Disney+ has announced that Pride, a six-part documentary series chronicling the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights in America decade-by-decade from the 1950s onward, will premiere on June 25th. Pride will be available as a Star Original in the UK, with all six episodes dropping at once exclusively on Disney+. In Pride, from Killer Films and Sundance World Cinema […]
AT&T and Discovery have confirmed an agreement to combine WarnerMedia’s entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s nonfiction and international entertainment and sports businesses to create a standalone global streaming entertainment company. Under the deal AT&T will receive $43 billion [€35.45bn] (subject to adjustment) in a combination of cash, debt securities, and will own 71 […]
Disney has announced that Star+ will launch in Latin America on August 31st, having previously been slated for a June roll out. Star+ will be a standalone streaming service in Latin America, unlike other countries such as the UK, Canada, Australia where it’s included as part of Disney+, offering a full slate of ESPN content, […]
In Q4 2020, the quarterly growth of global pay-TV subscriptions stood at 4.6 per cent, having gone up by more than one percentage point compared to the previous quarter, acording to data from Point Topic. This quarter Point Topic updated its pay-TV subscriber figures by expanding coverage in terms of geographies and technologies. Point Topic […]
Netflix and Shondaland have announced plans to expand the Bridgerton universe with a new limited series based on the origins of Queen Charlotte – the reimagined character who captivated viewers around the world in Season 1. While the series will on the rise and love life of a young Queen Charlotte, it will also tell […]
The Walt Disney Company has reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter ended April 3rd 2021. Disney+, the SVoD service which has been a shining beacon for the company during the pandemic as its theme parks took huge hits, ended the quarter with 103.6 million subscribers, compared with 94.9 million on January 2nd. Analysts expected […]
Disney’s much delayed Jungle Cruise movie will debut on Disney+ with ‘Premier Access’ on July 30th – the same day it will land in cinemas. The move follows the announcement earlier this year that Marvel’s Black Widow and Cruella will be released in the same way. Those who wish to watch the movies at home […]
Moonbug Entertainment, the digital media company, is bringing its ducational entertainment programmes to US streaming service Peacock. Moonbug’s hit programmes Blippi, My Magic Pet Morphle and Little Baby Bum are now available for streaming on the platform in both English and Spanish. Moonbug’s other titles joining the platform include Arpo, Gecko’s Garage, Go Buster, Playtime […]
The Digital TV Group (DTG), the centre for UK digital TV, has published the full findings of its national TV trends survey in the annual State of the Nation report, which indicate a record-breaking year for sales and subscriptions. From sales figures and subscription trends to accessibility and sustainability drivers for the future, the DTG […]
Findings from target audience company GWI’s new data set, GWI Sports, indicate that consumers are increasingly turning to streaming services to watch sports events. The service aims to give sports teams, brands and agencies unique demographic and psychographic insights into the new sports fans. Based on a sample of over 23,000 Internet users aged 16-64 […]