Viacom International Media Networks Southern and Western Europe, Middle East and Africa Cluster has secured deals with a variety of carriers and key partners, covering linear, SVoD and multiplatform distribution across Europe. “Scaling our content and brands across platforms is a key strategic objective for VIMN,” said Raffaele Annecchino, President and MD of VIMN Southern […]

The Amazon Prime Video app is now available on Xbox One consoles globally through the Microsoft Store. Prime Video members will be able to stream content on all Microsoft Xbox One devices, including the Xbox One X – which supports 4K streaming and makes its global debut on November 7th. Streaming titles available in 4K […]

Amazon Prime Video has announced that the second series of The Grand Tour, Amazon’s number one show, will launch exclusively on Prime Video on December 8th. The new episodes featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will be released weekly, exclusively for Prime members. For series 2, the trio have filmed across five continents, visiting more places than […]

Data science and media technology company, 4C Insights, has unveiled that Stranger Things is closing in on Game of Thrones as the second season drew over three quarters of a million engagements across social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc). Most notable findings include: The number of social media engagements rose from 148,063 the night […]

Revenues lost to online piracy will nearly double between 2016 and 2022 to $51.6 billion (€44.5bn), according to the Online TV Piracy Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Covering 138 countries, these forecasts include revenues lost to TV episodes and movies – but not other sectors such as sports or pay-TV. “Piracy will never be […]

Following today’s (October 27th) launch of Stranger Things Season 2 on Netflix, the SVoD service has also launched its first after-show. Entitled Beyond Stranger Things, the show is hosted by writer, producer and actor Jim Rash, and will offer behind-the-scenes stories, episode analysis and answers to “all the burning questions”. As with Stranger Things, all […]

According to Max Signorelli, research analyst, home entertainment, IHS Markit, although Netflix and Amazon Prime Video launched subscription video services in the MENA region in 2016, lacklustre offerings mean the global giants will together comprise just 21 per cent of the market in 2017. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is currently a […]

In a world where all-episodes-at-once has quickly become ubiquitous, what else will consumers want out of their entertainment experience in the future? Netflix believes that while consumers access their favourite TV shows and films across a number of electronic devices in the age of streaming, the television still endures as the primary viewing device for […]

Sky Store, the digital retailer for new release movies, is now offering more ways to Buy & Keep the latest blockbusters. Rolling out from this week, Sky Store customers will get the choice to Buy & Keep just the HD Digital version of a movie, or add a Blu-ray or DVD to arrive in the […]