Following last year’s Cinderella: After Ever After, Sky has announced the commission of two further instalments of the entertaining, family-friendly specials for Sky One and NOW TV; Jack & The Beanstalk: After Ever After and Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After. Sky Original Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After will air this coming Christmas […]
The total revenues of the TV market in Western Europe amounted to €101.9 billion in 2019, according to the latest Turning Digital report from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting. This figure represents an increase of 1.5 per cent over the previous year, but revenues could fall by 10 per cent in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
Speculation is mounting about a possible acquisition of MásMóvil by Vodafone Spain. According to El Economista, preliminary talks are taking place between both parties about an operation estimated at €6 billion that will turn Vodafone into the second largest telco in the country to compete with Movistar. MásMóvil has so far denied those conversations. Negotiations […]
Findings from consumer insights firm GlobalWebIndex’s latest commerce report reveal that UK consumers are more interested in subscribing to TV streaming services such as Disney+ and Netflix (46 per cent) and music such as Spotify (30 per cent) than they are for food services (29 per cent). “It shouldn’t come as a surprise that UK […]
The E.W. Scripps Company is buying US national broadcast network ION Media for $2.65 billion (€2.27bn), combining the business with Scripps’ Katz networks and Newsy to create a full-scale national television networks business. Scripps says that ION reaches more than 100 million homes through over-the-air and pay TV platforms and has consistently achieved annual revenue […]
Amazon has confirmed that Netflix will soon be available on its Echo Show smart displays, including the new rotating Echo Show 10 In a press release, Amazon said “Coming soon, you will also be able to watch Netflix simply by asking Alexa, with the ability to search, browse, and stream the entire catalogue, including Netflix […]
Amazon has unveiled Luna, a new cloud gaming service, designed for instant play, to rival the likes of Google Stadia and xCloud. In a press statement, Amazon explained: “With Luna and the incredible scale and capability of Amazon Web Services (AWS), it’s easy to stream high-quality, immersive games. Players can enjoy Luna games on their […]
AMC Networks President of SVoD Miguel Penella is expanding his role, adding AMC+ to the portfolio of streaming services he oversees, which includes Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC. Shudder recently became the second of AMC Networks’ targeted SVoD services to surpass the one million subscriber milestone, following Acorn TV which reached that mark […]
WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports and Major League Baseball (MLB) have reached a seven-year multimedia rights extension that spans from 2022 through 2028. US cable network TBS will exclusively show the most MLB Postseason games of any network. There’s also a new Tuesday night game franchise, expansive digital rights for Bleacher Report and the potential to stream […]
Despite Europeans youths returning to schools, colleges and universities, the new widespread adoption of tighter lockdown rules is likely good news for the video games sector. A report from investment bank Jefferies says: “In demand terms, we believe that surveys support a significant and lasting increase in the market for games. Our global survey of […]