Amazon Studios has closed a three-year first look film deal with Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell’s Safehouse Pictures. Under the pact, Amazon Studios has a first look on films that Safehouse Pictures intends to produce. “We are thrilled to be collaborating with Amazon Studios—who are not only ambitious and forward-thinking content creators—but also lovely and […]
Disney+ has announced that UK Original series, Save Our Squad with David Beckham, will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on November 9th. The announcement was accompanied by a first look teaser trailer. Co-produced by BAFTA and RTS Award-winning production company Twenty Twenty, and Studio 99, the global content and production studio co-founded by Beckham, Save Our […]
Season 5 of Cobra Kai remained atop Netflix’s English TV List with 95.55 million hours vieweed. As the most viewed title in the week commencing September 12th, the Karate Kid spin-off series appeared in the Top 10 in 83 countries. Season 2 of fantasy series Fate: The Winx Saga saw 48.96 million hours viewed after […]
Global SVoD subscriptions will increase by 475 million between 2021 and 2027 to reach 1.68 billion, according to the SVOD Forecasts Update report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Six US-based platforms will account for 47 per cent of the world’s total in 2027. “Our forecasts in June had Disney+ [274 million subscribers] overtaking Netflix […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced the upcoming general availability of Amagi NOW, a modular SaaS solution offering unified and comprehensive management and monetisation functionality in the cloud for delivering content to linear and VoD platforms. With competition in the streaming ecosystem at an all-time high, […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced the general availability of its broadcast-grade cloud playout product, Amagi CLOUDPORT, on Google Cloud Marketplace. The partnership elevates Amagi’s SaaS offerings to its customers by combining the advantages of Amagi’s live and on-demand video infrastructure services with Google Cloud’s solutions. […]
Amazon has announced that a Blade Runner TV series is in development for its Prime Video streaming service. Ridley Scott, director of the celebrated 1982 Blade Runner movie will return to the sci-fi franchise as executive producer of the series, set to be titled Blade Runner 2099 on account of being set 50 years after […]
The European Commission has adopted a European Media Freedom Act, describing it as a novel set of rules to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU. The proposed Regulation includes, among others, safeguards against political interference in editorial decisions and against surveillance. It puts a focus on the independence and stable funding of public […]
Nielsen’s latest report from The Gauge, the media measurement company’s monthly total TV and streaming snapshot, revealed that streaming usage represented 35 per cent of overall television consumption in the US in August, marking another record-high share for the format and its second month as the top TV viewing category. Broadcast and cable each gained […]
Straight after Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek said he’d exercise his right to buy out Comcast’s 33 per cent stake in SVoD pioneer Hulu sooner rather than later, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said he’d buy the streamer outright “if it were for sale”. Both companies have ‘put’ options to offer to buy the other […]