Private Equity house, Key Capital Partners (KCP), has completed a minority investment into Jellyfish Pictures. Jellyfish provides animation, visual effects (VFX) and art department services to media corporations around the world. Clients include Disney+, Netflix, DreamWorks, Apple TV, HBO, Sky, BBC and Amazon. Jellyfish Pictures has worked on a slate of well-known productions such as […]
Findings from business intelligence company Morning Consult suggest that US consumers’ ideal price point for streaming services is $12 (€10.70). That price showed no movement from a 2019 survey. Consumers’ optimal price for ad-supported services also held steady at $10. Analysis was conducted using the Van Westendorp model, a model that finds an optimum price […]
Apple has announced that season two of The Snoopy Show will premiere with all six episodes on March 11th on Apple TV+. Peanuts fans all around the world can also look forward to two new Peanuts specials coming soon to Apple TV+, including It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown a new original special in celebration […]
MwareTV , the cloud-based multi-tenant TV platform provider, has announced a partnership with Irdeto, the speciaist in digital platform cybersecurity. The partnership allows Irdeto Control to be seamlessly integrated into MwareTV’s IPTV/OTT distribution platform. The first implementation of Irdeto with MwareTV will be rolled out at shared services provider MultTV in Brazil. MultTV will offer […]
FOX News International, FOX News Media’s global streaming service, has expanded distribution into Africa, increasing its reach to 44 countries worldwide. The service is now available in Egypt, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia. The expansion marks the first time FOX News Media content will be available on the service throughout the […]
Starzplay, the international premium streaming service from Starz, has has extended its offering for customers in the Nordics with the launch of the direct-to-consumer Starzplay app and a dedicated Starzplay channel on the Apple TV app. In addition, after releasing an early selection of Starzplay content that launched across all five Nordic territories on NENT’s […]
Electric Entertainment, the LA-based production, distribution and post-production company, has partnered with Samsung to deliver ElectricNOW’s FAST channel on all US Samsung Smart TV’s and select mobile devices. Dean Devlin, CEO of Electric Entertainment, commented: “Our live linear channel will now be reaching the enormous Samsung TV Plus audience. This is extremely exciting for us […]
Apple has ordered The Dynasty, a new documentary event series about NFL team the New England Patriots, from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries, in association with NFL Films. The 10-part docuseries is based on the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestselling book by author Jeff Benedict. With unprecedented access to the New England Patriots, […]
Apple TV+ has announced a series order for “Sunny,” a new, 10-episode darkly comedic half-hour drama from A24 created by Katie Robbins (“The Affair,” “The Last Tycoon,” “Hedy Lamarr”) that will star Emmy Award nominee, multi-hyphenate Rashida Jones (“On the Rocks,” “blackAF,” “Quincy”), who also serves as executive producer. “Sunny” is a darkly comedic drama […]
Apple TV+ has announced a series order for “Mrs. American Pie,” a new 10-episode comedy from creator Abe Sylvia (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “Dead to Me”) that will star Kristen Wiig (“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Bridesmaids”), with Laura Dern (“Big Little Lies,” “Marriage Story”) eyeing a key role. A story […]