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Peter Pan & Wendy premieres on Disney+ in April

Peter Pan & Wendy, a live-action reimagining of the classic J.M. Barrie novel and the 1953 animated movie, will begin streamingexclusively on Disney+ from April 28th. Peter Pan & Wendy introduces Wendy Darling, a young girl looking to avoid boarding school who meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and […]

February 28, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Forecast: SVoD revenues at $124bn by 2028

Global SVoD revenues will reach $124 billion (€117.3bn) by 2028, up from $99 billion in 2022 according to the SVoD Forecasts Update report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will add $5 billion of the $25 billion additional revenues between 2022 and 2028. Second-placed China will gain an extra $1 billion. “This growth […]

February 27, 2023

Data: Serbia at 2.1m pay-TV subs

Serbia ended 2022 with 2.17 million pay-TV subscribers, a slight increase on the 2.15 million at the end of 2021, according to the Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (Ratel). Nearly 50 per cent of subscribers (49.7 per cent) used digital cable TV technology, followed by IPTV (29.3 per cent), DTH (16.2 per […]

February 27, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome

ITVX now on Sky Q

ITVX is now available on Sky Q. The AVoD service was previously only available on Sky Glass and Sky Stream. ITVX live streams are now also available on Sky Q allowing viewers to access ITV’s main channels plus a selection of streaming-only services. ITVX is the new streaming service from ITV, launching in December 2022. […]

February 27, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Citadel premieres in April on Prime Video

Prime Video has announced that its action-spy thriller series, Citadel, will premiere exclusively on the streaming platform on April 28th with two episodes, followed by a new episode released weekly every Friday through to May 26th. A teaser trailer can be viewed here. The landmark drama is executive produced by the Russo Brothers’ (of Marvel’s […]

February 27, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Report: AVoD drives N American OTT growth

North American OTT TV episode and movie revenues will reach $107 billion (€101bn) in 2028; up from $74 billion in 2022, according to the North America OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will contribute $30 billion from the $33 billion additional revenues, with Canada supplying the rest. […]

February 24, 2023

BritBox at 3m subs

BritBox International, the British streaming platform,  has reached a milestone of three million total subscribers across the eight international markets in which its streaming service is available – the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. This represents over 15 per cent subscriber growth during the past year across all of the […]

February 23, 2023

Netflix cuts price in 30 countires

Netflix has cut its monthly subscription fees for a number countries in parts of Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. The streaming giant announced that, for example, the mobile planin  sub-Saharan Africa will now cost around $3, and the Premium plan coming in at just under $10. The new prices will […]

February 23, 2023

Canada: Paramount movies on Club illico

Club illico, the Canadian SVoD service, has reached a Pay-One licensing agreement with Paramount Global Content Distribution to stream new films from Paramount Pictures’ slate after their theatrical release. Club illico is consequently now the exclusive French Language home for all new Paramount Pictures feature films following their theatrical release in Canada. Future titles to […]

February 23, 2023

Netflix orders NFL Quarterback docuseries

Netflix has announced its first partnership with the NFL: a new docu-series called Quarterback that will take a unique look at each season, told through the lens of NFL quarterbacks. The series features exclusive, unprecedented access to the likes of Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota from the beginning of the 2022 season to […]

February 23, 2023By Nik Roseveare