Cinedigm, the independent streaming company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, has announced that the Company will release some of their most popular titles on the new streaming service SideStream. The service is an interactive social video platform for movie lovers, which allows for commentary and live discussions throughout the film. With a unique transactional model, SideStream has caught […]
Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has announced the renewal of the hit drag competition series The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula for a fifth season. The renewal comes ahead of the final two episodes of season four, with the finale, which will crown the world’s next drag supermonster and award the […]
History Hit, the SVoD and content platform acquired by Little Dot Studios in 2020, has appointed Meagan Bickerstaff to the newly created role of Head of Growth. Reporting into James Carson, General Manager of History Hit, Bickerstaff is responsible for driving and executing the strategy for subscription acquisition and retention as well as management of […]
Hollywood star Halle Berry and Netflix will continue to collaborate though a new partnership that will see Berry star in and produce new films. The news comes as Berry’s feature directorial debut, Bruised, released globally on Netflix last week and landed at the #1 spot in the US, and #2 spot on the Top 10 […]
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, has revealed its predictions for the sector in 2022. These include: No mid-life crisis for the games console: Market revenues will top £60 billion as device reaches half century Deloitte predicts that the games console market will generate £60.6 billion in 2022, up 10 per cent […]
hayu, the all-reality SVoD service from NBCUniversal, has launched in India. This launch builds on the ongoing success of hayu in 27 other territories and rounds off a successful and pivotal growth year for the streaming service. Launching direct-to-consumer (DTC) on a full array of devices – mobile, tablet, laptop, connected TVs and selected consoles […]
BARB, the UK television audience measurement currency, has rolled out what it describes as a “once-in-a-generation upgrade” in its audience reporting with the introduction of SVoD and video-sharing platform measurement, as first reported last week. In a preview of the type of new data that is now available, BARB has revealed that the most-watched programmes […]
Brazilian media group Globo has decided to stop distribution of its Globo Internacional TV channel on European pay-TV platforms on December 31st. As of January 1st 2022, with the exception of Portugal, viewers will have to subscribe to SVoD platform Globoplay Internacional to continue watching Globo content. Launched in October, Globoplay Internacional is available throughout […]
The Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB), an organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the UK, has announced that it will soon introduce viewing figures for SVoD and video-sharing platforms into its daily reporting to the TV and advertising industry. In a statement, BARB said: “From November 29th, we will complete a once-in-a-generation […]
Earlier this month ITV unveiled its Q3 numbers with analysts praising the broadcaster for a much stronger than expected advertising take up and anticipating an advertising increase of around 24 per cent by the end of the trading year. But Britbox, the ITV and BBC-backed OTT service, could be in trouble. Analysts from investment bank […]