The rise and proliferation of SVoD services is the most transformative media and entertainment development in recent years, notes Whip Media. SVoD has changed how people consume and purchase content and how studios and producers pursue monetising that content. Beyond that, it continues to force advertisers to find ways to reach viewers who have abandoned […]

Netflix has announced a new partnership with Dan Levy, star and co-creator of multi-award winning sitcom Schitt’s Creek, to write and produce scripted content and other creative projects. Levy’s work in film will begin immediately for Netflix with an original untitled romcom which Levy will write, direct, produce and star in. SISTER’s Stacey Snider and […]

Extreme E, the pioneering electric SUV racing series, has announced that its magazine programme – Climate Changers – has been selected by acclaimed airline, Etihad Airways, for its inflight entertainment (IFE) service, E-Box. The airline’s E-Box service provides guests with hundreds of hours of on-demand video and audio content via touch screen technology. The wireless […]

Hours before he was sacked in a reshuffle, former Media Minister John Whittingdale announced new measures which he said will protect the creation of British TV, and help public service broadcasters (PSBs) compete with the US streaming giants in the digital age. In a keynote speech to the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention, Whittingdale, a […]

Since 2015, Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Decoding the Default study has tracked the TV source that consumers turn on first when they’re ready to watch. This year’s study uncovers a number of surprising shifts in viewers’ first stop for TV. Highlights from the study: 1) More than half of all TV viewers say their TV […]

Redbox has partnered with film production and distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories to bring hundreds of hours of content to its AVoD streaming service in the US. Films that will be offered include We Need to Talk about Kevin, The Messenger, and Howl. They can be viewed anytime, completely free via the Redbox app via Roku, Vizio, […]

Reported time spent watching TV shows and movies in the US in the first half of 2021 rose 4 per cent over last year, as screen-entertainment spending declined by 1 per cent. Viewing hours from January through June 2021 made up nearly one-third (30 per cent) of the time US consumers spent entertaining themselves, according […]

Disney+ has unveiled its newest original series, Among the Stars, with all episodes of the six-part series streaming exclusively on Disney+ from October 6th. The docuseries, produced by Fulwell 73, follows NASA astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy as he embarks on one last mission. Through intimate footage, personal video diaries and livestream footage — stationed both […]

Data from analyst firm Parks Associates reveals 54 per cent of US broadband households now combine one of the big three VoD players (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu) with at least one other subscription OTT service. Currently, 82 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to an OTT service, and OTT service stacking has grown exponentially as […]

The BBC and Sky have renewed and expanded their long-term strategic partnership to further showcase the BBC’s brands and services on Sky’s TV products. The agreement will ensure that the BBC content is more prominent on Sky platforms by making it easier for Sky customers to find programmes on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds. It […]