Canal+ Group and Renault have announced a partnership agreement for the distribution of the Canal+ app in connected vehicles equipped with OpenR Link technology in France, Switzerland and Poland. The Canal+ app will be downloadable from October 4th, and preinstalled in compatible Renault vehicles, to enable Canal+ subscribers to a new way of watching content […]

LG Electronics and Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, have announced the launch of LG Movies & TV, a new VoD service now available on LG TVs across the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy. The new app-based VoD service enables rental, purchase and viewing of movies from the latest blockbusters to celebrated classics. Accessible through […]

Setplex, a leading global provider of OTT solutions, has announced the launch of its groundbreaking AI Ad-Detection Module, a new feature of its Setrix transcoder poised to revolutionise ad delivery in digital broadcasting. Unveiled at IBC 2024, the AI-driven solution addresses several long-standing pain points faced by traditional broadcasters – such as the absence or […]

Ad-funded streaming subscriptions (HV0D), continue to grow in Sweden. Currently, close to 400,000 households have chosen to acquire at least one streaming service that is partly financed by advertising. Even though HVoD is a relatively new concept, growth has been strong during the year. Since the beginning of 2024, Mediavision reports a growth of 40 […]

The first six months of 2024 saw a large global increase in quality of experience, with a 54 per cent decrease in buffer ratio for VoD services, compared to the same period last year, according to NPAW’s H1 2024 Streaming Industry Report. This KPI illustrates a worldwide shift in the quality of streaming video services. […]

The hours of content watched on S4C’s digital platform S4C Clic or on iPlayer have increased by almost a third in the last 12 months. In its Annual Report 2023-24, S4C reports has reported an increase of 31 per cent in hours watched on demand since the previous year – the best figure in the […]

Hollyoaks, Channel 4’s flagship soap, is keeping viewers gripped and coming back for more, as it enjoyed strong viewing for the start of July with figures up +21 per cent YOY alongside a growth in 16-34 viewing of +8 per cent YoY. These figures contain Channel 4 viewing in the previous 12 months, reflecting that […]

In the first quarter of 2024, streaming subscriptions in Italy grew by 12.5 per cent, surpassing pay-TV subscriptions for the first time and accounting for 20.4 per cent of total revenues. According to Mediobanca Research, the Italian broadcasting sector experienced modest growth of 1.6 per cent in 2023, reaching €8.9 billion in turnover. All sectors […]

Prime Video says it is “bringing clarity and simplicity back to streaming” with improvements to its user experience that will begin to roll out globally with immediate effect, and will become available to all customers in the coming weeks. Updates will enable users to be able to navigate across entertainment with extra ease. With more […]

FilmRise, the US-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced that Katherine Weinstein has been named Director of Content Sales and Distribution. Weinstein joined FilmRise in September 2021 as part of the Acquisitions Department as Manager of Content Acquisitions. Melissa Wohl, SVP Global Content Sales & Distribution, commented: “Katherine has demonstrated remarkable initiative, […]