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Sweden: Interest growing in ad-supported streaming

Cheaper, ad-supported streaming options have launched with success in many markets. For example, in the US, Netflix has reported that the company’s ad-supported tier now has 23 million active users per month. But this is still a relatively new phenomenon in Sweden, reports Mediaivison. Currently, just 200,000 – around 7 per cent – of streaming […]

February 19, 2024

Mitre Studios appoints Davies as Head of Development, TV

Mitre Studios has announced the appointment of Holly Davies as their new Head of Development, Television.   Davies‘ role will be leading Mitre Studios’ development team and will be responsible for creating a pipeline of shows targeting the Entertainment, Fact Ent and Reality genres for both linear channels and streaming services in both the UK and globally. Davies said: “ I’m […]

February 19, 2024

Netflix reveals Nadal vs Alcaraz presenters

Netflix is gearing up present The Netflix Slam on March 3rd (at 8:30pm GMT) at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where 22-time Grand Slam men’s singles title champion Rafael Nadal will face off against World No 2 and fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. The Netflix Slam, hosted by MGM Resorts International […]

February 15, 2024

Third week at Netflix #1 for Griselda

Griselda, the limited series starring and executive produced by Sofía Vergara, spent its third week at #1 on the Netflix English TV List with 10.3 million views in the week commencing February 10th. One Day, the new limited series starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall and adapted from David Nicholls’ celebrated romance novel, debuted in […]

February 14, 2024

Pangaea’s inaugural production launches on Netflix

Pangaea, a production company founded by Luke Hyams and Sunita Mirchandani Hyams, has announced its inaugural production, The Sidemen Story, which is now available exclusively on Netflix UK. Hyams, former Head of Originals EMEA at YouTube and Director of Global Content for The Walt Disney Company, brings a wealth of experience to Pangaea. With a […]

February 14, 2024

57 countries improve Netflix speeds in Jan

Netflix reports that 46 per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) increased their speed by 0.2 Mbps and 52 per cent stayed the same, resulting in a higher average speed in January 2024 on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Twenty-eight countries […]

February 13, 2024

Tyler Perry expands Netflix partnership

Tyler Perry has added a multi-year first-look series deal to his ongoing creative partnership at Netflix. The first series announced under the new deal is Beauty in Black, a 16-episode hour-long drama, written, directed, and produced by Perry. The series tells the story of two women leading very different lives. While Kimmie is struggling to […]

February 13, 2024

Forecast: Africa SVoD to add 9m subs by 2029

Sub-Saharan Africa will have 16 million paying SV0D subscriptions by 2029, up from 7 million at end-2023, according to a froecast from Digital TV Research. South Africa and Nigeria will supply 59 per cent (9.4 million) of the region’s total. However, SVoD penetration will still be low by 2029, with only 7.1 per cent of […]

February 12, 2024

Barb awards CFlight Landscape Study to BVA BDRC

Barb, the industry’s standard for understanding what people watch, has awarded the CFlight Landscape Study to insights consultancy BVA BDRC. Barb says the study will enable it to accurately estimate the size and profile of audiences to TV platforms in the UK and understand the household dynamics of VoD consumption. Barb assumed governance responsibility in […]

February 12, 2024

Netflix signs Julio Iglesias bio deal

Netflix has closed a deal with Spanish singer-songwriter and former footballer, Julio Iglesias, to take his life to the screen. For the first time, the living legend will participate in the creative process of a fiction in which he will share everything about his life and his musical trajectory.  Currently in development, Netflix will tell […]

February 9, 2024