DISH Adds HBO Max, HBO, Cinemax
DISH Network has announced that the HBO Max streaming platform, as well as the HBO and Cinemax premium networks are now available to DISH TV customers in the US through…
Netflix orders more Sweet Tooth
Netflix has renewed Sweet Tooth for a second season, consisting of 8 x 1 hour episodes. The first season of the family fantasy series proved a big hit for the…
Amazon’s PSG docu-series debuts Sept 10
Amazon Prime Video has announced hat the four-part Amazon Exclusive docuseries about the Paris Saint-Germain football club, PSG Ô Ville Lumière, 50 Ans De Légende, will be available on Prime…
NAGRA powers Claro Box TV
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has confirmed that Claro Colombia, the largest mobile telecommunications provider in the country, has selected the NAGRA OpenTV Video Platform to power…
Research: OTT, pay-TV gap continues to grow
Findings from research firm Parks Associates Video Services Dashboard, part of its Consumer Insights Dashboard service, reveal that 82 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to at least one…
BritBox launching in South Africa
BritBox, the ITV/BBC OTT joint-venture, will launch on August 6th in South Africa with a charge of R100/month (€5.70). Customers who sign up for a one-year subscription – a Rand…
Garner, Netflix sign new creative partnership
Netflix and Hollywood star Jennifer Garner have announced they will continue to work together through a new partnership across multiple new films for Garner to star in and produce. This…
ThinkAnalytics powers Tata Sky Binge aggregation
Indian content distribution platform Tata Sky is delivering OTT aggregation with the introduction of Tata Sky Binge. Content discovery and viewer analytics solution provider ThinkAnalytics’ Think360 cloud-based personalised content discovery…
HBO GO streams Mediacorp titles
Drama fans in eight territories across Asia will soon be able to stream award-winning Singapore stories on HBO GO, as the platform acquires Mediacorp titles The Little Nyonya, Last Madame…
Study: Tiered options broaden AVoD appeal
As the cost of stacking multiple streaming subscriptions rises, free-ad-supported TV (FAST) platforms are gaining users. But data from Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Monetization of Video study suggests that tiered…
Netflix revenue up 52% in Spain
2020 was a prosperous year for Netflix in Spain; its subsidiary, Los Gatos Entretenimiento, increased its revenues by 52 per cent to €11.8 million reporting a net benefit of €653.822,…
Alpha Networks, blackpills announce exclusive partnership
Alpha Networks is the exclusive technical and business partner for the deployment of blackpills’ SVoD platform to several telecom operators in Europe, and more regions to follow. The new platform…
hayu on Xbox
NBCUniversal International (NBCUI) announced that hayu – the reality TV SVoD service – is now available through Xbox consoles. Reality TV lovers in 22 territories can now watch their favourite…
Analysis: UK appetite for VoD grows
As of June 2021, there are 16.7 million VoD-enabled households in Great Britain, as 57 per cent are subscribed to at least one service, while figures for those taking on…
StarHub anti-piracy incentive
Effective July 24th, Singaporean multiplay operator StarHub will grant a total of S$120 (€75) to each customer willing to part ways with pirate set-top boxes that may not be in…
HBO Max adds 2.4m subs
HBO Max gained 2.4 million new subscribers in the US during Q1. The streamer had 12.1 million subs by the end of June, compared with 9.7 million at the end…