Atresmedia, operator of six FTA TV channels in Spain, including Antena 3 TV and La Sexta, has publicly ridiculed the biggest global streaming platforms services in the country – namely Netflix, HBO, Prime Video and Disney+ – for including advertising (or launching a cheaper tier with ads in Netflix’s case) on their services, despite previous […]
As traditional TV networks revenues continue their decline in favour of digital, global groups from the US reach records in attention captured across OTT platforms in Europe: Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Warner Bros Discovery and Comcast together gathered 73 per cent of European SVoD subscriptions and Alphabet and Meta alone concentrated around half of Europe’s […]
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV has unveiled a fresh new look for entertainment channel Dave, set to launch on November 9th. The channel has long been home to a huge range of UKTV Original comedy hits from some of the UK’s favourite comedic stars, and now with popular original podcasts and digital YouTube commissions, Dave’s branding has […]
As the holiday season approaches, Netflix is rolling out Triviaverse, a quick-hit trivia game. Players must answer as many questions correctly as they can within a time limit, and achieve the highest score possible. Players can either play in one player mode and attempt to beat their high scores, or against a second player in […]
Netflix has announced a partnership with Canadian video game developer The Coalition to adapt the Gears of War universe. Netflix will first adapt the popular Xbox video game series into a live action feature film, followed by an adult animated series, with the potential for more content to follow. With over 40 million copies sold […]
ITV has confirmed that its new streaming platform, ITVX, will roll out in the UK on December 8th. Replacing ITV Hub as the online home of all ITV content, ITV says that viewers can expect a new and improved product experience, as well as more new and exclusive programmes to stream for free. ITVX will […]
French broadcasters TF1 and Canal+ have agreed a distribution deal bringing to an end a dispute between the pair that saw Canal+ subscribers unable to access TF1’s free DTT channels for two months. Financial terms were not revealed. Broadcasting of the channels and catch-up services will recommence on November 7th. Canal+ had claimed that TF1 […]
Determining whether the practice of product bundling — such as combining cable TV channels into packages or computer software programs into software suites — is profitable in the presence of piracy is important to businesses as they formulate pricing strategies. Piracy has become more pervasive because consumers often don’t want to pay for an entire […]
Over 13 million Brits plan on tuning in to watch season 5 of The Crown when it launches on Netflix on November 9th according to a survey by Momentive. The research also shows that Brits are split evenly between those who think Netflix should (43 per cent) and should not (44 per cent) have postponed […]
Prime Video has announced the second and final season of Carnival Row, the Amazon Original fantasy-drama series from Amazon Studios and Legendary Television starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, will premiere on February 17th 2023. The 10-episode season will be released weekly and exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. In […]