ESPN+ has agreed a new five-year agreement with Cricket West Indies for exclusive US rights to all men’s and women’s matches in the International Cricket Council Future Tours Programme played in the Caribbean. The deal also includes domestic CWI matches for a total of 124 matches including 20 Tests, 46 ODI and 58 T20s. The […]
Disney+ has given fans a first look at its original series “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” premiering March 26th. Nearly 30 years after first taking flight, “The Mighty Ducks” returns in a brand new chapter starring Lauren Graham and Emilio Estevez in the iconic role he originated as legendary Coach Gordon Bombay. In the 10-episode […]
Disney has announced the full slate of content that will be available at launch on Star – the sixth brand to launch on Disney+, joining the line-up that already includes Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, National Geographic and Disney. Previously Disney had revealed just a handful of titles for Star, including original series Big Sky, but […]
A report from digital ad verification specialist Integral Ad Science (IAS), suggests that consumer preference is shifting to ad-supported streaming content. The report, UK Streaming Wars, provides insights into UK consumer use and preferences for Connected TV (CTV) devices and ad-supported streaming services, and comes in the wake of stay-at-home orders around the globe in […]
Disney has announced that hit sitcom Modern Family will be available to both Hulu and Peacock subscribers in the US from February 3rd. As part of the multi-year shared agreement with Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, both Hulu and Peacock will be the dedicated subscription streaming homes to all 11 seasons of Modern Family. It […]
Since 2018, India has been the third largest SVoD market globally by number of subscribers, surpassing 100 million in 2020. In their infancy, SVoD services
Whip Media, the enterprise software platform provider for global content licensing, has announced that Paul Hastings has been promoted to SVP of Global Sales, effective immediately. In this newly created role, he will lead the company’s global sales strategy and oversee the global sales team. He is based in London. Most recently, Hastings served as […]
Sky and NOW TV will air over 125 new Sky Originals throughout 2021. Sky will bring its subscribers 30 new Sky Original films and 30 new Sky Original documentaries, on top of a number of drama, comedy, entertainment and arts series. Altogether, Sky says there will be 50 per cent more original TV and film […]
Kantar, the data, insights and consulting company has published Q4 2020 results from its Entertainment On Demand service in the UK. With 12.9 million subscriptions taken out last year, the service reveals the following consumer behaviours in the three months to December 2020: Amazon Prime membership jumped again in Q4, with 53.5 per cent of […]
Mediavision’s analysis of the Nordic media market shows that subscriptions now account for the majority of each household’s spend on both media and access (i.e. mobile and broadband). An average Nordic household spends €150 per month on media and access. The split between media and access is slightly in favour of mobile and broadband compared […]