One in three Americans now pay for a subscription they never use and 35 per cent have lost track of how much they spend on subscriptions each month. According to a report from Bango, this makes American subscribers the most likely to lose track of their spending, compared with Europeans (28 per cent) and those […]
Netflix has announced an expanded relationship with producer, writer and actor Richard Gadd as they enter a multi-year scripted series first-look deal. The news was revealed by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos on stage at The Royal Television Society (RTS) London Convention. Netflix’s first collaboration with Gadd was as Executive Producer of the breakout series Baby […]
Everyone TV has revealed that its new streaming platform, Freely, gives viewers access to 70,000 hours of on demand content for free, which it says (backed by research from Ampere Analysis) is more than any major SVoD player in the UK. Freely, which launched in April, enables British audiences to stream live channels and seamlessly […]
DirecTV and The Walt Disney Company have announced “an agreement in principle” that has seen Disney’s full linear suite of networks restored to DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse customers in the US while both parties work to finalise a new, multi-year contract. DirecTV had dropped all Disney channels on September 1st after failing to agree […]
Mattel, the global toy and family entertainment company and owner of some of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world, and WildBrain, a specialist in kids’ and family entertainment, have announced the new animated special Polly Pocket: Adventures in Rio from Mattel Television Studios and WildBrain. The new 66-minute special features an original song […]
Euronews is latest broadcaster to bring FAST channels to the Intelsat Galaxy 19 (G-19) platform. The international news channel provides new content with a pan-European perspective to over 400 million households across 160 countries in 17 different languages. Euronews English and Euronews Spanish are now available to G-19 viewers in addition to the WeDo Big […]
Warner Bros Discovery and Charter Communications have announced what they describe as a “groundbreaking”, multi-year distribution partnership that re-imagines the future of video by fully integrating linear video and streaming services. They say that with this early renewal, the agreement further evolves the video ecosystem with more value and flexibility in video bundles, deeper libraries […]
Pluto TV has announced the debut of a number of FAST channels dedicated to global and local news coverage across multiple international markets. FAST channels launching on Pluto TV include four channels from CBC News/Radio-Canada set to launch next month on Pluto TV in Canada, including CBC News Explore, CBC News Toronto, CBC News British […]
BBC Studios and Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service, have announced the launch of the BBC Earth FAST channel in EMEA. The channel is now available in Benelux, France, Germany, Italy and the Nordics. BBC Earth will include BBC Studios’ award-winning factual content, from natural history productions to investigative and inspirational […]
Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has revealed the details of 12 new radio stations, the biggest single launch in UK radio history – set to go live across the UK on September 12th The new stations will all be available on Global Player, the official app for all of Global’s radio brands and content, […]