In somewhat unsurprising news, Netflix has reported that the return of Stranger Things has set a new viewing record on the streaming platform. Volume 1 of the fifth and final season of the sci-fi juggernaut had the biggest premiere week for an English-language show on the Netflix Global Top 10 with 59.6 million views. Season […]
Samsung is teaming up with Amazon, Bethesda Softworks, and Xbox to celebrate the arrival of Fallout Season 2, offering fans more ways to watch, experience and play on Samsung TVs. Ahead of the Season 2 premiere on Prime Video on December 17th, fans can return to the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout, from Kilter Films, streaming […]
The Digital TV Group (DTG) has appointed Andy Livingston, Director, Technology EMEA at Sony Pictures Entertainment, as co-chair of its Next-Generation Media Working Group. Livingston will work alongside existing co-chair Andy Lucas, SVP, Global Distribution Technology at NBCUniversal, to lead the group’s work on future media formats and viewing experiences. As the technology landscape continues […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is the exclusive global production and broadcast partner of World Sevens Football for their second-ever tournament. The seven-a-side professional women’s football series will take place in in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US from December 5th-7th. DAZN will make every match available to watch live and free on the DAZN platform globally, […]
Zee Entertainment UK has announced the launch of Jodha Akbar, a dedicated single IP channel now available on Samsung TV Plus in France. This exclusive channel brings the popular historical drama Jodha Akbar directly to French audiences, marking another milestone in Zee’s mission to expand its global footprint. Jodha Akbar is an extension of the […]
Sophie Barnes will join the four strong Dispatches Investigations Unit as a Senior Journalist. The Channel 4 unit works alongside indies to deliver agenda setting investigations for Dispatches, Untold and the wider current affairs output. The team have been behind impactful programmes including Russell Brand: In Plain Sight and last year’s The King, The Prince & […]
Fremantle has announced a raft of scripted sales across Asia. Leading the deals is Sandokan: The Pirate Prince, the action-adventure series from Fremantle’s Lux Vide for Rai (Italy), adapted from Emilio Salgari’s classic saga. Starring Can Yaman (Dolunay, Violet Like the Sea), Alanah Bloor (Waves), Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), and John Hannah (The Last of […]
A report from Omdia reveals that Latin America’s smartphone market grew 1 per cent YoY in Q3 2025, with shipments reaching 35.2 million units, the highest quarterly level since Q4 2015. The region’s resilience amid economic uncertainty, cautious inventory management, and moderate consumption was reflected in shipments across top vendors. Samsung led with 11.6 million […]
Samba TV, a specialist in AI-driven media intelligence, and Index Exchange (Index), one of the world’s largest independent advertising supply-side platforms, have announced a new global partnership that brings Samba TV’s behavioural and contextual signals together with Index’s scaled inventory, powering a curated media marketplace live in more than 50 countries around the world. Through […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has published a new edition of the report, Audiovisual fiction production in Europe – 2015-2024 figures. The report analyses the volume of TV and SVoD fiction films and series produced in Europe, where they originate from, which ones are international co-productions, and who […]