Rocky, the 1976 boxing movie written by and starring Sylvester Stallone is America’s favourite indie movie of all time, according to a poll of streaming subscribers conducted by Bitcentral’s ViewNexa, the unified workflow solution. The findings come from the company’s new report How to follow the audience: the challenges and opportunities in today’s streaming market. […]
Xsolla, a video game commerce company, has announced its strategic acquisition of Lightstream, Rainmaker, and API.stream from Videndum, the parent company. These innovative sets of tools are designed to revolutionise the landscape of content creation and distribution. Xsolla says this acquisition underscores its recognition of the value creators bring to the gaming ecosystem and is […]
Beckham – the new limited docuseries following football superstar David Beckham – debuted atop Netflix’s English TV List with 12.4 million views in the week commencing October 2nd. Season 4 of the coming-of-age series Sex Education stayed strong at #2 (6.6 million views) while Season 5 of Love Is Blind came in at #3 (3.7 […]
BBC iPlayer has announced the biggest collection of Doctor Who titles to the platform with hundreds of episodes becoming available with multiple accessibility features for the first time. Before the Anniversary Specials hit TV screens, viewers will have the opportunity to travel back in time with any of the Doctors through the show’s 60 year […]
Netflix and Shondaland have announced the acquisition of Black Barbie: A Documentary. The film is directed by Lagueria Davis and executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers as part of their overall deal with Netflix. Black Barbie celebrates the momentous impact three Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie brand […]
The latest edition of Hub Entertainment Research’s Gaming 360 study shows that even as AI (artificial intelligence) becomes a more powerful tool in media, gamers are skeptical about using it in the creative elements of game design. Asked how they feel in general about the use of AI in creating video games, nearly half (47 […]
Roku has entered a multi-title international distribution partnership with film and TV studio Fifth Season. Through the partnership, Fifth Season will serve as Roku’s international format and tape distribution partner for an initial slate of unscripted Roku Originals, ensuring that a wider global audience can discover and The Roku Channel’s lineup of entertainment. Fifth Season […]
UK/US producer Lightbox, founded by Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn is in production on a premium three-part documentary series co-financed by Channel 4 and Fifth Season examining the recent controversy around the rock star Marilyn Manson. Marilyn Manson: Behind the Mask (working title) charts the musician’s rise to fame, significance and role as a counterculture […]
CNN’s new boss, Mark Thompson, has told staff that the long-established news channel is “not ready for the future”. The blunt message came in a video message to staff on his first day in the job. Thompson, a veteran of the BBC (where he was Director General) and more recently as CEO at the New […]
YouTube has launched a new Podcasts destination page on YouTube Music in the UK, which will provide an expansion as to how users can consume podcasts. Users now have the ability to watch and listen to podcasts on YouTube Music without requiring a paid membership, pivoting between an audio and audiovisual experience with the ability […]