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Cirque du Soleil on Cinedigm

Cinedigm has signed an exclusive agreement with Cirque du Soleil to bring nearly 30 hours of live show performances, documentaries, and acrobatic content to AVoD, FAST and TVoD platforms across the US. Beginning in March, Cinedigm will feature blocks of Cirque du Soleil content on its flagship streaming service Cineverse along with Dove Channel, Docurama, […]

January 5, 2023

Analysis: Economy fears impact US Home Ent spend

Noting high inflation figures in the US, actionable intelligence firm Aluma suggests that households are realising that the economy is only at the beginning of what will be a long recovery. “It is in this context that home decision-makers search for ways to reduce expenses, among them communication and home media services,” it says. When […]

September 15, 2022

Switzerland: Ascot Elite launches TVoD with OKAST

White label video streaming platform solution, OKAST, has been chosen by Ascot Elite for the launch of ascot now, a new VoD platform in Switzerland. Under the brand ‘ascot now – finest cinema selection’, Ascot Elite Entertainment, the Swiss film distributor, has launched its own TVoD platform. ascot now offers a curated library of titles […]

July 6, 2022

Simplestream takes Digital Theatre role

Simplestream takes Digital Theatre role Next-generation TV solutions provider Simplestream has been selected by Digital Theatre to create what is claimed to be the theatre industry’s first full digital lifecycle distribution model, from pay-per-view live and pay-per-view as-live, to content available on Transactional Video on Demand (TVoD), Rentals, and Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD). With […]

June 21, 2022

European creatives welcome VoD study

A range of European organisations, representing key stakeholders in the film and audiovisual creation, production and distribution value chain, have welcomed the findings of the latest European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) study on the Circulation of European films on VOD and in cinemas, complementing the EAO’s Yearbook 2021/2022 Key Trends. They say that responding to evolving […]

April 14, 2022By Colin Mann

Report: Most EU VoD content is not local

Given the rise of subscription and transactional VoD services in Europe, the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg has updated its report on Film and TV content in VoD catalogues. In all, there are 7 times more single film titles on TVoD than single TV seasons (62,717 unique film titles […]

April 7, 2022

Netgem powers Zeop multiscreen TV

Reunion-based triple play fibre operator Zeop is launching a next-generation multi-screen television service, ZEOPTV. ZEOPTV offers an enhanced entertainment streaming experience to all fibre subscribers who can watch any live or on-demand content on any screen, whether on their iOS, Android or PC/MAC devices, and for the first time on the NetgemTV- powered platform also […]

February 17, 2022By Colin Mann

Bitcentral acquires Powr.tv

Media workflow specialist Bitcentral has acquired direct-to-consumer video publishing solution provider Powr.tv. The Powr.tv end-to-end platform allows media networks and content owners to deploy OTT and mobile applications rapidly, broaden their reach to new audiences, and increase their revenue. Since its inception in 2016, Powr.tv’s OTT publishing platform has quickly grown to 10 million+ cumulative […]

January 25, 2022

BuzzShow Network adds ODMedia channels

BuzzShow Network has announced the integration of two ODMedia channels on the BuzzShow platform. BuzzShow Network welcomes ODMedia’s popular Expoza Travel channel on its platform, which showcases exciting travel adventures from all over the world. Expoza Travel is followed by over 235k travel enthusiasts on YouTube and more than 12.5 million hours have been watched […]

January 6, 2022

ODMedia appoints Nagtzaam

International content services and processing company ODMedia has appointed Petrina Nagtzaam as Senior Project Manager and Kids. She will be based in the company’s Dutch office. In this role, Nagtzaam will spearhead many of the digital channels on all platforms such as managing MojiTV and ODMedia’s kids propositions on YouTube and Amazon among others. Nagtzaam […]

December 22, 2021