The Carbon Trust, an independent organisation with a mission to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy has published a white paper examining the carbon impact of streaming VoD to improve the understanding of the carbon emissions associated with video streaming and enable future decisions to be based on informed understanding of the […]
Having transformed the planned live congress scheduled for June 8th-10th in Cologne into a digital event in view of the ongoing pandemic, organisers of broadband, television & online exhibition and conference ANGA COM are praising the virtual format, noting that more than 4,200 congress participants during the three-day congress were registered. The official conference programme […]
Netflix has announced that it is opening an online store to sell apparel and collectable products relating to a number of its popular titles, such as Stranger Things and The Witcher. In a company blog, Josh Simon, VP Consumer Products of consumer products at Netflix, explained: “We’re always looking at how we can extend the […]
Haystack News, the US, ad-supported streaming service that connects viewers with local, national and world TV news, has announced a new content distribution agreement with Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s international broadcaster. With the agreement between the companies, Haystack Newshas launched DW’s world news content as the latest addition to its curated and personalised AVoD service […]
Disney+ has announced animated series Monsters at Work, a spin-off from the popular Monsters Inc movies, will begin streaming on July 7th, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday thereafter. Monsters At Work takes place the day after the Monsters Incorporated power plant started harvesting the laughter of children to fuel the city of Monstropolis, thanks […]
Celebrated 90s teen drama series, Party of Five, along with the 2020 reboot, are coming to All 4. Viewers will be whisked to 90s San Francisco from June 25th as all six seasons of the original classic, which ran from 1994 – 2000, and the rebooted iteration of Party of Five from 2020, both from […]
Comcast and Disney are in arbitration over Hulu’s valuation, as Comcast prepares to compel Disney to buy out its 33 per cent stake in the joint venture. It is reported Comcast has stopped paying-in in the money-losing SV0D service (which could contractually reduce its stake) and is trying to get Disney to buy its stake, […]
The VoD ecosystem brings huge benefits for the consumers, with an ever-increasing supply of content. With Nordic streaming consumers having access to more than 15 years’ worth of content, it is safe to say that supply has never been greater. Mediavision’s latest analysis of the Nordic streaming market shows that consumers in the region have […]
PA TV Metadata is the new name for EBS, the provider of electronic programme guides (EPGs) and VoD metadata. The rebrand follows the integration of the business into PA Media, the national news agency for the UK and Ireland. In 2018, PA Media Group – the parent company of both businesses – acquired a majority […]
Disney+ has announced that all seven seasons of celebrated US sitcom, The Golden Girls, will land exclusively on Star on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland on July 2nd. Audiences will be able to stream all 180 episodes of the beloved series which tells the story of four single middle-aged women who share a house […]