Fabric, a specialist in media and entertainment catalogue management, is collaborating with industry leaders IMDb, FOX Entertainment, Paramount, ITV, EIDR, and Xperi to solve one of the entertainment industry’s most persistent challenges: the efficient management and delivery of accurate metadata for content. The Authenticated Data Specification (ADS) Accelerator Project at IBC brings together major players across […]
Ampere Analysis forecasts that the number of households taking at least one subscription OTT service in Western Europe is set to surpass North America in 2024, with the UK and Germany driving much of this growth. North America (US plus Canada) will fall to the world’s third-largest geographic region for streaming homes after Asia, and […]
Lion Television, the producer of specialist and factual content, has appointed Daniel Pearl as its new Creative Director. Pearl joins from Paramount where he was Commissioning Editor of Unscripted for Paramount+ and Channel 5. He has previously held a number of senior roles at the BBC and Channel 4. During his career Pearl has produced […]
SkyShowtime has announced that Original series Mentiras Pasajeras (‘Fleeting Lies‘) will premiere exclusively on the service from October 9th, with new episodes available to stream every Monday. The series’ cast includes Elena Anaya, Pilar Castro, Hugo Silva, Quim Gutiérrez and Susi Sánchez, alongside an A-list roster of guest stars including María Botto, Pedro Casablanc and Estefanía […]
Ziggo, the Netherlands’ TV provider, and SkyShowtime are expanding their partnership. Starting this autumn, SkyShowtime — with its line-up of exclusive series and movies from Paramount and Universal — will be provided to TV Max subscribers replacing the Movies & Series XL package – and as an extra benefit for customers who combine their Ziggo […]
Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 65.9 per cent of UK households had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in Q2 2023. Netflix and Prime Video saw quarterly drops in the UK household penetration levels of their services. The survey shows that 57.7 per cent of homes had access to […]
Paramount Global has reportedly abandoned plans to sell a majority stake in BET Media Group, which includes the BET cable networks, BET+ streaming service and VH1. The company notified bidders on August 16th that it has decided to end the sale process as a sale would not result in any meaningful deleveraging of its balance […]
Paramount Global reported Q2 revenue of $7.62 billion (€6.96bn), slightly above analyst estimates. The company reported a direct-to-consumer loss of $424 million in Q2 compared to a loss of $445 million in the prior-year period and a loss of $511 million in Q1. The company says it expects streaming losses to peak this year after […]
Paramount+ has announced global premiere dates for key internationally produced originals. The news comes as the service’s international slate of content sees strong performance among subscribers around the world and continues to expand with 85 international originals already produced, in production or greenlit for Paramount+, driving the service to become a leading streamer globally. It […]
Findings from evidence-based insights and consulting company Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the global streaming market identify potential obstacles to subscriber growth. Kantar’s EoD study covers the following markets: GB, USA, Australia, Germany, Spain, and France and has uncovered the following behaviours and findings within the Video on Demand (VoD) market between […]