Netflix has signed a multi-year content deal with the creative minds behind one of the most-watched non-English shows on Netflix, Dark. Under the terms of the deal, Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, who hail from Germany, will produce new series and projects exclusively for Netflix. Erik Barmack, Vice President of International Originals at Netflix, […]
Multiplay operator Virgin Media has further strengthened its longstanding partnership in the UK with Netflix. From October 2018, all new and existing Virgin TV customers who don’t yet have Netflix will be able instantly to add and pay for Netflix through their Virgin Media bill, giving them an easier way to access thousands more TV […]
Amazon Studios has signed a first look deal with Hollywood A-lister Nicole Kidman and her production company, Blossom Films, for theatrical, TV series, and digital content. The companies will work together to develop original series that will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video globally in over 200 countries and territories, as well as movies that […]
Although rumoured at an earlier stage to be among the bidders for the main packages of live rights to English Premier League football, Amazon has been successful in securing one of the secondary, 20-match packages that remained unsold when the successful bids were announced. BT, which already secured rights to 32 games, picked up a […]
Despite the abiding appeal of traditional linear TV, cinema, radio and offline games, many Internet users in France and Germany now devote a major part of their time to online entertainment. “Digital video viewing has grown steadily in France and Germany, but penetration still lags behind several other countries in Western Europe, including the UK […]
Research from content protection and data-analytics solutions specialist MUSO suggests that 83 per cent of UK users who consume pirated content try to find it legally first, and that those who access unlicensed music, film and TV are actually more likely to have subscription services such as Netflix or Spotify. In the survey of 1,000 […]
As consumption of audio and video content shifts to digital, all services should contribute to ensure a vibrant domestic market, according to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The call came in a report on the future of programming in Canada. The report proposes to the government new tools and regulatory approaches to support […]
France’s professional football league, la Ligue de Football Professionnel, has announced the outcome of its bid process for the audiovisual rights to its premier league Ligue 1 for the period 2020-2024, with Spanish media group Mediapro emerging as the big winner at the expense of Canal+, a partner of the league since 1984. The news […]
Amazon is adding STARZPLAY to its Prime Video Channels line-up in the UK and Germany. A new channel from the popular US TV network Starz, STARZPLAY will now give European viewers the opportunity to watch exclusive STARZ series all in one place for the first time, with future STARZ Originals launching exclusively on the same […]
In the UK there is little visibility of comparative time spent on Netflix vs other broadcast TV channels and services, or how consumption varies across different devices and platforms because the company does not reveal its own data and BARB does not measure time spent on the service. Tablets and smartphones may account for the […]