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HBO Max app on US LG Smart TVs

LG Electronics USA and WarnerMedia have confirmed that the HBO Max app is now available on LG Smart TVs in the US, including its line-up of LG OLED TVs. The arrival of WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer streaming offering  on LG Smart TVs makes it easier than ever for subscribers to access the popular streaming platform’s full portfolio of […]

August 4, 2021

Prime Video acquires After We Collided sequels

Amazon Prime Video has announced that the romantic dramas After We Fell and After Ever Happy, starring Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin, will launch exclusively on Prime Video in the UK and France. After We Fell and After Ever Happy are the film adaptations of the best-selling novels from the After franchise by Anna […]

August 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare

New AHS, Lego Star Wars Halloween Special on Disney+

Disney has announced thay Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales will premiere on October 1st as a part of Disney+’s ‘Hallowstream’ celebration, that will also see American Horror Stories and American Horror Story: Double Feature debut on the Star brand. The new animated special from Lucasfilm and the Lego Group continues the legacy of collaboration between […]

August 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare

AT&T, TPG close DirecTV deal

US multiplay telco AT&T and TPG Capital, the private equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG, have closed their transaction establishing a new company named DirecTV. This new company will own and operate the DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse video services previously owned and operated by AT&T. DirecTV had approximately 15.4 million premium video […]

August 3, 2021

Jungle Cruise takes $90m from cinema/Disney+ debut

Disney’s Jungle Cruise movie debuted at #1 over the weekend following its July 29th release, opening to an estimated total of more than $90 million (€75.7m) globally, including $34.2 million in domestic box office, $27.6 million in international box office, and over $30 million in Disney+ Premier Access consumer spend globally. The movie launched simultaneously […]

August 2, 2021By Nik Roseveare

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 a new agreement with WarnerMedia. Tied to the launch and for a limited time, DISH is offering customers a 10-day free preview to access HBO […]

July 30, 2021

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 streaming service earlier this year, earning a long stay in the Netflix Top 10 (some 60 million households watched it in its first four weeks […]

July 30, 2021By Nik Roseveare

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 Video globally (excluding China and the Middle-East) on September 10th. This four-part docuseries gives fans a look inside the famous Parisian club, following players, coaches […]

July 30, 2021

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 its newly-launched Claro Box TV. The Android TV-based set-top box enables Claro Colombia’s clients to watch the content they want, when they want, with advanced […]

July 30, 2021

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 OTT service, up six points year-over-year, while 58 per cent subscribe to a traditional pay-TV service, down four points year-over-year. “The steady rise in online […]

July 29, 2021