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VIZIO adds AVoD content to WatchFree+

VIZIO has expanded its WatchFree+ free streaming service to now include AVoD content. With this addition, SmartCast users can now access hundreds of existing WatchFree+ live streaming channels, as well as thousands of on demand titles, with no subscriptions, logins, or devices required for unlimited viewing. WatchFree+ will deliver more than 4,000 free movies, TV shows, […]

December 1, 2021

France: Molotov on Vestel smart TVs

OTT live streaming and VoD platform Molotov has signed a distribution agreement with Turkish brand Vestel and will be now available on all new model smart TVs in France as well as the products sold since 2018. A Molotov button will be integrated to Vestel remote controls during 2022 to give direct access to the […]

November 30, 2021From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

ViacomCBS, NENT partner for Pluto TV Nordics launch

ViacomCBS Networks International and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) have announced a partnership to bring Pluto TV to Sweden, Denmark and Norway in 2022. The service will combine ViacomCBS’ free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service with the biggest pan-Nordic ApOD platform Viafree. NENT Group will serve as the platform’s leading advertising sales partner. Pluto TV will […]

November 29, 2021

FilmRise, Scholastic Entertainment AVoD deal

FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced the license of nine children’s programmes from Scholastic Entertainment including the popular 1990s series The Baby-Sitters Club, Animorphs, Stellaluna and I Spy among others. The deal gives FilmRise exclusive English and Spanish-language distribution rights to the programmes on AVoD and FAST platforms. […]

November 24, 2021

Gracenote, Crackle Plus content discoverability collab

AVoD service operator Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, has agreed a new collaboration with entertainment metadata and content ID provider Gracenote. With this agreement, Crackle Plus systems will use Gracenote entertainment metadata and unique Gracenote IDs to make Crackle, Popcornflix and Chicken Soup for the Soul streaming service titles more […]

November 19, 2021

Rakuten launches 21 new channels in Spain, Italy, France

Rakuten TV, the European VoD platform, has announced the launch of 21 new channels across Spain, Italy, and France as part of ongoing expansion plans across key territories. The new additions will offer a variety of entertainment across lifestyle, nature, film, animation, music, and culture.  All the channels are either available immediately or set to […]

November 18, 2021

Crunchyroll Beta now available internationally

Crunchyroll, the global anime brand with more than 120 million registered users and more than five million subscribers, is expanding the rollout of Crunchyroll, a new opt-in beta experience for Crunchyroll web users globally. The new web experience was introduced to users in the US earlier this year, and now users everywhere can access the […]

November 16, 2021By Nik Roseveare

FOX Weather establishes scholarship for future meteorologists at Mississippi State University

FOX News Media’s new AVOD streaming service FOX Weather is partnering with the Mississippi State University Foundation to further increase diversity in the meteorology field by creating scholarship opportunities for students electing a concentration in broadcast meteorology or professional meteorology/climatology. FOX Weather President Sharri Berg, commented: “FOX Weather is proud to partner with Mississippi State […]

November 16, 2021

ODMedia opens Australia office

ODMedia has announced the opening of a new Australian office. Based in Sydney, the new office is headed by industry veteran Jason Behan, who joins from Summer Star Creative, which he founded, to provide development, management, and distribution services. Prior to Summer Star Creative, Behan was Vice President, Acquisitions for Universal Pictures Australia. “We are […]

November 15, 2021

fuboTV acquires Molotov, hits 1m subs

In a deal it says marks a significant milestone towards global expansion, sports-first live TV streaming platform fuboTV has and entered into a binding agreement to acquire French live TV streaming company, Molotov. The transaction fuels fuboTV’s global expansion strategy by leveraging Molotov’s direct-to-consumer live TV streaming service and its advertising video-on-demand (AVoD) platform, Mango, […]

November 10, 2021