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Report: Anime drives TV piracy

Piracy data monitoring specialist Muso has released its 2024 Piracy Trends and Insights Report in which it suggests that in 2024, piracy didn’t vanish – it evolved. Muso tracked 216.3 billion visits to piracy websites in 2024. “While that’s a modest 5.7 per cent decline from 2023, the full picture is far more nuanced,” said […]

June 11, 2025By Colin Mann

Netflix commits €1bn to Spanish content

Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, has announced an investment of more than €1 billion in Spanish content production between 2025 and 2028. The streaming company, which is celebrating a decade since its arrival in Spain, reinforced its commitment to the local audiovisual industry at an event attended by the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro […]

June 11, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Álvarez vs Crawford live globally on Netflix

On Sepember 13th, Netflix will stream the boxing bout between Mexico’s Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) and undefeated American superstar Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), live from Las Vegas. The high-stakes match-up was announced by Netflix, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation, […]

June 11, 2025

Stephen King’s The Institute coming to MGM+

MGM+ has announced that original series, The Institute, based on the acclaimed novel by celebrated author Stephen King, will debut exclusively on the streaming service on July 13th. The news was revealed at the global premiere held at The Barbican as part of London’s SXSW Festival on June 5th, where attendees, including Advanced-Television, were treated […]

June 6, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Nippon TV’s Golden SixTONES comes to Netflix

Nippon TV has announced that its hit entertainment show, Golden SixTONES, featuring the popular six-boy band, is now available for globally on Netflix. This marks the first time that a regular weekly entertainment show from Nippon TV will be distributed on Netflix. The show will stream in Japanese and be subtitled in multiple languages around […]

June 6, 2025

Alien: Earth launches on Disney+ in August

Disney+ has announced that the highly anticipated series, FX’s Alien: Earth, from creator Noah Hawley, is set to stream exclusively on Disney+ from August 13th in the UK and Ireland. The Alien spin-off series will launch with the first two episodes, then a new episode of the 8-episode season will premiere each following Wednesday. When a […]

June 5, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Snow White sets Disney+ premiere date

Disney+ subscribers can experience the magic and music of Disney’s Snow White when the film streams exclusively on Disney+ from June 11th. The live-action retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs invites families and friends on a new cinematic adventure, one that also offers a charming stroll down memory lane. Just as audiences in 1937 […]

June 5, 2025

Netflix announces staggered release for final Stranger Things

Netflix’s Tudum event – an annual celebration of fandom and pop culture that reveals news content and release dates – took over the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on May 31st with a stacked lineup of talent, reveals and musical performances. Hosted by Sofia Carson, the event brought thousands of fans together at the venue, […]

June 2, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Gen V Season 2 on Prime Video this September

Fans attending the Prime Video panel at CCXP México were treated to a first look at the second season of Gen V, the spin-off series that expands the world of The Boys with its own satirical edge. Cast members Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, London Thor and Derek Luh participated in the panel where they revealed […]

June 2, 2025

Report: Big Tech unwilling to address video piracy

A report, Video piracy, from research and advisory firm Enders Analysis, notes that industrial scale theft of video services, especially live sport, is in the ascendance, and that combating piracy is a formidable challenge, providing a direct threat to profitability for broadcasters and streamers. According to Enders, Big Tech is both friend and foe in […]

May 30, 2025By Colin Mann