Portuguese media group Impresa has rolled out its Opto SVoD streaming platform to subscribers of Altice Portugal’s pay-TV unit Meo. The new partnership expands Opto’s reach and brings a library of Portuguese content to a wider audience. Meo’s Android TV and Apple TV users will gain direct access to Opto’s premium offerings for three months […]
S4C saw the highest number of viewing sessions on BBC iPlayer during the first week of 2024. There were close to 350,000 viewing sessions between January 1st and 7th. As well as a 22 per cent increase in the viewing of S4C programmes on BBC iPlayer during this period compared to last year, S4C Clic […]
yes Studios has announced that Shtisel, the multi-award-winning drama that helped launch the international careers of Shira Haas and Michael Aloni, is being made available on Prime Video in the US. The deal is for all three seasons (33 x 45’), with season one debuting on the platform on January 16th. This news comes on […]
Analysis from Gracenote has found that 41 shows have been nominated in the 22 categories of major Emmy awards recognising outstanding Acting, Directing, Writing and Shows. Streaming services accounted for 27 of these shows, the highest share in Emmy history from the streamers. Nine are from premium cable networks, two from broadcast networks, one from […]
Comms and media company software and services provider Amdocs has released new research on the current state of streaming and changing consumer preferences around their experience. The New Streamer 2024, conducted by Dynata and commissioned by Amdocs, surveyed US consumers to understand the sentiment of streaming offerings and identify opportunities for providers to build stronger […]
At CES, FreeCast announced its vision for a next-gen streaming media ecosystem and a revenue strategy to accompany it. The media industry has been struggling with declining pay-TV revenues, says FreeCast, but the direct-to-consumer streaming products designed to replace them have not been profitable. Likewise, consumers have become increasingly frustrated by a fragmented experience and […]
As the new year begins, many households will be looking to ‘declutter’ their direct debits of unwanted outgoings, but research from subscription management platform Zuora shows that home entertainment subscriptions are the least likely to be cancelled. In fact, only 7 per cent of respondents claimed to have cancelled their streaming subscriptions in the past […]
The value of the UK music, video and games markets increased for the eleventh successive year in 2023, rising 7 per cent to another all-time record of £11.9 billion (€13.8bn), according to preliminary figures released by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. It means the entertainment market has grown by just over 50 per cent […]
The Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA) has announced its newest members: FilmRise, Gusto TV, Gunpowder & Sky, DangerTV and Graham Media. The new members join Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Cineverse, Future Today, kweliTV, Revry, The EW Scripps Company, Tastemade, TMB (Trusted Media Brands) and Vevo who together founded the ISA in June 2023. The […]
Netflix subscribers uned into Harlan Coben’s newest crime thriller adaptation, Fool Me Once, which was the most watched title of the week commencing January 1st. The limited series, which stars Michelle Keegan, debuted atop the English TV List with 37.1 million views and reached the Top 10 in 91 countries. Elsewhere on the English TV […]