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Classic soap episodes for BritBox UK

A new collection of classic Coronation Street and Emmerdale soap opera episodes will be launching on BritBox, the UK SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, from May 14th. Over thirty of the best episodes of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be launched on the service. Episodes have been hand-picked and showcase the most […]

May 7, 2020

Euro 96 on ITV Hub & ITV4

As previously revealed, with Euro 2020 postponed until next year, AVoD service ITV Hub has raided its archives to provide football fans with a slice of sports nostalgia as the platform unearths every match from 1996’s tournament, hosted in England, for Euro 96 Relived. Airing from May 11th, ITV Hub takes a trip down sporting […]

May 6, 2020

Blick TV launches in Switzerland

Claiming to be Switzerland’s first 24/7 digital TV channel, Blick TV, is running on Brightcove Live and Video Cloud. The newly-launched TV channel – which falls under media group Ringier – offers viewers both a live and video on-demand viewing experience online at Blick.ch, as well as in the Blick app for mobile devices (iOS […]

May 6, 2020

Soap classics debut on ITV Hub

With filming on fresh shows halted, and those in the can likely to run out at some future stage, users of UK commercial PSB ITV’s AVoD service ITV Hub will be treated to classic episodes of their favourite soap operas from Monday May 4th. Vintage episodes of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be making their […]

May 4, 2020

Media analysts discuss Covid-19 impacts

The team at Ampere Analysis is publishing a regular podcast discussing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the entertainment industry and has shared a top line summary of what it means for the entertainment industry now, and for a post-lockdown future: TV providers increase free offerings: Alexios Dimitropoulos, Senior Analyst Pay-TV operators have increased […]

April 24, 2020

All Scrubs on All 4

Scrubs, the celebrated US medical-comedy, is arriving on All 4 from May 1st in a distribution deal with The Walt Disney Company. Scrubs follows the life of intern John Dorian (Zach Braff) as he starts his medical career at Sacred Heart Hospital, which is bursting with eccentric staff and patients. His experiences and encounters with […]

April 24, 2020

Record daily requests for iPlayer

The BBC has unveiled record numbers of viewers have been watching content on its iPlayer platform during this unprecedented period. March 23rd was iPlayer’s most popular day ever, with a record 20.4 million requests to stream programmes on the service, as the Prime Minister addressed the nation. This is the first time iPlayer has seen […]

April 21, 2020

All 4 draws record views

All 4, the VoD service owned by Channel 4, has achieved its highest number of quarterly views ever across Q1 of this year, driven by titles including Friday Night Dinner, Gogglebox, The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, Hollyoaks, Celebs Go Dating and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. This record breaking period includes All 4’s […]

April 20, 2020

ITV Hub viewing up 82% YoY

The ITV Hub has revealed its performance results for the first three months of 2020, with the VoD platform achieving an uplift in both reach and consumption hours. Year on year consumption hours have increased by 82 per cent, while monthly reach on the platform has risen by 40 per cent. ITV Hub plus, ITV’s […]

April 14, 2020

Europe: VoD up 41%, live streaming down 30%

Covid-19 has had immediate impacts on streaming consumption patterns and engagement, with marked differences in the past month alone, according to Conviva’s latest streaming data report. In this unprecedented time for streaming, Europe-based video publishers face distinct challenges. Key findings in the report include: • Streaming was stable in March for European publishers – On […]

April 8, 2020