Connected TV (CTV) has become a mainstay in advertisers’ video strategies, and most advertisers are betting bigger on the medium this year. Three in five advertisers expect to increase their Connected TV (CTV) ad budgets in the next year and put one-third of their video spending into the medium, according to the inaugural CTV Landscape […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has acquired a number of children’s programmes, including Barney and Friends, Angelina Ballerina, and Camp Lakebottom for placement on its North American, AVoD based FilmRise Streaming Network. Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise, commented: “These popular children’s programmes fit perfectly into our strategy of increasing […]
Looper Insights, VOD analytics and optimization firm, has announced a new deal with Cinedigm. Cinedigm, an independent streaming entertainment company, is the first to take advantage of Looper Insights’ latest release which ensures compliance and optimization of sales revenue for titles across their full digital release lifecycle from EST/VOD to now include SVOD and AVOD […]
With support from global media services company Red Bee Media and its partner Nowtilus, VumaTV has launched globally via SVoD and AVoD. The service was created by media entrepreneur and entertainment executive Alberto Marzan and is now available across all major devices and platforms, streaming over 1,200 hours of content in French, Spanish and English, […]
Total TV market revenues in Western Europe amounted to over €100 billion in 2020, a 1.5 per cent decrease compared to 2019, and level with 2018 results. However, this trend is set to reverse in 2021, as a result of the recovery from the Covid-19 situation and due to an increase in advertising market revenues, […]
Shorts International, owner of ShortsTV, the global short film network, has announced a deal with Rakuten TV to bring Shorts and Cortos, the network’s free-to-view advertising supported short film channels, to more viewers in Europe. In the latest European rollout of the relaunched Shorts brand, the free-to-view channels will become available in over 35 million […]
Redbox, the US entertainment company, today has signed a multi-faceted agreement with Curiosity, the global factual media company, to bring more entertainment options to Redbox customers. As part of the agreement, Redbox will promote Curiosity’s SVoD, Curiosity Stream, and include select content from Curiosity on Redbox’s AVoD and Free Ad Supported Streaming Television streaming (FAST) […]
Lionsgate and Redbox, the US entertainment company, have announced a multiyear distribution deal under which Lionsgate will handle distribution of Redbox Entertainment titles across home entertainment windows in addition to SVoD licensing for select titles under the Redbox Entertainment brand. Recently released Redbox Entertainment films include Capone (starring Tom Hardy), Shadow in the Cloud (Chloë […]
TF1 has announced the testing of an OTT, pay and ad-free beta version – an offshoot of its catch-up TV platform MyTF1. Created as an enhanced catch-up TV service, MYTf1 Max went live this week at a price of €2.99 per month for the first year (thereafter €3.99) and is set to adapt to viewers’ […]
Canela.TV, the AVoD streaming services for US Hispanics, has announced the availability of Canela Music. Featuring a combination of linear and VoD, Canela Music will offer a lend of Latin music programming, featuring various genres from Latin Pop, Regional Mexican, Classics, Romantic, and more. Verizon, Nissan and Target are amongst some of the partners teaming […]