Following news that the HBO Max and Discovery+ apps will combine following the WarnerMedia/Discovery merger, Helixa looked at what crossover audiences these audiences have. In short, they both have a high affinity for the other despite some age differences. In fact, 31.35 per cent of Discovery+’s audience are also fans of HBO Max. Helixa, an […]
The Adam Project debuted at the top of Netflix’s English Films list with 92.43 million hours viewed for the week beginning March 7th. The Shawn Levy-helmed sci-fi film starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldaña and Walker Scobell appeared in the Top 10 in 93 countries. In their second week, The Weekend Away, […]
Netflix and Dr Seuss Enterprises have announced they will bring some of the most iconic characters of Dr Seuss to life with five new animated preschool series and specials. The projects are inspired by stories including Horton Hears a Who!; The Sneetches; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; and Wacky Wednesday, in addition […]
With the WarnerMedia/Discovery merger set to close next month, Discovery has confirmed that HBO Max and Discovery+ will be combined into one streaming offering. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels confirmed the news speaking at the Deutsche Bank 30th Annual Media, Internet & Telecom Conference. Wiedenfels said that combining HBO Max and Discovery Plus into a new […]
In contrast to Netflix’s strategy of full season releases, mirrored by other platforms such as Prime Video and Hulu, a wave of new SVoD entrants are employing the classic model of gradual episode releases for their own original titles, but the trend may be only temporary, according to Ampere Analysis. A weekly release schedule limits […]
Disney will introduce Sing-Along versions of fan-favourite musicals on Disney+, beginning with Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto on March 18th. On average, Encanto streamers have watched the film five times with the title accumulating over 180 million re-watches globally since launching on the service in December 2021. Disney says the new Sing-Along version of the […]
Disney has announced that Marvel Studios’ Ms Marvel will launch exclusively on Disney+ on June 8th. Ms Marvel is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega fan with an oversized imagination […]
Apple TV+ has announced Midnight Family, a 10-episode medical drama created for television by Gibrán Portela (Güeros, The Untamed) and Julio Rojas (La Jauría), and executive produced by Pablo Larraín and Juan de Dios Larraín (Spencer, A Fantastic Woman), that marks its first all-Spanish-language Apple Original series. Currently in production in Mexico City, the series […]
The global theatrical and home entertainment market rebounded in 2021, reaching $99.7 billion (€90.9bn) in consumer spending and surpassing 2019’s value, according to a report from the Motion Picture Association (MPA). When the pay-TV market is included, the combined figure for consumer spending reached $328.2 billion, matching 2019’s record high. The pay-TV market includes monthly […]
News organisation CNN has confirmed that streaming subscription service CNN+ will debut on March 29th in the US priced at $5.99 (€5.48) per month or $59.99 per year. Early subscribers that sign up within the first four weeks after March 29th directly with CNN+ will have access to what the broadcaster calls the ‘Deal of […]