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OSN, The Trade Desk partnership

OSN, an entertainment provider in the MENA region, has announced a partnership with advertising technology player The Trade Desk. This strategic collaboration makes The Trade Desk the first demand-side platform (DSP) to offer advertisers direct access to OSNtv’s programmatic video inventory. Advertisers can now reach audiences at scale across OSN’s library of arabic and international […]

August 14, 2025

Landman Season 2 on Paramount+ in November

Paramount+ has announced that the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s hit series, Landman, will premiere on the streaming platform on November 16th. The original drama series stars Oscar  winner Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Andy Garcia, Sam Elliott, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie, James Jordan and Colm Feore. Landman ranked […]

August 14, 2025

Study: Aussies increasingly finding content through TV home screen

LG Ad Solutions has released The Big Shift 2025 | Australia Edition, a research study highlighting how Australian viewing habits are evolving in the era of Connected TV (CTV). Among the key findings: 50 per cent of Australian CTV viewers now rely on the TV’s home screen as their primary guide for what to watch, […]

August 13, 2025

Spain, Hong Kong, Singapore top Netflix ISP Speed Index

This July marked the fifth year of reporting results on the updated Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offer the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In July’s results, 26 per cent of ISPs saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps, 72 per cent stayed the same, and 2 […]

August 13, 2025

Dangerous Animals to stream on MGM+

MGM+ has announced the horror-thriller movie, Dangerous Animals, will make its streaming debut on the service on September 12th. The film follows Zephyr, a savvy and free-spirited surfer, who is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat. From there, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out […]

August 13, 2025

Chad Powers streams on Disney+ UK in September

Disney+ has announced that original comedy series Chad Powers, starring Glen Powell, will premiere September 30th exclusively on Disney+ in the UK, with two episodes at launch, followed by one episode weekly. The series picks up eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes Russ Holliday’s promising college football career. The hotshot quarterback tries to resurrect […]

August 13, 2025

Analysis: SVoDs reduce scripted TV commissions

The number of Scripted TV Originals ordered for production by the top six global streamers – Apple, Amazon, Disney+, HBO MAX, Netflix, Paramount+ – in the first half of 2025 fell by 24 per cent year-on-year, down from 318 first-run and renewed titles, to just 242, according to insight from Ampere Analysis. The drop reflects […]

August 12, 2025

Report: Canada’s video entertainment market maintains momentum

Canada’s video entertainment sector continues its steady expansion, achieving 1 per cent value growth in 2024, and with total consumer spend projected to increase by 3 per cent in 2025. That’s according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest video insights report, which points to a market worth CA$12.4 billion (€7.75bn) by the end of the year. The […]

August 12, 2025

Research: Value-added bundles winning US consumers

With rising inflation and growing pressure on household budgets, US consumers are feeling the strain, especially when navigating an increasingly fragmented and costly TV subscription landscape. Since 2018, Hub Entertainment Research’s Monetizing Video has tracked how consumers prioritise spending across TV and streaming services, which services and features offer the best value. Key findings from […]

August 12, 2025

HBO Max, Viu bundle to launch in SE Asia

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Viu, PCCW’s pan-regional OTT video streaming service, have announced a new streaming bundle, offering the HBO Max and Viu services in a single subscription. Set to launch in Q4 across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, the bundle marks the first of its kind across multiple markets in Asia […]

August 12, 2025