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Welcome to Chippendales premieres in Jan on Disney+ UK

Disney+ has released the official trailer for Welcome to Chippendales, and has announced that the upcoming Original limited series will premiere on January 11th 2023 in the UK exclusively on Disney+. A true-crime saga, Welcome to Chippendales tells the incredible story of Somen Steve Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the […]

October 18, 2022

Report: Brits cancelling SVoDs to reduce spending

Findings from the latest Entertainment on Demand report from evidence-based insights and consulting company Kantar reveal that between July to September 2022, the number of VoD-enabled households that subscribed to at least one video streaming service in Great Britain fell to 16.18 million, down -234k, quarter on quarter, representing 56 per cent of households in […]

October 17, 2022

Analyst: Disney takes lead in US scripted commissioning

Research from Ampere Analysis shows that Disney has taken a firm lead for scripted content in North America, having ordered more new scripted content by the end of September than it took in the whole of 2021. Netflix has focused more on international with its scripted output falling by 15 per cent in North America […]

October 17, 2022

Nov 3 launch for Netflix ad tier; industry analysis

Netflix has revealed further details of its lower-priced, ad-supported plan. In a Blog post, Greg Peters, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer, said the company is “excited” to launch Basic with Ads — its ad-supported plan — in November. The plan will cost £4.99 a month in the UK and launch on November 3rd […]

October 14, 2022By Colin Mann

Analysis: Netflix losing share of popular US titles

From holding a 72 per cent share of the 100 most popular SVoD titles in the US in August of 2015, Netflix has seen a steady decline to under 30 per cent in the last seven years, notes Josh Rustage, Analyst at Ampere Analysis. “Ampere’s proprietary Popularity Score, which measures online engagement with individual titles, […]

October 14, 2022

Analyst: Advertisers swarm to Netflix

A report from analysts at MoffettNathanson (MN), quoting Jeremi Gorman, Netflix’s new president of worldwide advertising, says that Netflix has almost sold out its available inventory for the launch of its ad-supported tier. A Netflix Q3 earnings call scheduled for October 18th should reveal more details, however, MN agrees with Netflix’s own expectations that the […]

October 14, 2022By Chris Forrester

IAS, DV sign Netflix partnerships

Integral Ad Science (IAS), a specialist in digital media quality, has been selected by Netflix as a partner to provide transparency into advertising performance on the upcoming Netflix ad supported tier. Using IAS’s Viewability and Invalid Traffic (IVT) verification, brands and agencies will gain insights on campaign reach and engagement to drive outcomes and shape […]

October 14, 2022

Data: Connected Brits shifting to AVoD

To determine consumer perceptions and behaviours related to Connected TV (CTV) as the medium continues to take off, LG Ads Solutions, the CTV and cross-screen media company backed by LG Electronics, conducted an online survey of over 1000 UK consumers in October 2022. Among the findings: Netflix is still king: When asked which subscription services […]

October 13, 2022

Rakuten TV expands IMAX movie collection

IMAX Corporation, DTS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi, and Rakuten TV, the VoD platform, have announced an expansion of the IMAX Enhanced movie collection with Rakuten TV’s commitment to carry one hundred titles in the IMAX Enhanced format, arriving over the next six months “We are thrilled to continue our relationship with Xperi and […]

October 13, 2022

Crackle button on Hisense TV remotes

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, an operators of AVoD streaming services, along with VIDAA USA, the company developing and managing the VIDAA platform on Hisense Smart TVs, have announced an agreement to add Crackle streaming services and a Crackle-branded remote control button – providing immediate access to the service on devices powered by VIDAA […]

October 13, 2022