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Barbie tops 2023 UK home entertainment sales

The first set of figures to be released in 2024 by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Official Charts Company (OCC) crown Barbie the Queen of 2023 home entertainment, with 700k sales across Disc and Digital EST and VoD. (Official Charts Company (OCC) measures inividual content purchases on disc and digital, to rent, […]

January 8, 2024

Research: Sizable potential TV audience for gaming IP

In today’s world, a perhaps under-leveraged IP are video games, suggests Hub Entertainment Research. Not for a lack of trying, but a track record full of shoddy movies based on gaming IP left gamers and the general public suspicious of anything based on gaming IP.  This changed when The Last of Us hit TV screens […]

October 24, 2023

Malaysia: HBO on Unifi TV

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Unifi have announced an expansion of their partnership in Malaysia, with the launch of four HBO channels and the HBO GO streaming service. HBO, HBO Family, HBO Hits and Cinemax will launch on Unifi TV, offering audiences access to some of the world’s best TV series and movies. All Unifi […]

September 1, 2023

Thailand: AIS adds more HBO channels, HBO GO

Warner Bros Discovery and AIS have announced an extension of their partnership in Thailand, with a new HBO channel pack now available to AIS PLAY subscribers. Access to the regional streaming service HBO GO will also be included in new AIS packages and promotions. The new standalone HBO channel pack offers movies and series across […]

May 16, 2023

Forecast: Games revenue to pass pay-TV, cinema

Findings from analyst firm Omdia indicate that global consumer spend on games is set to reach $215 billion (€198bn) by 2027. Following a 50 per cent increase in games adaptation in 2022, the transmedia space continues to expand and profit as more video game franchises make their way to the large and small screen. “Alongside […]

March 30, 2023

Over 3.1m watch The Last of Us finale on Sky

The final episode of the critically acclaimed series, The Last of Us, received the biggest audience ever for a first-series US drama finale on Sky. The concluding episode has reached over 3.1 million UK viewers to date reflected in the 7-day cumulative audience figure. Typically a third of fans watching the show within the first […]

March 28, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Japan: WBD, U-Next extend SVoD deal

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and U-Next have announced an extension of their relationship with a renewed SVoD deal. The agreement sees U-Next continue as the streaming home of HBO in Japan, bringing new and returning series, as well as more than 2,300 episodes of library content, to its subscribers. Featuring exclusive content rights for HBO, […]

March 7, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Warner Bros Discovery Q4 revenues dip

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31st 2022. David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of WBD, commented: “With the major restructuring decisions behind us, this year we are focused on building and growing our businesses for the future, and we’re off to a great start. […]

February 24, 2023

Sky rolls out Entertainment OS 1.1

Sky is rolling out new features to Entertainment OS, the Sky Glass and Sky Stream operating system. Entertainment OS 1.1 will bring Personalised Playlists, a new ’Play’ voice command to help viewers play what they want to watch even quicker, more ways to find content from favourite actors and directors, as well as enhanced Bluetooth […]

February 2, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Sky: “Phenomenal viewing figures for The Last of Us”

The adaptation of video game The Last of Us is proving to be a huge hit for Sky with the first episode reaching over 3.05 million UK viewers, reflected in the 7-day cumulative audience figure. The Last Of Us marks Sky Atlantic’s second-biggest US drama debut, behind only House of the Dragon which launched in […]

January 31, 2023By Nik Roseveare