Rewind is launching Hits Now on Cignal, the pay-TV operator in the Philippines. The channel will be available on the Cignal platform starting October 1st on Channel 122 as part of Cignal’s postpaid and prepaid packs. “We are so pleased to bring Hits Now to our viewers on Cignal. Hits Now offers a chance for our […]
Research from global consultancy Simon-Kucher into consumer streaming behaviour and preferences reveals that the current perceived price-value positioning leaves little headroom for straightforward price increases. Price increases without also increasing the perceived product value could be costly for both global and local streaming providers, leading to risks of cancelations in a competitive market. “With subscribers […]
Sky-owned streaming service NOW has announced the appointment of Jacob Bridges as Managing Director, replacing Marina Storti who is stepping down from the role after six years following a 21-year career with Sky. Bridges held the position of Commercial Director, reporting directly into Storti, but will take on the new role of Managing Director […]
Sky Arts have confirmed Drum Studios’ Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir (6×60) will return for a second season, following the huge success of season one, which has had the biggest series launch on Sky Arts this year so far. Jim and Nancy, along with a host of celebrity guests (to be announced at […]
Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 19.08 million UK homes (67.4 per cent of households) had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in Q1 2023. This was a -1.7 per cent decrease from 19.42 million in Q4 2022, despite Apple TV+ and Sky’s NOW service both making strong gains. Netflix, […]
Zai Bennett, Sky’s Managing Director of Content, has revealed that the broadcaster has commissioned a three-part series, 7/7: Britain’s Day of Terror (w/t) which will launch on Sky Documentaries and NOW in 2025 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings. Bennett told members of the Royal Television Society in London that the […]
Sky has confirmed all episodes of detective series Poker Face will be available from May 26th exclusively on Sky Max and streaming service NOW. The series promises to be a thrilling ride for viewers who enjoy edge-of-your-seat entertainment, as it features an all-star cast led by Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Orange Is The New Black) […]
OneWeb and NOW Corporation, a publicly listed firm in the Philippine Stock Exchange with investments in telecom, media, and technology, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity to the Philippines. The partnership combines the satellite technology of OneWeb with NOW Corp’s existing broadband service and strong local presence, especially […]
Marketing data and analytics company Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the British streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the following behaviours within the VoD market between January to March 2023: VoD-enabled households that subscribed to at least one video streaming service in Great Britain fell to […]
Sky has released the first-look trailer for Juan Carlos: Downfall of The King, a new Sky Original documentary series. Charting the rise and fall of former Spanish King Juan Carlos I, the four-part series will be coming to Sky Documentaries and NOW on May 21st. For many years, King Juan Carlos I was a Spanish […]