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No HBO Max UK until 2025

The HBO Max streaming service will launch in parts of Europe later this year but, due to content deals already in place with Sky, it won’t be possible to launch the service in the UK until 2025. The deal with Sky, which includes HBO content and Warner Bros movies, will also prevent the WarnerMedia service […]

March 23, 2021

Falcon & Winter Soldier sets Disney+ viewing record

Disney+ Original series, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, from Marvel Studios ranked as the most watched series premiere ever on Disney+ during its opening weekend (March 19th – 22nd), and the most watched title overall for the same time period on a global basis, including in Disney+ Hotstar markets. The first episode of The […]

March 23, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Spain: Orange launches House Premiere

Subscribers to Orange TV in Spain are now able to watch newly released movies titles through House Premiere. The service will offer titles in advance of, or simultaneously with, the cinema release. Through the Orange video store, subscribers can this week watch titles including Wonder Woman 1984, Rifkin’s Festival, The Mauritain, Paydirt and The Little […]

March 23, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Data: 1.8m watch Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max

DC Comics fans finally got to see the long-anticipated Zack Snyder Cut of the Justice League movie last week, just as Marvel fans got their latest instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with The Falcon and The Winter Soldier on Disney+. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier would appear to be another big hit for […]

March 23, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Netflix to develop Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR

Netflix has acquired the rights to BOOM! Studios comic book, BRZRKR, and will first adapt the story into a feature film followed by an anime spin-off series. BRZRKR is created by Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves, who has co-wrote the comic book series with New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt. Reeves will play the lead […]

March 23, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Analyst: APAC OTT revenues to climb by 90%

OTT TV episodes and movies revenues for 22 countries in the Asia Pacific region will reach $54 billion (€45.3bn) in 2026, up by 90 per cent from the $29 billion recorded in 2020, according to the Asia Pacific OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. China will increase by $8.4 […]

March 22, 2021

New Crunchyroll Beta in US

Crunchyroll, the anime streaming platform, has started rolling out a new, enhanced experience. Premium members in the US are are the first to experience the New Crunchyroll Beta which offers web users a chance to check out the mobile-responsive experience, fresh new homepage, redesigned browse and watch pages, new search capabilities and the new Crunchylists […]

March 22, 2021By Nik Roseveare

MPA: Global online video subs top 1bn

In a year when the Covid-19 global pandemic kept people around the world mostly at home, the global home/mobile entertainment market grew to new heights, according to the 2020 THEME Report from the Motion Picture Association, which finds that subscriptions to

March 19, 2021By Colin Mann

NFL signs long-term media deals

The National Football League (NFL) has signed long-term agreements with media partners Amazon, CBS, ESPN/ABC, FOX, and NBC for the distribution of games over television and digital platforms, as well as additional media rights. With these agreements, the NFL has expanded its digital footprint to reach a broader audience while maintaining its commitment to keep […]

March 19, 2021

Netflix leases soundstages from Toho Studio

Netflix says it is “taking its commitment to Japanese storytelling to a new level” by leasing two of Toho Studio’s international-standard soundstages over several years. From April 2021, Netflix will have access to both Stage 7 and Stage 10, as well as several in-studio facilities all within Toho Studio located in the central suburban Setagaya […]

March 19, 2021By Nik Roseveare