Movie, TV and celebrity website IMDb has confirmed that IMDb TV, a free streaming video channel formerly known as IMDb Freedive, will triple its content selection, bringing thousands of new titles to the ad-supported service in the coming months. Additionally, IMDb TV will launch in Europe later in 2019, bringing a premium collection of movies […]
According to findings from digital piracy data specialist MUSO looking into the increasingly fragmented streaming services landscape, 80.4 per cent of European adults think that they’re currently paying too much for content streaming. In a year that will see new streaming services launch from the likes of Apple, Disney and BritBox, the joint-venture between ITV […]
BBC Studios, the Corporation’s commercial subsidiary, and multichannel programmer Discovery have confirmed the close of the UKTV transaction, announced on April 1st, 2019. Discovery formally takes over control of lifestyle channels Really, Home and Good Food and BBC Studios takes over entertainment channels Alibi, Dave, Drama, Eden, Gold, W and Yesterday, the UKTV brand, as […]
DreamWorks Animation has announced that Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, an animated action-adventure series, will debut globally on Netflix in 2020 as part of an ongoing multi-year agreement with the streaming giant to produce original animated kids and family programming. Set within the same timeline as the 2015 blockbuster film, Jurassic World, the original series is […]
A survey conducted by Experience12 reveals the continued decline of live broadcast TV among Comic Con attendees, with just 7 per cent picking it as their preferred way to view content and almost two thirds (62 per cent) saying SVoD platforms are their favourite way to watch. When it comes to specific services, Netflix came […]
David Harbour, who plays Jim Hopper in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, has declared that the third season is the “most moving yet”. Speaking at the London MCM Comic Con, Harbour said that he was as surprised as anyone by the success of Stanger Things, which since launching on Netflix in July 2016, has […]
STARZPLAY, the international premium streaming service launched by global media and entertainment company Starz in 2018, is now available to customers across Europe and Latin America including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia as an Apple TV channel in the Apple TV app for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Samsung Smart […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for set-top box (STB) and multiscreen digital entertainment, has been selected by German children’s broadcaster SUPER RTL for the relaunch of Kividoo, its SV0D service aimed at youngsters aged 2-13 years. 3SS was chosen to design and deploy apps with customised UIs for viewing on Android […]
Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive streaming home of the new untitled Star Trek Jean-Luc Picard series in over 200 countries and territories, including the UK and Ireland. Under the multi-year agreement with CBS, each episode will be available on Prime Video within 24 hours of its US premiere. The new Star Trek series […]
Netflix has closed a first look deal with Dark Horse Entertainment. Under the new deal, Dark Horse Entertainment will give Netflix a first look at its IP for both film and TV, and has already started exploring future projects. Dark Horse Entertainment’s Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Paul Schwake signed on to produce. Netflix and […]