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MHL joins ACE

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed MHL, Pakistan’s leading licensed content distribution and broadcast services provider. as its newest member. MHL delivers end-to-end broadcast and OTT services for content providers, platforms, and distributors. MHL owns Begin, a subscription-based OTT platform offering premium Western entertainment and sports content to Pakistani audiences. […]

June 12, 2025

Report: Anime drives TV piracy

Piracy data monitoring specialist Muso has released its 2024 Piracy Trends and Insights Report in which it suggests that in 2024, piracy didn’t vanish – it evolved. Muso tracked 216.3 billion visits to piracy websites in 2024. “While that’s a modest 5.7 per cent decline from 2023, the full picture is far more nuanced,” said […]

June 11, 2025By Colin Mann

Disney+ rolls out £1.99 promo with Snow White debut

Streaming service Disney+ has announced a £1.99 promotional offer for all new and eligible returning subscribers. Disney+ is offering this limited-time promotion just in time to stream Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Snow White movie which premieres today [June 11th], whilst incoming new content includes Marvel Television’s Ironheart series (June 25th), Season 4 of FX’s celebrated […]

June 11, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Netflix commits €1bn to Spanish content

Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, has announced an investment of more than €1 billion in Spanish content production between 2025 and 2028. The streaming company, which is celebrating a decade since its arrival in Spain, reinforced its commitment to the local audiovisual industry at an event attended by the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro […]

June 11, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Álvarez vs Crawford live globally on Netflix

On Sepember 13th, Netflix will stream the boxing bout between Mexico’s Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) and undefeated American superstar Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), live from Las Vegas. The high-stakes match-up was announced by Netflix, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation, […]

June 11, 2025

Free Crime+Investigation Play offer for Vodafone subs

Hearst Networks EMEA has announced that its direct-to-consumer streaming service, Crime+Investigation Play, is now available to Vodafone Pay Monthly mobile customers with an exclusive 3 months free offer. Offering over 1,000 hours of true crime programming — including local originals and global shows —Crime+Investigation Play is an SVoD destination for true crime fans with hit […]

June 11, 2025

HBO Max rolling out in 12 new markets in July

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that streaming service HBO Max, will launch direct-to-consumer in multiple new countries this July. The platform will become available in Albania, Armenia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Tajikistan, as it nears 100 markets. These countries join their European neighbours in accessing a lineup of […]

June 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Report: Subscription brands pulling away from digital advertising

Subscription brands are pulling away from digital advertising. According to a report from Bango, 48 per cent of subscription leaders report diminishing returns from traditional direct acquisition methods like paid search and paid social media. A further 53 per cent warn that direct marketing is becoming “unsustainable” as customer acquisition costs spiral. The report — […]

June 10, 2025

Disney gets Hulu for $439m

Disney has revealed in a securities filings that it will pay Comcast an additional $439 million (€384.3m) for full control of the streaming service, ending 18 months of conflict over the amount. Disney argued that it owed Comcast nothing beyond the $8.6 billion it already paid for Comcast’s 33 per cent stake — and Comcast […]

June 10, 2025

Cellcom, MasMovil climb Netflix Speed Index

Two per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps, 61 per cent stayed the same, and 37 per cent went down 0.2 Mbps in May on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Forty countries and regions were […]

June 10, 2025