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Liverpool & Manchester named UK’s Netflix capitals

Research from Zen Internet identifies Manchester and Liverpool as the Netflix capitals of the UK, with over half (56 per cent) of households in these cities opening their arms to the streaming service. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video is proving a popular choice in Edinburgh for streaming services, with almost one in two (47 per cent) […]

December 1, 2020

Singapore: HBO GO on GlobeOne app

WarnerMedia and Globe, the largest mobile network operator in the Philippines, have jointly announced that Globe customers will have a new way to subscribe to HBO GO, WarnerMedia’s streaming service in Southeast Asia, from early 2021. Currently, Globe Prepaid users may go for an extra 1GB for HBO GO with GoWATCH10 on top of their […]

December 1, 2020

Study: SVoD subs overtake pay-TV

A report from analysts at Capgemini says that the online streaming industry has seen a huge boom throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, with SVoD services seeing a huge rise in sign-ups. The study says that before the end of 2020, SVoD services will overtake conventional pay-TV services. Capgemini’s study, titled OTT Streaming Wars: Raise or Fold, […]

November 30, 2020By Chris Forrester

South Africa wants production quota on Netflix

South Africa is planning a 30 per cent local production demand on Netflix and other OTT services in the country including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Showmax. Collin Mashile, the country’s chief director of broadcasting policy, commented: “Everything that they show to South Africans in terms of their catalogue, 30 per cent of that […]

November 30, 2020By Chris Forrester

France: VoD revenues top €1bn

The French VoD market passed €1 billion in revenues in nine months to reach €1.10 billion at the end of September, according to data from publicly-funded agency CNC. This represents a 41.4 per cent growth year on year. The VoD market is mainly driven by SVoD which accounts for 82.4 per cent of total revenues, […]

November 27, 2020From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Disney+ adds Festive Favourites Collection

Disney+ is now giving all subscribers access to a ‘Festive Favourites Collection’ featuring classic Christmas movies such as Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street and The Santa Clause alongside Disney+ Originals including the new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, and Godmothered, starring Isla Fisher, premiering December 4th, High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special, […]

November 27, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Netflix $1bn on UK production

Netflix is preparing to increase its spending budget on UK productions by more than 50 per cent to $1 billion (€0.84bn) in 2020. The streamer makes hit shows including The Crown, The Witcher and Sex Education in the UK, and has already produced over 50 TV shows and films in the UK this year alone, […]

November 25, 2020

MTV Play on Amazon Prime Video Channels

ViacomCBS Networks UK has announced the addition of its direct-to-consumer SVoD service, MTV Play to Amazon Prime Video Channels. The MTV Play channel will enable Prime members in the UK with an add-on subscription to access the app’s extensive content library of MTV youth-focused reality programming. For an additional £3.99 per month, Prime members can […]

November 25, 2020

After We Collided launching on Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video has announced that the, After We Collided, the hit romantic drama movie starring Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Dylan Sprouse, will launch exclusively on Prime Video in the UK, France, Italy and Spain. Coming just a few weeks after its theatrical release in the UK, Italy and Spain and for the […]

November 25, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Netflix on way to local billing?

Netflix will start invoicing its Spanish subscribers from Spain from January in a move that will oblige the company to pay ‘real’ taxes for its ‘real’ revenues in the country, according to the Cinco Días newspaper. Netflix has previously been billing via Netflix International BV, headquartered in Holland. From January 2021, the company will report […]

November 24, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid