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Freely unveils new features, partners

Everyone TV has announced three new partners for its free streaming platform, Freely, as well as unveiling new features coming to the platform later this May. Freely, the free streaming platform built into next-generation smart TVs, continues to expand its reach announcing partnerships with additional smart TV manufacturers and operating systems. Following a deal with […]

May 8, 2025By Colin Mann

AVIA: India revolutionising content for entertainment industry

The Future of Video India 2025 conference, held at the Trident Hotel Bandra Kurla, and part of the inaugural World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES), brought together over 120 industry leaders, innovators and policymakers to discuss the transformative trends shaping India’s media and entertainment landscape. The event, organised by the Asia Video Industry Association […]

May 8, 2025

Disney+ adds 1.4m subs in Q2; new theme park

The Walt Disney Company has reported that Q2 2025 revenue rose by 7 per cent year-on-year to reach $23.6 billion (€20.7bn), beating expectations. The number of subscribers to the company’s Disney+ and Hulu streaming services rose by 2.5 million (combined) from the previous quarter to 180.7 million, while the number of those subscribed to just […]

May 7, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Netflix first new UI in 12 years

Netflix plans an overhaul of its homepage as it pushes into new areas like games and live events. The stremaing company says that the new homepage will roll out to users in the “next few weeks and months”, depending on location. Netflix is partnering with OpenAI on a generative AI search tool that will allow […]

May 7, 2025

Research: Studios delaying movie streaming releases

More than half (55 per cent) of US studio movies took 90 days or more to hit subscription streaming platforms in 2024, according to research by Ampere Analysis. The 90-day new normal for big-budget films reflects studios’ revived strategy of encouraging US audiences back to cinemas by delaying movie releases on streaming. With box office […]

May 7, 2025

Study: 13% Brits spend 60 days a year watching streaming services

Over one in ten Brits (13 per cent) now spend the equivalent of 60 full days a year watching content on streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and Prime Video, clocking up more than 1,460 hours of watchtime per year. The data, released by subscription bundling platform Bango, is based on insights from 40,000 UK consumers, […]

May 7, 2025

Survey: AVoD pricing model most likely to succeed

At a time when streaming leaders are navigating economic pressures, shifting ad markets, and heightened cybersecurity risks, a report sheds light on how the industry’s decision-makers are prioritising growth, resilience and efficiency in 2025. Launched by the team behind OTT Question Time Live, the inaugural OTT Leaders’ Sentiment Survey Report captures the views of senior […]

May 7, 2025

Prime Video Head: “We believe in the theatrical window”

In a fireside conversation at AVIA’s Future of Video India conference, part of the inaugural World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES), Kelly Day, Head of International & Vice President, Prime Video, and Gaurav Gandhi, Vice President, Asia Pacific & MENA, Prime Video, discussed Prime Video’s growth strategy, with a particular focus on India. Day […]

May 6, 2025

Prime Video signs CJ ENM content deal

Prime Video and entertainment company CJ ENM have announced a strategic collaboration, securing multi-year worldwide distribution rights (excluding Korea and China) for Korean content. The announcement was made at the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai, India. Throughout 2025 and 2026, Prime Video will launch multiple new exclusive titles from CJ ENM, […]

May 6, 2025

Data: Streaming consumption up significantly post-Covid

It is well known that the pandemic increased streaming consumption – and now Kantar Media TGI has put a percentage on that.  It has compared data on consumer sentiment and behaviour data for media consumption and found that, in March 2019, 26 per cent of British adults agreed that online TV streaming means they now […]

May 2, 2025