Canela.TV, the AVoD streaming services for US Hispanics, has announced the availability of Canela Music. Featuring a combination of linear and VoD, Canela Music will offer a lend of Latin music programming, featuring various genres from Latin Pop, Regional Mexican, Classics, Romantic, and more. Verizon, Nissan and Target are amongst some of the partners teaming […]
Global media company SPI International has acquired the digital distribution rights of the classic TV series The Smurfs and the feature-length film The Smurfs and the Magic Flute from LAFIG Belgium and IMPS, the licensors of the iconic cartoon characters, for its own digital assets. The deal, which was negotiated by Revi Benshoshan, Director of […]
As Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos hinted would be the case last month, South Korean drama Squid Game has become the most watched debut show on Netflix. The streaming service confirmed the news on Twitter, saying: “Squid Game has officially reached 111 million fans — making it our biggest series launch ever!” The record was previously […]
Data from Hub Entertainment Research show that gaming consoles play a central role in the entertainment lives of many consumers. Highlights from Hub’s Game Consoles 2021: Respawned and Leveled Up study: 1) Game consoles are occupying more time. A third (36 per cent) of respondents play console games, about the same as in 2019 (33 […]
Huawei’s 12th annual Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) kicked off in Dubai with a keynote from the company’s Rotating Chairman, Ken Hu, in which he called on the ICT industry to get its technology, businesses and capabilities ready to take advantage of the opportunities offered by 5G. He spoke on the current state of 5G […]
Netflix has agreed a multi-year feature film deal with actor and comedian Omar Sy. The deal will see Sy’s Paris and LA based production company develop original movies for Netflix, with Sy starring in and acting as executive producer on the projects. Sy commenting: “I have experienced Netflix’s collaboration with artists and their passion to […]
View TV Group has signed a channel carriage deal on their Kapang CTV platform for broadcast in North America and the UK with the premier African safari themed channel WildEarth. “WildEarth is such an amazing idea. To have the ability to be in the centre of an African safari with the sights, sounds and expert […]
Sky Studios and DBK Studios are partnering for a series of short films to air on Sky Arts that nurture talent from Black and other diverse backgrounds. The initiative looks to increase and develop the representation of the Black community and empower up and coming creatives to tell their stories from an authentic perspective. Unearthed […]
New nationwide TV channel, 7NN, has begun transmissions in Spain, coinciding with Hispanic Day. Distributed via DTT, streaming and Vodafone TV, the channel, led by Marcial Cuquerella, former director of Intereconomía, will air 24/7 news claiming to be the alternative (‘La Alternativa’) to existing TV channels. 7NN plans to reach 70 per cent of the […]
Consumer data from Parks Associates reveals that 39 per cent of OTT viewers access video services based on specific content available. “Content is key to OTT success, and the path for consumers today to get to that content is the crucial search and discovery process,” said Paul Erickson, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates. “OTT players are […]