Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and U-Next have announced an extension of their relationship with a renewed SVoD deal. The agreement sees U-Next continue as the streaming home of HBO in Japan, bringing new and returning series, as well as more than 2,300 episodes of library content, to its subscribers. Featuring exclusive content rights for HBO, […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31st 2022. David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of WBD, commented: “With the major restructuring decisions behind us, this year we are focused on building and growing our businesses for the future, and we’re off to a great start. […]
House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones prequel series, was the most-pirated TV show released on torrent sites in 2022 according to data from TorrentFreak, For several years in a row the list was headed by Game of Thrones but that reign came to an end in 2019 after the series ended. In 2020, […]
HBO original drama, House of the Dragon, has become the most viewed title ever on HBO SVoD services in Europe, surpassing season 8 of Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon, itself a spin-off of Game of Thrones, debuted to the largest audience for any new original series in the history of HBO and the […]
Media measurement company Nielsen’s latest monthly total TV and streaming snapshot report, The Gauge, reveals that streaming remained the most-watched TV format in September, capturing 36.9 per cent of overall television usage and marking another record-high share for the category. Broadcast also saw an increase in September with its share of TV climbing to 24.2 […]
In celebration of HBO’s 50th anniversary on November 8th, the pay-TV brand has launched its ‘Fifty Years of Firsts’ campaign. “HBO’s legacy is one of telling groundbreaking stories. Fifty Years of Firsts celebrates the works of those who elevated the entertainment experience and gives a look ahead from those who will continue to do so […]
Nielsen’s latest report from The Gauge, the media measurement company’s monthly total TV and streaming snapshot, revealed that streaming usage represented 35 per cent of overall television consumption in the US in August, marking another record-high share for the format and its second month as the top TV viewing category. Broadcast and cable each gained […]
House of the Dragon, the prequel series to Game of Thrones, has proven there is still a huge appetite for the adult-fantasy franchise with the premiere episode on Sky in the UK having attracted 4.08 million total views to date, according to BARB. This makes House of the Dragon, based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire […]
In somewhat unsurprising news, a second season of the HBO Original drama series House of the Dragon has been confirmed. House of the Dragon debuted on August 21st to the largest audience for any new original series in HBO history. The first episode of the Game of Thrones prequel series has now been seen by […]
The premiere of House of the Dragon drew 9.986 million viewers across linear and HBO Max platforms in the US on August 21st, the largest audience for any new original series in the history of HBO. The premiere also marked the largest series launch on HBO Max across the US, LatAm, and EMEA, driving an […]