Advanced Television

The Boys Season 3 on Amazon Prime Video this June

The third season of the Emmy-nominated drama The Boys will debut on Amazon Prime Video on June 3rd. Three new episodes of the US superhero drama will be available to watch at launch with another new episode added every Friday leading up to the season finale on July 8th. The eight-episode season will stream exclusively on Prime […]

January 7, 2022By Nik Roseveare

UHD Alliance updates Filmmaker Mode

The UHD Alliance (UHDA) used CES for a high-profile update on its Filmmaker Mode. The event built on an announcement made in 2019 by leading film luminaries Martin Scorsese, Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler. The basic aim of Filmmakers Mode is a TV setting that, in the words of Carolyn Giardina of The Hollywood Reporter […]

January 7, 2022By Chris Forrester

BFC extends partnership with PGGB

The British Film Commission (BFC) is extending its partnership with The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) by investing a further £100,000 in a raft of targeted PGGB training courses, designed to increase access to experienced and diverse crew as new stage space continues to expand in the UK. The investment is the second made […]

January 7, 2022

Netflix orders Anna Nicole Smith doc

Netflix has ordered a feature-length documentary about Anna Nicole Smith, the iconic US model and actress who blazed a trail through the 1990s before her tragic death in 2007 at the age of 39. Bringing Smith’s own voice to the foreground, Netflix says the film will include never before seen, exclusive footage from an unreleased […]

January 7, 2022By Nik Roseveare

3SS to showcase the future of in-car entertainment at CES 2022

3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a global provider of software solutions for multiscreen TV entertainment, has announced an integration into an automotive platform which will bring advanced digital entertainment to cars. 3SS’ award-winning 3Ready Product Framework is now integrated as part of a modular automotive demo platform, a simulator which serves to give the observer a […]

January 7, 2022

IAS acquires Context

Integral Ad Science, a global player in digital media quality, has acquired Context, a Paris-based digital content classification company. Context’s artificial intelligence (AI) driven technology provides image and video classification across various digital media including social media platforms and connected TV (CTV). The acquisition builds on IAS’s current, market-leading media classification and contextual targeting capabilities. […]

January 7, 2022

Research: US cord-cutting rolls on

MoffettNathanson research shows that, while in Q3 2021 the absolute number of US subscribers cutting the cord began to moderate, the percentage decline rose to 8.8 per cent. The analyst calculated that total traditional subscribers fell by 1.61 million in Q3. The company also noted that fewer subscribers churning out were recaptured by virtual MVPDs, […]

January 6, 2022

Salto: ‘Fewer than 300,000 subs’

French SVoD service Salto has marked its first anniversary substantially below its objective of one million subscribers in year one and is well below subscription numbers of rival services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, according to reports. Launched in October 2020 by groups TF1, M6 and France Télévisions, the joint-venture, which has […]

January 6, 2022From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

AMC Networks acquires Sentai

AMC Networks has completed the acquisition of Houston-based Sentai, a global supplier of anime content and merchandise, with brands including the anime-focused HIDIVE direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service. The acquisition includes all of the member interests from Cool Japan Fund, a public-private Japanese investment fund. With access to key content creators in Japan, Sentai distributes and […]

January 6, 2022

Forecast: US consumer tech revs to reach $505bn

The US consumer technology industry is projected to generate over $505 billion (€467bn) in retail sales revenue for the first time ever according to a new forecast from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The projection represents a 2.8 per cent revenue increase from 2021’s impressive 9.6 per cent growth over 2020. Strong demand for smartphones, […]

January 6, 2022