HBO Max, the US direct-to-consumer offering from WarnerMedia, has ordered the period comedy Our Flag Means Death to series. Oscar winner and multi-Emmy Award nominee Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Jojo Rabbit, The Mandalorian) will executive produce the series and direct the pilot. Series creator and showrunner David Jenkins (People of Earth) executive […]
Disney+ is continuing its international roll out and has launched in eight new European countries: Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Belgium and Luxembourg. The SVoD platform offers original movies and series, and thousands of television episodes from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, The Simpsons and more, Disney+ is the streaming home for […]
According to research firm eMarketer’s latest estimates for OTT video services in the US, Disney+ will have 72.4 million users in 2020, representing 32.1 per cent of OTT viewers. The number of Disney+ viewers has swept past that of Apple TV+ (18.8 million), which is impressive given that both services launched in November 2019. Additionally, […]
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a division of ViacomCBS, has unveiled ‘Paramount+’ as the brand name for the company’s premium subscription video on-demand service, which it says builds on a legacy of innovation and superior storytelling that distinguishes one of the most iconic brands in Hollywood. Beginning in Q1 of 2021, VCNI will relaunch Paramount+ in […]
Alchimie, the content aggregation and dynamic distribution company, has announces a new partnership with Huawei, the Chinese mobile handset manufacturer, to provide Alchimie’s factual SVoD channels to millions of Huawei Video consumers. The partnership sees Alchimie reinforce its distribution network by integrating its TVplayer GO! app into Huawei Video, the preloaded entertainment app on all […]
Leeds United’s historic return to the Premier League has been documented in two new special edition episodes of Take Us Home: Leeds United, due for release on Amazon Prime Video in the UK on September 17th. The two new 45-minute episodes bring Take Us Home: Leeds United to a fitting conclusion, having followed every twist […]
UK free to air satellite TV platform Freesat has added SVoD service BritBox UK to the varied portfolio of apps on its new, 4K-ready set-top boxes. Sitting alongside episodes of vintage favourite, The Avengers, there is also new drama to look forward to with World War Two saga, The Singapore Grip. All episodes will be […]
Eastern Europe will have 26.42 million paying SVoD subscriptions by 2025, more than double the 10.26 million recorded by end-2019 according to the Eastern Europe SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the 16 million additional subscriptions, Russia will generate 4.8 million to take its total to 8.8 million and Poland 5 […]
HBO Max has ordered a third season of Max Original Doom Patrol. Doom Patrol executive producer, Jeremy Carver, said: “On behalf of the wonderful cast, writers and crew, we are thrilled and grateful for the opportunity to return to Doom Manor. And we are especially thankful for our partners at Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, […]
Disney+ has announced that Doogie Kameāloha, MD (working title), a re-imagining of the classic ABC series Doogie Howser, MD has been picked up to series and is scheduled to go into production later this year. Kourtney Kang is set to write and executive produce for 20th Television. Set in modern-day Hawaii, the 10-episode comedy follows […]