Music-related service Qwest TV, co-founded by music icon Quincy Jones, has secured its first major US cable partnership, joining Xfinity On Demand. The entire SVoD catalogue —1,300+ concerts, documentaries, and performances from around the world— is now available to Comcast Xfinity customers. It suggests the partnership offers a new kind of musical experience to the […]
SPI International has announced the launch of their ad-supported movie service Filmstream on Rakuten TV. Filmstream will initially be available via Rakuten TV in 42 European countries, including the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. Viewers will be able to watch Filmstream on Rakuten Smart TV app through Samsung and […]
Stingray, a music, media, and technology company, has announced the launch of free, ad-supported TV channels and premium SVoD services with thirteen major OTT providers: Alteox (Luxembourg), Amazon Prime Video Channels (Italy, Spain and Netherlands), ChannelBox (UK), Maskatel (Canada), Pluto TV (Latin America and US), Pzaz (Global), Rakuten TV (Europe), Redbox (US), Rostelecom (Russia), Ruutu […]
Rakuten TV is strengthening its ongoing partnership with Samsung Electronics to expand its free content offering on the platform’s AVoD service and launches over 20 own and third-party channels on the Samsung TV Plus service across 16 European markets. During April and May Rakuten TV will roll out a total of 166 new channels in […]
Stingray Group, a music, media, and technology company, has announced a collaboration with One Tree Planted, a US-based environmental non-profit that plants a tree for every dollar donated. With the support of distribution partners, Stingray has committed to donating all the proceeds of the Stingray Naturescape channel on Earth Day (April 22nd) to the organisation. […]
Industry trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) have launched what they say is the biggest ever cross-category marketing campaign with Unforgettable Entertainment, driving engagement from new, lapsed and existing digital transactional customers. Building on the success of the BASE/DEGI New Release-focused Mega Movie Week campaigns of […]
Rakuten TV has announced the launch of the CNN International news channel on Samsung TV Plus in the UK and Germany, expanding the platform’s free content offer dedicated to news on its AVoD service. The CNN International feed provides award-winning news and features programming 24 hours a day and will be available on the TV […]
In a Christmas period like no other, Netgem, the end-to-end TV service for the UK’s growing ‘Altnets’ and challenger ISPs, reveals the busiest ever Christmas season on record, with a 27 per cent year-on-year increase in TV viewing compared to Christmas 2019. This is across Freeview live and on demand as well as additional services […]
Thirty per cent of French viewers never use FTA channels’ replay services, according to findings from consultancy NPA Conseil and research firm Harris Interactive’s latest OTT barometer. However, 23.9 per cent use catch-up on a daily basis, mostly during prime-time, while 13.8 per cent and 14.7 per cent have a weekly and monthly usage respectively. […]
Rakuten TV has launched its latest original documentary film, Ride Your Dream, which focusses on the pioneering female racer Ana Carrasco, who became the first women to win a Superbikes world championship (WorldSPP300), in 2018. The exclusive 80-minute documentary uncovers Carrasco’s inspiring journey from the beginning, offering viewers an intimate portrait of an extraordinary women […]