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Falcon & Winter Soldier sets Disney+ viewing record

Disney+ Original series, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, from Marvel Studios ranked as the most watched series premiere ever on Disney+ during its opening weekend (March 19th – 22nd), and the most watched title overall for the same time period on a global basis, including in Disney+ Hotstar markets. The first episode of The […]

March 23, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Data: 1.8m watch Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max

DC Comics fans finally got to see the long-anticipated Zack Snyder Cut of the Justice League movie last week, just as Marvel fans got their latest instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with The Falcon and The Winter Soldier on Disney+. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier would appear to be another big hit for […]

March 23, 2021By Nik Roseveare

MPA: Global online video subs top 1bn

In a year when the Covid-19 global pandemic kept people around the world mostly at home, the global home/mobile entertainment market grew to new heights, according to the 2020 THEME Report from the Motion Picture Association, which finds that subscriptions to

March 19, 2021By Colin Mann

Oscars 2021: Zoom attendance not an option

Nominees for this year’s Oscars have been told that appearing at the ceremony via Zoom will not be an option. In a letter to nominees, published by Deadline, the show’s producers said they had gone to “great lengths” to ensure the safety of those in attendance. The letters read: “For those of you unable to […]

March 19, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ projects iconic shield on London Eye

To mark the premiere of Original Series, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, on Disney+ today (March 19th), Captain America’s iconic shield has landed in the UK, through the power of projection mapping, on The London Eye. The Marvel Studios’ legendary shield is also appearing in several renowned landmarks around the globe including Singapore Flyer […]

March 19, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Movistar adds Atresplayer and Mitele Plus

Spanish pay-TV platform Movistar has added Atresmedia’s Atresplayer and Mediaset’s Mitele Plus to its line-up. Movistar’s four million subscribers will be able to have access to the premium OTT services via their respective apps in the platform and also through the STB search function. The integration agreement is a timely boost to the platforms in […]

March 18, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Report: Password sharing lost Nordics SVoD €250m in 2020

Until very recently, password sharing has not really been a major issue – at least not publicly. However, this seems to have changed as Netflix recently took it upon itself to combat password sharing. This coincides with a maturing market and fewer households left to sign up. And, of course, with fierce competition over stacking […]

March 17, 2021

Kaling joins cast of Disney+’s Monsters At Work

Mindy Kaling has joined the cast of Disney+’s highly anticipated animated series “Monsters At Work.” Kaling will voice the role of Val Little, an enthusiastic member of the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team (aka “MIFT”). Additionally, Bonnie Hunt will reprise her role as Ms. Flint, who was formerly in charge of training new Scarers at Monsters, […]

March 17, 2021

Disney+ releases first look at Earth Moods

Disney+ has shared the first trailer for Earth Moods from National Geographic. Earth Moods is a visual and soundscape experience, takes viewers on the ultimate retreat, transporting them to a vast array of colourful and calming corners of the world. Viewers travel to blue glaciers, arid deserts, lush rainforests and pulsating metropolises to escape from […]

March 15, 2021

Analyst: Piracy threat evolving during lockdown

Content piracy remains a persistent problem for rights holders and content providers to tackle, says Tony Maroulis, Principal Analyst at Ampere Analysis. In a blog post, Maroulis notes that incidence rates of certain forms of pirate service usage, such as torrents and locker sites, have declined over the past three years. “But a combination of […]

March 11, 2021By Colin Mann