HBO Max, the US streaming service, has kicked off a 20 Days of Kindness campaign in tandem with their new film Superintelligence from New Line Cinema. Star Melissa McCarthy and director Ben Falcone announced the campaign during their appearance on the Today Show while launching the first trailer for the movie. With a ’20 for […]
UK multiplay operator Virgin Media has launched a new TV platform, Virgin TV 360, which it says offers a 360, seamless connected entertainment experience. The advanced TV line-up includes a new Mini box, new TV remote with voice control and smart new features which offer a fully-integrated, voice-activated and personalised service. According to Virgin, the […]
Freeview has renewed its contract with Vestel, the biggest manufacturer of TV sets in Europe, for a further five years. The deal means that the Freeview Play service will have prominence on all new Vestel manufactured TV sets. As well as being Europe’s largest set manufacturer, Vestel is a market leader in the UK, producing […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and streaming platform Starz have announced a long-term agreement that makes NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service the exclusive Nordic launch partner for Starz’s international premium streaming service StarzPlay. Beginning in December, a wide selection of StarzPlay series will be available to Viaplay viewers across the Nordic […]
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO, among others, will pay a 5 per cent revenue tariff in Spain to finance European TV series and movies. The Spanish Administration is amending its TV laws with a new Ley General de Comunicación Audiovisual that will oblige global streamers to finance European productions at the same level as […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Conquering Content study, which tracks how TV viewers discover and watch new TV shows, suggests that a perfect storm of developments – the steady stream of new viewing platforms, the rapid growth in exclusive streaming content, and the continuing decline in MVPD subscriptions – has combined to accelerate the […]
Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that 60 per cent of US TV households have both a pay-TV service and at least one SVoD service. In addition, 20 per cent of TV households have an SVoD service but not pay-TV, 14 per cent only have a pay-TV service, and 6 per cent have neither pay-TV […]
A+E Networks EMEA announced today that History Play and Crime+Investigation Play are now available to customers in the Netherlands through Amazon Prime Video Channels. History Play and Crime+Investigation Play offer exclusive documentaries, premium factual entertainment and true crime series. Customers can sign up for a 14-day free trial and subscribe directly to History Play and […]
A new documentary about the Great Britain Rugby League Lions 2019 tour to the southern hemisphere is coming to BBC iPlayer. Once Were Lions comes to BBC iPlayer on November 21st, and follows the GB Lions as they tour New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Given unprecedented access to the Lions’ first tour in 12 […]
David Zaslav says Discovery’s international streaming service will be fully unveiled in December. The Discovery CEO says the service will be “differentiated” from others such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, with originals, local sport and news content among the plans. Zaslav told investors the streamer’s offering had now “come into clear focus […] We have […]