Disney Plus has finally launched in the UK amid avid excitement. However, with an increasingly crowded streaming market, how will Disney Plus stack amongst the bigger incumbents of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video? Steve Miller-Jones, VP of edge solutions and solution architecture at Limelight Networks, offers his take: “At a time when consumers require home […]
The coronavirus has halted most aspects of familiar life, but TV watching has increased dramatically as consumers spend more time on subscriptions they have and consider new sources to fill the hours. On March 18th and 19th, Hub fielded an online survey of 1,274 US TV consumers to see how social distancing and increased stress […]
An enhanced selection of kids and family titles, specifically for those who need to stay at home during this time, are now available free to stream via Prime Video for all Amazon customers in the UK. The selection includes Amazon Original kids shows such as Just Add Magic, Wishenpoof, Pete the Cat and Lost in Ozand along with popular […]
The Walt Disney Studios has announced that Disney and Pixar’s Onward will be added to the Disney+ platform in the US on April 3rd. The film premiered in cinemas on March 6th and earned rave reviews from audiences, including a 95 per cent Verified Audience Score on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. Additionally, the movie […]
Netflix has announced a new slate of Korean shows – from reality to crime and sci-fi to romance, dramas and more. “From K-pop and K-food, to K-zombie and K-content, we’ve seen how much people in different parts of the world love Korean cultures and stories. So we’re excited to announce these new best-in-class Korean stories […]
Netflix has added Masameer the Movie to its library, the first Saudi animation movie based on the popular YouTube series, produced by Myrkott. Following its success in theatres, Netflix is now streaming the movie with subtitles in over 30 languages, making it available to more than 167 million viewers in over 190 countries around the […]
With its European-wide launch set for March 24th, the Disney+ SVoD platform has a user experience equal to that of Amazon Prime Video, but still clearly lags behind industry leader Netflix, according to a large-scale user experience study conducted by digital-TV product agency TeraVolt. In the survey, which analysed the user experience of various streaming […]
Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei has suggested that the increasing interest shown by digital players is likely to benefit Formula One as they compete with established broadcasters for live coverage rights. Speaking at an investor event, Maffei noted that Liberty, as owner of the sport, had a range of deals to negotiate. “We always have […]
Netflix launched around nine times as much original programming as its main streaming rival Amazon in 2019, reflecting the divergent business models of the two companies. Last year, Netflix released 2,701 hours’ worth of original programming, compared to just 314 hours for Amazon Prime Video, according to the Omdia Original Online Production Report – 2020. […]
In response to limitations imposed as a result of Covid-19, NBCUniversal has confirmed that Universal Pictures will make its movies available in the home on the same day as their global theatrical releases. Beginning with DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour (opening April 10th in the US) the company will also make movies that are currently […]