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Netflix testing linear in France; wins Turkey licence

Netflix is testing a linear channel that is currently exclusive to France. The streaming platform began rolling out the channel in select areas on November 5th, with plans to expand throughout the whole of the country during the last few weeks of the year. The OTT channel, branded Netflix Direct, can only be  accessed via […]

November 6, 2020

SpongeBob skips cinema for Netflix

The latest movie from Nickelodeon icon SpongeBob SquarePants has landed directly on Netflix in Europe. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run was scheduled for a global theatrical release this summer before the pandemic put an end to that. Paramount then agreed a deal with Netflix to debut the movie on the streaming platform everywhere […]

November 6, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Netherlands: Film1 joins Amazon Prime Video Channels

Film1’s selection of around 300 on demand movies, along with Film1 Premiere, Film1 Drama and Film1 Family is now be available on Amazon’s freshly launched Prime Video Channels service as an add-on package for Prime members in the Netherlands. Prime members will be able to access the Film1 package for  EUR 5 per month instead […]

November 6, 2020

myCanal OTT going global

With 14.9 million unique visitors per month in France and 1.4 billion views, Canal+ Group is set to expand its myCanal OTT app to TV screens as well as worldwide. The company revealed during a virtual press conference that its OTT service is going to be launched on MacOS in the coming days, along with […]

November 5, 2020From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Prime Video secures Samberg’s Palm Springs

Amazon Prime Video has announced that the Sundance hit romantic comedy, Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg alongside Cristin Milioti, will launch directly and exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Netherlands, France and the UK. Prime members in Australia and New Zealand will be able to watch the movie from November 20th, […]

November 5, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Amazon Prime Video Channels in Spain, Italy, Netherlands

Amazon Prime Video Channels has launched in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, allowing users to add more SVoD services to their Amazon acount. All Prime Video Channels content is available through the Amazon Prime Video app, on any compatible device, using the same user interface, and charged in the user’s same monthly bill. Channels available […]

November 4, 2020

Forecast: 4.6m Netflix India subs by year-end

Competition for OTT subscribers is a heated battleground in India. But Reliance Jio, the 4G cellular service from Reliance Industries, is tipping the scales for Netflix. Research from Media Partners Asia (MPA) says that Netflix India is likely to end the calendar year with some 4.6 million paid subscribers. MPA adds that Netflix India’s full-year […]

November 4, 2020By Chris Forrester

Bango, BT partnership sees first launch with BritBox 

Bango, a global platform for data-driven commerce, is powering bundled subscription services for BT. The UK telco has selected the Bango Platform as a key integration point to deliver a range of third-party products and services to its customers. The partnership between Bango and BT aims to open-up greater entertainment and commerce opportunities for BTs […]

November 4, 2020

Report: More European than US films make it to VoD

A European Audiovisual Observatory report looks at how many films released in European cinemas since 1996 made it to VoD. The report illustrates the complex relationships between the release of films in cinemas and on VoD. Author Gilles Fontaine, Head of the Observatory’s Department for Market Information, underlines that this relationship is one of “cooperation […]

November 3, 2020

Survey: Amazon & HBO lead SVoD growth in Spain

Amazon Prime Video and HBO experienced the largest growth in the Spanish SVoD market, according to a 1,000-sample survey by consultancy firm GECA. Some 62.1 per cent of all

November 3, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid