The latest research from Australia’s Department of Communications and the Arts shows the consumption of online content continues to grow and online copyright infringement continues to trend down. This year, more than 2,400 responses were received for the Consumer survey on online copyright infringement 2019, showing that Australians are downloading, streaming and sharing more content […]
The Snail and the Whale, the seventh adaptation by Magic Light Pictures of a Donaldson/Scheffler’s children’s book, was an Xmas rating success for BBC One. Four million viewers tuned in at 2.30pm on Christmas Day according to BARB overnights. The film tells the tale of a tiny snail and a great big, grey-blue humpback whale. […]
SPI/FilmBox has announced that Telekom Romania subscribers will now have access to Timeless Drama Channel (TDC), and two additional thematic channels from the SPI/FilmBox portfolio. TDC, DocuBox and FightBox will be available in the basic package across all of Telekom Romania’s distribution networks. “We are excited to launch three of our most riveting channels on […]
StarzPlay, the SVoD service, has entered into a partnership with Asiacell – a provider of mobile telecommunications and data services with a subscriber base of over 14 million customers in Iraq. StarzPlay’s streaming service will be available to all Asiacell’s ‘Unlimited’ monthly package subscribers. Asiacell reaches some 99 per cent of the Iraqi population with […]
Warner Bros Pictures has partnered with short-form video platform TikTok on the global trailer debut for In the Heights, which fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music and lyrics with Jon M. Chu’s singular direction. The film is slated for worldwide release beginning June 24th 2020 and in the US on June 26th. TikTok’s partnership with the studio […]
Sling TV, the US OTT service, has expanded its live news offerings with the addition of FOX News, MSNBC and CNN’s HLN to the Sling Blue base service, and has also launched new Cloud DVR Free for all Sling TV subscribers. Sling also introduced updates to pricing and channel lineups across both services. “Sling customers […]
BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, has confirmed that the service is now available on Panasonic’s premium range of televisions, on Smart TVs manufactured by Vestel, and on Google Chromecast streaming sticks. This is in addition to the TV devices supported at launch. BritBox is now easily accessible on around 10 […]
Connected TV service Freeview Play is marking the end of 2019 by claiming to be Britain’s fastest growing platform with almost 7 million users and over 9 million devices capable of receiving Freeview Play already in British homes. Freeview also reports a significant growth spurt for Freeview’s mobile app, launched earlier in 2019, which has […]
Following a guilty plea of copyright and fraud charges earlier this year for selling subscriptions providing illegally obtained content, a man has been sentenced at Truro Crown Court in the southwest of England. Steven Underwood (also known as Steven Isaac) has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, after he previously pleaded […]
The NFL’s efforts to expand its audience to younger fans through online streaming is ‘gaining yards’ after its second season on Twitch was completed last week. The game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Jets on December 19th achieved nearly 1.2 million video views – a dramatic increase from 321,147 who tuned into […]