Data: Disney+ app 41m downloads
Two months after Disney’s launch of its Disney+ SVoD service, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data confirms that the service’s mobile app has now been downloaded nearly 41 million times across…
Freeview Play nears 7m users
Connected TV service Freeview Play is marking the end of 2019 by claiming to be Britain’s fastest growing platform with almost 7 million users and over 9 million devices capable…
Cyber Group, BTC Studios partner for mobile games
Paris and Los Angeles-based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios, and independent video game developer BTC Studios, a Warsaw-based, stock listed company, have announced an agreement on development, marketing, and…
Report: Netflix, Amazon, HBO thus far unaffected by Disney+
The Disney+ SVoD service has been live for nearly two weeks in the US, Canada and The Netherlands. Data from Apptopia, a provider of app analytics, estimates the mobile app…
Forecast: Mixed reality app installs 10bn by 2024
A study from Juniper Research has found that the number of consumer mixed reality app installs will reach 10 billion by 2024; rising from 3 billion in 2019. Mixed reality…
BritBox launches with C4, BT & EE
BritBox, the SVoD service created by UK PSBs the BBC and ITV, has opened for business, bringing what it describes as the greatest collection of British boxsets with the finest…
GoMedia Yahoo Search boost for Greyhound passengers
Transport infotainment platform specialist GoMedia has signed a multi-territory deal with Verizon Media to bring Yahoo Search, a Verizon Media brand, to the onboard infotainment systems on Greyhound buses in…
Report: Japan finally embracing streaming apps
Liftoff, a specialist in mobile app marketing and retargeting, has released its annual report on the state of mobile technology adoption in Japan with Adjust, experts in mobile measurement and…
F1 to stream Mexican GP via Twitch
Premier motorsport category Formula 1 is to live stream on-track action from a Grand Prix weekend via the Twitch web site and app for the very first time. All sessions…
Research: 18% UK teens have deleted social media apps
MediaCom’s 2019 Connected Kids research has revealed the extent to which young people are recognising the negative impact of social media on their lives, with nearly 1-in-5 (18 per cent)…
Viacom, Virgin Media extend content partnership
Multichannel programmer Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and UK multiplay operator Virgin Media have agreed a new multi-year distribution deal in the UK and Ireland spanning TV channels, on-demand rights…
Vidgo, Kiswe launch Social TV mobile app
Vidgo, a prepaid live television streaming service, and Kiswe Mobile, a specialist in mobile video audience engagement, have published a new mobile app in the US that delivers a live…
Google launches Play Pass app subscription service
Google has launched Play Pass – a new subscription service that gives users access to more than 350 apps and games that are completely unlocked – all free of ads,…
IHS: Over 50% use smartphone to access video services
The smartphone has taken a major step in its evolution from a voice-centric device to a media-centric platform, with more than 50 per cent of owners now using their device…
Google drops Huawei
Huawei’s next smartphone will not come with Google’s popular apps. Google confirmed in August that due to the US government ban on sales to Huawei, it could not license its…