Disney will nearly double its earnings by 2024, largely on the back of Marvel content on its new Disney+ streaming service, according to a Morgan Stanley report. The investment bank forecasts that Disney can double earnings per share from $6.50 in 2020 to between $11 and $12 in 2024, as it builds its Disney+ streaming […]
Australian pay-TV platform Foxtel has unveiled The New Foxtel Experience which it says will provide customers with its iQ3 and iQ4 set top boxes a completely redesigned user experience, bringing together the best of TV and on demand, all in one place. As part of the New Experience, Netflix will now be available for the […]
Some six years after it agreed a similar deal with Netflix, customers of UK multiplay operator Virgin Media can now access Amazon Prime Video for the first time directly through Virgin TV. The July 22nd launch gives Virgin Media customers the ability to search for and watch Prime Video content seamlessly through their V6 box. […]
Following the confirmation in late February 2019 that they were in the concluding phase of talks to establish a strategic partnership, ITV and the BBC have now signed an agreement to launch BritBox in the UK in the fourth quarter of this year, describing it as “a bold, new step” as they seek to work […]
Nearly 105 million Netflix subscribers have watched at least one episode of Orange Is the New Black – around two thirds of its total subscriber base – making the prison drama, and perhaps surpisingly not Stranger Things, the most watched of its original programmes ever. Netflix originals chief Cindy Holland made the revelation in an […]
Netflix’s Q2 numbers disappointed Wall Street having suffered a drop-off in subscriber growth. Globally, Netflix added 2.7 million subs in the April-June period, well down on consensus expectations of 5 million. However, plenty of overnight comments have pointed out that the streaming company managed almost 10 million subscribers in Q1, a 12-year record. There were […]
UK pay-TV operators Virgin Media and Sky have agreed a new, multi-year partnership that will see the two companies strengthen their track record of collaboration and bring an even better viewing experience to Virgin customers with new Sky content and functionality. As part of the extended deal, Sky’s line up of entertainment, cinema and sports […]
Entertainment group WarnerMedia has unveiled HBO Max as the name of its new streaming service, designed to offer an impressive direct-to-consumer experience for everyone. Anchored with and inspired by the legacy of HBO’s award-winning storytelling, the new service will be ‘Maximised’ with an extensive collection of exclusive original programming (Max Originals) and the best-of-the-best from […]
The third season of Netflix sci-fi drama Stranger Things has proved hugely popular since launching on July 4th, breaking the streaming service’s viewer records. More than 40 million households watched the show in its first four days, Netflix revealed in a tweet, with over 18 million of that figure binging all eight episodes. As a […]
Netflix has lined up arguably its most ambitious movie to date, having acquired action-thriller Red Notice. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will front the action-thriller, supported by Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot. The film was originally set to be released by Universal Pictures, but Netflix has now taken over the production of the film […]