Moonbug Entertainment, the digital media company, is bringing its ducational entertainment programmes to US streaming service Peacock. Moonbug’s hit programmes Blippi, My Magic Pet Morphle and Little Baby Bum are now available for streaming on the platform in both English and Spanish. Moonbug’s other titles joining the platform include Arpo, Gecko’s Garage, Go Buster, Playtime […]
Almost one in five (19 per cent) Brits now spend over 16 hours – or the equivalent of two working days – watching streaming services every week, yet a quarter (25 per cent) aren’t prepared to pay for the privilege, according to findings from digital advertising technology company The Trade Desk’s latest report, The Future […]
SVoD subscriptions for 138 countries will increase by 591 million between 2020 and 2026 to reach 1,495 million – or up by 65 per cent, according to the Global SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The peak year was 2020 when 201 million subscriptions were added. The total will cross the 1 […]
A report from analyst firm Mediatique highlights the important role played by UK commercial PSB ITV in the nations and regions, but also the risk that globalising trends in TV production and distribution pose to the national TV ecology. Without decisive intervention the future of UK produced, original content made at scale outside of London […]
The growth of OTT services may be accompanied by a rise in pirated content, particularly where access to those services may be restricted, according to the findings of a group of academic researchers. The researchers studied the effects of
Netflix has launched its first publication in Australia, called Netflix Pause, which will take a deep dive into Netflix content – asking existential questions and exploring unexpected themes, all through the lens of film and TV. In a blog post, Michael Sun, Netflix Culture Editor, explained: “Netflix Pause is an email publication, and we’re pretty […]
The fierce competition in the Nordic video streaming market shows no signs of slowing down in Q1. Following strong, pandemic-induced growth in 2020, Mediavision reports that customer retention is likely one of the most important issues this year for all SVoD players. Mediavision’s Q1 analysis shows that frequent usage plays a key role in reducing […]
Ampere’s latest wave of consumer research shows how streaming services are actively targeting viewers aged 35 and over in their content commissioning strategies. These audiences have traditionally been linear TV’s core viewers, but now the SVoD giants have turned their attention – and programming budgets – to sign them up too. This audience is more […]
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has announced the creation of Telemundo Streaming Studios – an Hispanic media studio exclusively dedicated to serving the growing Latino streaming audiences in the US and around the world. Building upon its decade-long success across streaming platforms with original titles such as El Señor de los Cielos, La Reina del Sur, El Recluso, No Te Puedes Esconder, Jugar con Fuego and, most […]
Netflix and Riot Games are partnering to bring the global eSports phenomenon, League of Legends, to television screens with a new animated series, titled Arcane. The series marks Riot Games’ first series for television. Set in Riot’s popular League of Legends IP, Arcane is developed and produced by Riot Games in partnership with Fortiche Productions. […]