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Report: SVoDs inject €866m into French production

French public bodies Arcom and CNC have drawn a positive conclusion from the effective enactment of the AVMSD Euro directive into French law since 2021. Aiming to make SVoD platforms contribute to the financing of local content production, it has opened a new era for creation financing as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ invested a […]

November 28, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Rai Way expands into connectivity, CDN services

Italian digital infrastructure provider, Rai Way, has launched its first five Edge Data centres and new connectivity services, including a Content Delivery Network (CDN). This network of interconnected, regional data centres, built on a 6,000+ km fibre optic backbone, provides secure, low-latency colocation and value-added services, seamlessly integrating with hybrid and multi-cloud environments for businesses […]

November 28, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Dexter: Original Sin on Paramount+ this December

Ahead of the highly anticipated prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin, streaming exclusively on Paramount+ from December 13th – in the UK, Canada, Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria – Paramount has revealed the first look trailer. The 10-episode drama series chronicles TV’s favourite serial killer in training.      Set in 1991 Miami, Dexter: Original Sin […]

November 28, 2024

A Man on the Inside at Netflix #1

A Man on the Inside, Mike Schur’s new comedy series starring Ted Danson, debuted atop Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing November 18th with 6.9 million views. Also entering the list was Our Oceans, the new docuseries narrated by former President Barack Obama, at #6 with 2.1 million views. Elsewhere on the English […]

November 27, 2024

Channel 4 sets multiple streaming records in October

Channel 4 has revealed that it set multiple new streaming records in October 2024. Across the month, seven billion viewing minutes were consumed on Channel 4 streaming – a new monthly record –while October 30th was its biggest day since April with 270 million viewing minutes watched. Married At First Sight UK was the most […]

November 26, 2024

Italy: wedotv FAST channels on Agile TV

wedotv, the free streaming platform, has partnered with Agile Content to launch wedotv movies and wedotv BIG stories on the newly launched Agile TV in Italy. Agile Content, a Spanish technology company, provides digital television services with a range of entertainment options, including live TV channels, on-demand content, and streaming services. Agile Content launched Agile […]

November 26, 2024

FlixSnip launches on Amazon Fire TV

FlixSnip, the streaming app for curated short-form movies and cultural content, has officially launched on Amazon Fire TV as a free App. “This launch brings FlixSnip’s globally sourced movies, series, documentaries and lifestyle content—all under 20 minutes—directly to Amazon Fire TV users, combining convenience with cultural enrichment,” said the company. FlixSnip’s availability on Amazon Fire […]

November 26, 2024

Disney+ brings forward Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.

Disney+ has announced a new premiere date for Lucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Subsribers in the UK will now be able to stream the first two episodes now premiering from December 3rd at 2am GMT. Subsequent episodes will continue to stream on Wednesdays at 2am GMT for the remainder of the season. Star Wars: Skeleton […]

November 26, 2024

Whiskey on the Rocks coming to Disney+

Whiskey on the Rocks, a political satire inspired by real events, is the first Nordic Original series to premiere on Disney+ in select countries (and Hulu in the US) on January 22nd 2025. All six episodes will be released at once. The series is the latest project from the team behind the celebrated Swedish film The 100- […]

November 26, 2024

Plex rolls out redesigned app

Plex, the free streaming app and media server, has announced a preview of its newly reimagined Plex experience, rolling out immediately on mobile, with TV platforms coming soon. This update, currently in preview, has been in the works for nearly two years and is designed to bring everything into one seamless interface—from users’ personal media […]

November 25, 2024