FreeWheel’s Q4 2014 Video Monetisation Report has observed that the vast majority of monetisation comes on a show’s current or most recent season. The fact that this trend is even more pronounced this quarter in particular, where linear programming is most likely to be new, reinforces the importance of ad-supported digital video’s role within the TV […]
A new Pee-wee Herman film, produced by Judd Apatow and star Paul Reubens, will be exclusively available on streaming service Netflix. Production on the movie, entitled Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, is due to start in March. Reubens and former Arrested Development writer Paul Rust have written the script, which John Lee will direct. Reubens created the […]
On-demand platform MyTF1VOD will launch a new VoD service branded Afrostream on March 6th – dedicated to the African movie industry. TF1 has formed a partnership with start-up Afrostream, which owns the largest library in Europe of African productions, to deliver a paid access to new African, Afro-American and Carribbean movies. Films will be provided in […]
Hit series House of Cards will be the key title when Netflix Australia launches next month. The online streaming service has confirmed it has beaten Foxtel in the battle for the Australian rights to the acclaimed series. Netflix told Daily Mail Australia: ‘We can confirm that all three seasons of House of Cards will be […]
Google is preparing to launch an ad-free YouTube subscription service. The online video portal is in the midst of “fine-tuning the experience” which is likely to launch in a few months, according to Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s head of content and business operations, speaking at the Code/Media conference in California. Kyncl added that a subscription offering […]
According to a report by Media Technology Monitor via Marketing of new and emerging Canadian media habits, nearly a third, or 29 per cent, of Canadians admit to faking a US IP address to access a better selection of content on Netflix. Surveying more than
Kabillion, the independently owned VoD network ranked among the Top 10 Kids Free On Demand networks in the US, has launcehd its first mobile app branded “Kabillion Jr”. Available for iOS and with a future launch on Android devices, this SVoD app targeted towards preschoolers, is free to download, and features Kabillion’s leading programmes, including […]
An intriguing tale about alternative history, a twisted story of friendship put to the ultimate test, a docu-series based on America’s most award-winning magazine, a kids series based on magic and another about being stinky and dirty—all coming exclusively to online video streaming service Amazon Prime Instant Video. Amazon has greenlit five new Amazon Original […]
Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan is set to star in a new movie made exclusively for Netflix. War thriller Jadotville will see Dornan portray real-life UN Commander Patrick Quinlan, who in 1961 led an Irish battalion of 150 besieged by thousands of Congolese troops. The film is the latest of Netflix’s exclusive movie […]
For nearly 30 minutes on February 11th the third season of Netflix’s House of Cards appeared online two weeks before its scheduled release. As soon as people began to share the news on Twitter, Netflix yanked the highly anticipated episodes from its service. During the window, Season 3 was available, just like Seasons 1 and […]