Kantar, the evidence-based insights and consulting company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Disney+ took the top spot from Apple TV+ for new subscriptions in Q2 2024 with a 19 per cent share, whilst Netflix’s Baby Reindeer was identified as the most enjoyed series in the quarter. […]

In the first quarter of 2024, streaming subscriptions in Italy grew by 12.5 per cent, surpassing pay-TV subscriptions for the first time and accounting for 20.4 per cent of total revenues. According to Mediobanca Research, the Italian broadcasting sector experienced modest growth of 1.6 per cent in 2023, reaching €8.9 billion in turnover. All sectors […]

Part 1 of the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai debuted atop Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing July 15th with 14.8 million views. Part 2 of the celebrated series’ final season drops on November 15th, whilst Part 3 will arrive in 2025. Meanwhile all three seasons of Vikings: Valhalla stormed the […]

Nielsen’s The Gauge report for June shows 40.3 per cent of time spent watching TV in the US in June was attributable to streaming. Pure-play streamers like Netflix and YouTube saw the most benefit from a big streaming month. Time spent watching YouTube on television was up 4.2 per cent in June to push the […]

Prime Video says it is “bringing clarity and simplicity back to streaming” with improvements to its user experience that will begin to roll out globally with immediate effect, and will become available to all customers in the coming weeks. Updates will enable users to be able to navigate across entertainment with extra ease. With more […]

College students in the US can now take advantage of a 50 per cent discount off the Max With Ads monthly plan, reducing the cost from $9.99 to $4.99 per month. Max is partnering with UNiDAYS, a verification-enabled platform for students, to confirm students’ active status. When verification is complete, users will receive a unique […]

Netflix has reported that its advertising-supported memberships grew 34 per cent during the second quarter compared to the year-earlier period. The SVoD operator’s paid memberships rose 16.5 per cent year over year to 278 million. This marks one of the last updates Netflix will release regarding its membership numbers. The streamer said its ad-supported memberships […]

Italy’s digital communications market was worth over €27 billion in 2023, reversing a long-term decline although still 10 per cent down compared to 2019. According to the annual report of the Italian Communications Authority (AgCom), overall broadband lines reached around 19.12 million units (+110,000 on an annual basis), counterbalancing the decline in DSL lines. AgCom […]

LG Electronics (LG) is welcoming Disney+ to the LG Automotive Content Platform powered by webOS (LG ACP powered by webOS), further expanding the outstanding range of viewing options available on its innovative in-car infotainment solution. Featuring premier entertainment properties, Disney+ adds a new dimension to LG’s industry-leading ACP. Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for […]

With the Olympic Games Paris 2024 fast approaching, Canadian state broadcaster CBC is ensuring Canadians have everything they need to cheer on Team Canada whenever and however they choose. Leading up to and throughout the Games, exciting new content will be released daily across CBC’s multiple platforms, including TV, web, mobile apps and social media, […]