Digital piracy data analysis specialist MUSO has launched its Piracy by Industry Dashboard, which will give trade bodies and government-level organisations access to month-by-month piracy data across all their industries. This rolling insight will allow trade bodies to gain a more accurate view of piracy and enable them to regularly assess the effectiveness of their […]
US retail giant Walmart is partnering with movie studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) to boost its Vudu VoD service. Walmart acquired Vudu eight years ago to safeguard against the decline of DVD sales, but its current viewership is well below that of competitors like Netflix and Amazon. “Under this partnership, MGM will create exclusive content […]
Netflix has revealed it will develop new series and film projects based on C.S. Lewis’ classic The Chronicles of Narnia series of books. Under the terms of a multi-year deal between Netflix and The C.S. Lewis Company, Netflix will develop classic stories from across the Narnia universe into series and films. All series and films […]
There were 49 million games consoles shipped worldwide in 2017, with North America receiving the largest share (18.4 million units). At the end of 2017, the global number of connected consoles reached 164 million, of which 83 per cent were seventh- or eighth-generation gaming consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Finding from the IHS Markit Connected […]
When World Wrestling Entertainment launched its WWE Network in 2014, the SVoD service only featured around 1,500 hours of on-demand content. Today, its library has over 10,000 hours of content, increasing 6x in size since launch, according to a report by Streaming Observer. The WWE Network began by streaming PPV events to subscribers for no […]
Amazon Studios has signed an overall television deal with award-winning writer Neil Gaiman. The creator of the Amazon Original series Good Omens and the Hugo Award-winning book American Gods, Gaiman will exclusively work with Amazon Studios on the creation of additional series which will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories. “Neil Gaiman is a phenomenally talented writer, who creates worlds […]
Netflix, the online streaming giant, is continuing its investment in French content and has announced three new French series and the acquisition of four new French films and documentaries. All titles will be available in over 190 countries where Netflix is available. Erik Barmack, Vice President of International Originals at Netflix says “We are delighted […]
The Netflix app has launched on UK OTT service NOW TV streaming devices. As well as adding Netflix to the wide range of apps already available, NOW TV also revealed the launch of its most powerful ever streaming device – the NOW TV Smart Box with 4K & Voice Search. Available from September 26th, the […]
Chinese OTT streaming platform, Huawei Video, which has launched in Spain and Italy, is to integrate premium content from Studio+, the short-form series SVoD mobile platform which was axed in France by Canal+ Group in July 2018. This follows a commercial partnership with Canal’s distribution subsidiary Thema. Huawei’s film and series platform, which is available […]
While 3-4-3 may be the favoured formation of go-ahead football coaches, it is also at the core of digital transformation advisory specialist Tech Mahindra’s media and entertainment play. Speaking at the company’s Media Morning in London, Bhushan Patil, Senior Vice President – Head of CME – UKI & Southern Europe at Tech Mahindra, outlined three […]