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Movistar Plus adds VoD FlixOlé

Spain’s largest pay TV platform, Movistar Plus, has integrated the cinema VoD service FlixOlé into its service through its 4K STB. Subscribers will have access to over 4,000 cinema titles, including recently released Spanish productions as well as a library of classic titles. In addition the service has a wide catalogue of European films, westerns […]

December 2, 2022From David Del Valle in Madrid

LG Smart TVs offer free Apple TV+ trial

LG Smart TV owners in over eighty countries can gain access to three months of Apple TV+ for free. The promotion is available to new Apple TV+ subscribers and applies to all compatible 4K and 8K LG Smart TV models from 2018 to 2022 running webOS 4.0 to webOS 2022. To redeem this offer, users […]

December 2, 2022

Research: Consumers increase mobile video consumption

Parks Associates’ research finds that consumers have maintained recent increases in the amount of time they spend watching video on their mobile phones, while time spent consuming video on a TV set, tablet, and computer continues to decrease. Advertising-based online video (AVoD) accounts for the largest share at nearly two hours per week on average, […]

December 1, 2022

Pluto TV lands in Canada

Pluto TV, the FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) service, has made its debut in Canada, streaming more than 20,000 hours of free programming. This marks Pluto TV’s most robust content at launch offering to-date, introducing a lineup of over 110 thematic and single-series channels curated from a library containing thousands of titles from Paramount and […]

December 1, 2022

WaterBear Network earns B Corp status

WaterBear Network, the digital publisher and free streaming platform dedicated to the future of the planet, has been accredited with full B Corp status with a score of 126.6. B Corp status means brands must meet high standards of overall social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. Businesses are held legally accountable to consider the […]

December 1, 2022

Amazon mulls Salto deal

Amazon is reportedly interested in buying struggling French streamer Salto. Canal+ is already in the frame as a possible rescuer and now Amazon has indicated to TF1 and M6 that it is also interested in a potential buy. Amazon already distributes Salto on its Prime Video service in France and would add the 800,000 or […]

November 30, 2022

Ofcom: ‘BBC must do more to serve lower income audiences’

The BBC needs to do more to reach and resonate with viewers and listeners on lower incomes, Ofcom has found in its annual report on the BBC’s performance. Ofcom’s report finds that people in lower socio-economic groups – who account for almost a quarter of the UK population – are less engaged and less satisfied […]

November 30, 2022By Colin Mann

Wednesday sets Netflix viewing record

Addams Family spin-off series, Wednesday, debuted in the #1 spot on Netflix with a record breaking 341.23 million hours viewed in the week starting November 21st. Over 50 million households having watched the series (341 million hours viewed divided by 6.8 hours) which now holds the record for the most hours viewed in a week […]

November 30, 2022By Nik Roseveare

France: Orange partners with Paramount+

Orange and Paramount+, the SVoD service from Paramount, have announced a partnership to distribute Paramount+ to Orange customers in France beginning on December 1st, to coincide with the launch of the service in the country. Through this partnership, Orange TV subscribers with a TV4 or UHD set-top box can subscribe to Paramount+ from their Orange […]

November 30, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Whip Media Survey: Holiday TV movie viewing trends

The holiday TV season is upon us, and a survey from Whip Media looks at US viewers’ attitudes and behaviours toward made-for-TV holiday movies as networks and streamers are rolling out their seasonal titles. There are hundreds of new Christmas movies premiering in 2022 — and consumers of holiday movie content have a strong appetite […]

November 29, 2022