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IBCAP launches anti-piracy tool

Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has developed a proprietary, automated software-based system to identify and remove infringing video-on-demand (VoD) content on set-top boxes (STB) and IPTV services. This VoD-focused system complements IBCAP’s existing proprietary software, which is already being used in removing infringing linear channels, further enhancing the coalition’s ability to […]

April 15, 2025By Colin Mann

Research: South Korean shows most popular non-US on Netflix

A report from Ampere Analysis reveals the importance of South Korean content to Netflix globally, which accounts for 85 (or 17 per cent) of the top 500 most popular non-US shows and films on the streaming platform. Since 2023, South Korean content has been second only to US content for total viewing hours recorded, according […]

April 14, 2025

MobLand continues to set Paramount+ viewing records

The global premiere of MobLand delivered 8.8 million viewers in its first seven days, quadrupling its audience. This milestone marks the biggest global series launch week ever on Paramount+ up +298 per cent from premiere day – and the biggest launch in the platform’s history in the UK and Ireland. MobLand is executive produced by […]

April 11, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Flintoff doc to debut on Disney+ this April

Disney+ has confirmed that Flintoff, a new 90-minute Original documentary film featuring exclusive access to former international cricketer and broadcast presenter Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland on April 25th. The film – produced by South Shore – will look back at Flintoff’s life and cricketing career that […]

April 11, 2025

Netflix launches Black Mirror mobile game

Tying in with the release of Season 7 of Black Mirror on Netflix, the streaming platform has launched Thronglets, a mobile game from Night School studio. The game features in the new Season 7 episode Plaything, set in the same universe as Black Mirror’s iconic Bandersnatch episode. Thronglets is a long-lost Tuckersoft game that hasn’t […]

April 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Birmingham City FC doc coming to Prime Video

Birmingham City’s promotion to the EFL Sky Bet Championship will be the subject of a new, behind-the-scenes documentary to launch on Prime Video this summer. Embedded camera crews have followed the players, coaching staff and key ownership figures from pre-season to promotion, including Birmingham City’s Chairman Tom Wagner, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Member of Knighthead Capital […]

April 10, 2025

DISH Network files antipiracy lawsuit

Anti-piracy coalition the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that member company DISH Network has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the operators of the illegal streaming service known as Lemo TV and Kemo IPTV. The lawsuit was coordinated by IBCAP. The service, also […]

April 9, 2025By Colin Mann

France: Netflix key contributor to film production

French cinema production broke records in 2024, reaching a total of 309 movies funded by public body CNC, representing a total investment of €1.44 billion, and the platforms have kept growing in the movie industry. Reflecting a year marked by increased investment by national linear broadcasters, the share of the SVoD platforms jumped to record […]

April 9, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Mobland sets Paramount+ viewing record

Mobland has become the biggest Paramount+ global series launch to date on premiere day, delivering 2.2 million global viewers. The series also generated 9.7 million total views across social media platforms. “Mobland is a runaway success thanks to the visionary work of Guy, Jez, Ronan and David Glasser and brought to life by the exceptional […]

April 4, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Research: Canadians biggest consumers of true crime

Canadian audiences watched more true crime on Netflix than subscribers in any other country last year, according to research by Digital i. Data first presented by media consultant Beatrice Rossmanith at Series Mania Forum shows that 60.7 per cent of Canadian Netflix subscribers watched at least 20 minutes of a true crime title in 2024. […]

April 1, 2025