SkyShowtime has announced the introduction of a new ad-supported plan – Standard with Ads – which will be offered alongside its existing plan, now renamed Standard Plus. Standard with Ads will include advertising at a cheaper subscription price, while Standard Plus remains ad-free. Standard with Ads will be available from April 23rd across all of […]
Paramount-owned children’s VoD service, Noggin, is to close. Staff have been let go as part of the 800 employees that Paramount is to lose, and the on-line App will end later this year. Noggin was a subscription service, and new subscriptions will no longer be accepted. The fee was $8 a month, or $71 for […]
Following its acclaimed global theatrical run and Academy and BAFTA Award nominations, Apple Original Films has announced that Ridley Scott’s action epic feature Napoleon will become available to stream globally on Apple TV+ beginning March 1st. Since its debut, Napoleon has drawn broad critical acclaim, and the film has been nominated for three Academy Awards […]
Netflix is gearing up present The Netflix Slam on March 3rd (at 8:30pm GMT) at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where 22-time Grand Slam men’s singles title champion Rafael Nadal will face off against World No 2 and fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. The Netflix Slam, hosted by MGM Resorts International […]
NPAW, a specialist in video streaming analytics, has announced the findings of its 2023 Video Streaming Industry Report, revealing a significant year of engagement and quality improvements for the industry. The most notable finding of the report is the consolidation, in the second half of the year, of the upward trend in daily user engagement […]
Prime Video’s new advertising-supported low-cost streaming service must now be considered a second-rate system in terms of video and audio excellence. Some subscribers are joining a Class Action lawsuit arguing that they must now pay extra for something they already paid for. There are well-founded allegations that Prime Video did not tell subscribers that by […]
Griselda, the limited series starring and executive produced by Sofía Vergara, spent its third week at #1 on the Netflix English TV List with 10.3 million views in the week commencing February 10th. One Day, the new limited series starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall and adapted from David Nicholls’ celebrated romance novel, debuted in […]
The BBC’s iPlayer streaming service is to end downloads for users who watch on desktop or laptop computers. Currently viewers on PCs and Macs can save programmes via the iPlayer Downloads app, but that will soon come to an end. The changes were “due to the low number of people using it and the cost […]
Sopra Steria, the digital transformation provider, and media expert TRP Research have partnered to help broadcasters, commissioners, programme-makers and advertisers, to better understand the way television and VoD services are consumed across different devices and platforms by UK audiences. Bringing together Sopra Steria’s data analytics and user design capabilities, and TRP’s knowledge of the media […]
Netflix reports that 46 per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) increased their speed by 0.2 Mbps and 52 per cent stayed the same, resulting in a higher average speed in January 2024 on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Twenty-eight countries […]