HBO Max, the US SVoD service, has licensed non-exclusive streaming rights to a number of award-winning series from Comedy Central’s library, further expanding the platform’s curated portfolio. Through this deal, all seasons of Amy Schumer’s multi-award-winning sketch series Inside Amy Schumer; the Emmy Award-winning Key & Peele, from creators Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele; Dave […]
Executives from Amazon and YouTube will face the Digital, Media, Culture and Sports Committee of the UK parliament on November 3rd to give evidence on the UK’s broadcasting environment, its trends and their views on its future. The rise of on-demand programming online has given rise to questions over how public service broadcasting fits into […]
The pandemic has boosted the use of streaming platforms in Spain, with a growth of 33 per cent in the second quarter of the year against the same period last year, according to CNMC. This significant growth has driven streaming platforms to be in 50 per cent of all connected households. In just three years […]
Netflix has upped its subscription price in the US, and Wall Street approves. Teh streamer is raising its standard plan to $13.99 (€12) a month from $12.99 a month, and its premium plan to $17.99 a month from $15 a month. The price of its basic plan remains at $7.99 a month. News of the […]
The Walt Disney Company’s recent hiring trend shows a shift to Disney+, its SVoD platform, and retail stores to offset the impact of Covid-19 on its theme park business. Hiring remains strong in the media networks, direct-to-consumer (DTC) and
Free movie streaming and social platform Filmzie is now available as a channel on Samsung TV Plus in the UK as it continues its mission to connect with the nation’s film lovers. The launch sees Filmzie run as a linear channel on Samsung TV Plus, meaning it will be seamlessly integrated to its viewers’ connected […]
WWE’s CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon is set to feature in a multi-part, biographical series on Netflix. Nick Khan, WWE’s Chief Revenue Officer, confirmed the news, saying: “In a groundbreaking deal, we have sold a multi-part documentary with Netflix on the life of none other than our very own Vince McMahon. By groundbreaking, I mean […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for STB and multiscreen entertainment, and Skyworth Digital, a manufacturer of connected home products and solutions, have integrated their technologies to create a new STB platform optimised to enable faster Android TV service launches. The Skyworth HP40A STB (with embedded Amlogic chipset) and middleware are now […]
A video insights report from Futuresource Consulting shows that although Russia’s SVoD market is underdeveloped, it is undergoing a rapid transformation. SVoD doubled in size last year to achieve RUB 6.6 billion (€71.2 million), exceeding the digital transactional market for the first time, and is on track to develop at a similar rate in 2020. […]
Parks Associates has released a market snapshot OTT Video Viewership: The Role of Mobile, which finds viewing on a smartphone or tablet now accounts for over 40 per cent of all video consumption hours among Gen Z heads of US broadband households, compared to just 20 per cent among all heads of US broadband households. […]