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LEGO launching iconic Friends Apartment Set

The LEGO Group has officially announced that they are launching a new LEGO Friends Apartments Set. The 2,048-piece set allows fans to recreate their favourite scenes with both Monica and Rachel’s, and Chandler and Joey’s New York apartments, plus the adjoining hallway. Over 27 years on from the TV sitcom’s first episode, the set is […]

May 11, 2021

Rakuten TV adds 90 AVoD channels

Rakuten TV has announced the expansion of its AVoD offering with the launch of more than 90 free linear channels in 42 European markets. The line-up will vary in each territory, comprising a variety of categories, including Movies, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Sports, News, TV Shows and Kids. The offer will bring together top global brands, […]

April 27, 2021

Future Today sees strong growth

Future Today, the full-stack streaming solution that packages branded channels and delivers the audiences to watch them, has announced significant growth in distribution, advertising, viewership and content, while adding major updates to their Channels-as-a-Service technology platform in the last year, including: Advertising & Viewership Grew viewership by 120% year-over-year, delivering content to more than 12M […]

April 21, 2021

Amazon Kids now on Fire TV in UK

Amazon has announced the expansion of Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+ to select Fire TV devices in the UK. Now families are able to watch thousands of kid-friendly TV shows and films via their main TV screens. The new Fire TV experience now allows parents to setup or use existing Kids Profiles with Amazon Kids. […]

April 19, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WarnerMedia expands kids content on HBO Max, CN

WarnerMedia Kids & Family has unveiled an expansive content commitment that aims to appeal to the complete spectrum of kids and families including preschoolers, all kids ages 6-11, and family co-viewing, creating more than 300 hours of original series, specials and acquisitions that will debut on its global Cartoon Network channels and HBO Max beginning […]

February 18, 2021

Gamestream partners with Bouygues Telecom, Telecom Slovenije

Gamestream, a provider of cloud gaming solutions for B2B industries, is proud to announce the rapid expansion of its global network with two new international telecom partnerships. Telekom Slovenije, the leading Slovenian provider of the most advanced ICT solutions, launched NEO Gaming, a white-labelled version of the Gamestream cloud gaming platform, allowing Telekom Slovenije digital […]

February 17, 2021

Sainsbury’s tops Christmas ad rankings

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has decisively taken the top spot in omnichannel advertising platform Mediaocean’s fourth annual Top 10 Christmas Ad Rankings, while Amazon and Lego broke into the top ten for the first time. Using artificial intelligence to analyse millions of engagements with public social media posts across Facebook and Twitter, Mediaocean has analysed […]

November 27, 2020

Lego Channel, HappyKids, iFood.tv debut on Roku

Future Today, a publisher of video streaming channels, is launching three new AVoD channels on The Roku Channel in the US. “Future Today is a great partner and we’re very excited to include their free linear channels on The Roku Channel,” said Ashley Hovey, Director of AVOD Growth, Roku. “We strive to deliver amazing, free […]

September 29, 2020

Tubi to stream MasterChef and Lego Masters

Endemol Shine has agreed to distribute additional series with FOX Entertainment’s ad-supported streaming service Tubi in the US. This agreement will see MasterChef and Lego Masters available for distribution on the AVOD platform. FOX is the home for the US formats of these shows and the deal will see Tubi become the only platform in America where international […]

August 20, 2020

Disney+ orders Lego Star Wars Holiday Special

This winter, Disney+ will invite Star Wars fans to Chewbacca’s homeworld of Kashyyyk for a celebration of the galaxy’s biggest holiday, Life Day, in the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, premiering exclusively on the service on November 17th. The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special will feature a host of iconic characters including Rey, Finn, Poe, […]

August 17, 2020