconi […]
The management team for BritBox, the SVoD service created by UK PSBs the BBC and ITV, has been announced in the run-up to the service’s planned launch in the fourth quarter of 2019. As previously announced, the BritBox management team is led by Reemah Sakaan who has expanded her BritBox US and CA role to […]
Research from analyst firm Parks Associates finds that the percentage of households with multiple OTT subscriptions has increased by 130 per cent since 2014. In 2019, 46 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to two or more OTT services. Parks’ study, Partnering, Aggregation, and Bundling in Video Services, reports that only 33 per cent […]
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit media and educational organisation, has agreed to deal to bring four new series and five new seasons of Sesame Street, annual specials, as well as its historic 50-year library, to HBO Max – the new SVoD service scheduled to launch in spring 2020. Beginning with season 51, Sesame Street will premiere […]
Findings from research firm Roy Morgan shows that Google Chromecast is Australia’s most popular digital television service, with 12.1 per cent owning the service. Uptake has more than doubled over the past three years. The proportion of Australians who own digital television services has shown significant growth across all brands in the past three years. […]
Looper Insights, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) VoD optimisation firm for film and television, has entered into an annual deal with A+E Networks, under which Looper will provide TVoD/EST management and optimisation services to the global media and entertainment company. Under the deal, A+E Networks is using Looper Insights’ tools to track, manage and optimise the sale […]
Netflix has ordered Human Resources, a new workplace comedy set in the world of the monsters from its Emmy nominated animated series Big Mouth. Big Mouth creators Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett signed an overall deal with Netflix back in June under their newly formed animation production company, Brutus Pink. In […]