Disney has announced that Original series, The Muppets Mayhem, starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry and The Electric Mayhem Band, will premiere on Disney+ with all episodes on May 10th. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television is produced by ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio. The trailer can be viewed here. The […]
Amazon has announced it will relaunch MGM+, MGM’s streaming service, across Europe as MGM+ International – and has signed a content deal with Lionsgate to boost the platform’s library. MGM+ International will go live in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands on April 8th. Titles in the Lionsgate deal include the likes of Nashville, […]
Research from Aluma Insights finds adult SVoD viewers spend half their streaming TV time watching apps on smart TVs, up from 31 per cent in 2015. This is 2.5 times the contribution of streaming media players, which is down from 27 per cent in 2015 to 21 per cent currently. In the early days of […]
Findings from analyst firm Parks Associates show a significant drop in US consumer spending for streaming video services. US Internet households report spending $69 (€63) per month on OTT services in Q3 2022, down from $90 in Q1 2021, although the market remains saturated with 87 per cent of US Internet households having at least […]
More than 2,200 FAST channels are active across platforms such as Plex, Pluto TV, Rakuten TV, Rlaxx TV, Samsung TV Plus and Xumo in the EU5 countries (Germany, Spain, France, Italy and UK). According to the AVoD/FAST Market Report by Médiamétrie and NPA Conseil, half of these channels are exclusive to each domestic market. In […]
BBC Studios has agreed to launch BBC Player with a second affiliate partner in Poland. The VoD service is available to Play Now TV subscribers effective immediately Play Now viewers have access to some 500 hours of content from at launch, increasing to 1,000 hours within 12 months. Titles available include comedic drama Cheaters and […]
Murder Mystery 2 debuted in the #1 spot on Netflix’s English Films List with 64.42 million hours in the week commencing March 27th. Starring Adam Sandler – who has continuously proved to be a major draw for Netflix – and Jennifer Aniston, this marks the second biggest opening weekend for a comedy film on Netflix […]
Over a dozen FMCG advertisers are now part of the trial of ITV’s new Retail Media solution, Matchmaker, launched in partnership with two of the UK’s largest retailers in November 2022. Matchmaker enables FMCGs who supply Boots and Tesco to enhance their VoD targeting by activating category shopper audiences on ITVX using their loyalty card […]
Prime Video will launch its first Irish Original series, LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland, which will be hosted by the globally renowned presenter Graham Norton. The series will be filmed entirely in Ireland and will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide in 2024. Norton commented: “I’m thrilled […]
Findings from AudienceXpress, FreeWheel’s premium video media sales house’s Streaming Video: CTV Uncovered 2023 consumer study, conducted in collaboration with independent research specialist Happydemics, reveal a growing uptake of viewing via connected TV (CTV) in the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands (the EU6). With 65 per cent of European viewers who have […]