Australian commercial TV contributes A$2.5 billion (€1.7bn) to the nation’s GDP and Australians value access to free TV services, according to a report commissioned by Free TV, the industry body for Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters, conducted by Deloitte Access Economics. The report, Everybody Gets It: Revaluing the Economic and Social Benefits of Commercial TV in […]
A+E Networks EMEA has launched its dedicated true-crime direct-to-consumer streaming service, Crime+Investigation Play, available to viewers in the UK for £3.99 a month. With over 1,000 hours of premium programming and local originals available at launch, Crime+Investigation Play is a dedicated true-crime streaming service that vows to bring true-crime enthusiasts “closer to every story, deeper […]
Netflix is planning to introduce adverts to its streaming platform sooner than expected, as it seeks to beat Disney+ in launching an ad-tier. With Disney+’s ad-tier set to launch in the US on December 8th, Netflix is now set to launch its own ad-tier option in November rather than the originally mooted early 2023. The […]
Netflix has announced a slate of upcoming made-in-Indonesia films and series. The seven new titles, spanning sci-fi thriller, comedy and period drama, were unveiled at the Waktu Netflix Indonesia (Time for Netflix Indonesia) event held today [September 2nd]. “The Indonesian film industry has evolved rapidly in recent years. More and more creators and stories from […]
Ad-supported streaming specialist Future Today has revealed findings from a study examining viewing and advertising preferences of families who stream kids and family-focused programming. “More families have shifted away from traditional linear TV altogether,” advises Vikrant Mathur, Co-Founder, Future Today. “As that has occurred, it’s important to better understand how families are choosing to view […]
The Walt Disney Company is considering a member programme offering discounts and awards to encourage customers to spend more on its streaming services, theme parks, games and merchandise. Internally, executives have referenced “Disney Prime”, referring to the Amazon premium shopping/music/streamer approach, according to a WSJ report. Discussions at Disney are in the early stages and […]
WP Pilot, the most popular online pay TV platform (vMVPD) in Poland, is now available with the VoD functionality. A library of movies, series, entertainment programmes, sports games, and fairy tales for children, as well as live TV timeshifting, are delivered by the Redge Media video streaming platform. WP Pilot is the most popular online […]
Disney+ has confirmed that the critically-acclaimed original series The Bear will launch on the streaming platform in the UK and Ireland on October 5th, with all eight episodes from season one available to stream on that day. “The Bear” follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (played by Jeremy Allen White), a young chef from the fine dining […]
The acclaimed novel Stolen by author Ann-Helén Laestadius is being adapted into a film for Netflix. Directed by Elle Márjá Eira and written for the screen by Peter Birro, the film adaptation is planned to have its global premiere in 2024. In Stolen, Laestadius portrays a young woman’s struggle to defend her indigenous heritage in […]
RUNTIME, an independent cinema and TV series FAST platform, has gone live in Spain with 10 linear channels and over 1,000 VoD titles. Seven linear channels will be specifically dedicated to cinema (action, comedy, horror, romance, classic cinema, among different categories) and three to TV series, including RTVE titles such as Ana y los 7 […]