Disney has announced that Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the most-watched Marvel film premiere on Disney+ globally, based on hours streamed in its first five days – without revealing any hard numbers. In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora […]
Viaplay Group will launch its Viaplay streaming service on a direct-to-consumer (D2C) basis in the US on February 22nd and in Canada on March 7th. Viewers will be able to stream more than 1,500 hours of premium European content through the Viaplay app at launch, with at least one premiere to follow every week. Viaplay’s […]
According to research from analyst firm Aluma, if a show is available simultaneously on both an SVoD streaming service and a live TV channel – for example, on both NBC’s broadcast channel and Peacock – adult viewers are more than twice as likely to prefer a paid streaming service over a regular live TV channel. […]
20th Century Studios has released a first-look image from White Men Can’t Jump today, and has also announced that the movie will stream exclusively on Disney+ from May 19th. White Men Can’t Jump is a modern remix of the iconic 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustling culture of Los Angeles. Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack […]
Advertising spend on connected TV (CTV) and gaming is predicted to double in the next three years, hitting a combined £4.15 billion (€4.66bn) by 2026, according to digital advertising industry trade body IAB UK. An ongoing shift to streaming among audiences, new ad-based models from the likes of Disney+ and Netflix, and an increase in […]
According to sata from Samba TV, 2.1 million US housholds watched Black Panther: Wakanda Forever on Disney+ in the first five days of its release (after premiering on Februay 1st). By comparison, 1.5 million US households watched Black Adam (HBO Max) during the first five day window, 2.1 million watched Doctor Strange in the Multiverse […]
Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount Global, has partnered with Three UK to give customers access to more than 8,000 hours of entertainment. Three UK becomes the streaming service’s first major mobile partner in the UK, as Paramount+ continues to grow its direct-to-consumer distribution. Paramount+ is available immediately to new customers of Three UK who […]
General Motors and Netflix are joining forces to give put the spotlights on electric vehicles (EVs). In 2021, GM launched the ‘Everybody In’ campaign, showcasing its intent to lead an all-electric future, and invited others to join the movement. GM is engineering EVs with purpose-built, ground-up design, powered by the Ultium Platform, enabling EVs for […]
Netflix has hinted how its crackdown on password sharing will work. The company is trialling stricter rules for users in some parts of the world and it is expected that these measures will come into force in other countries, including the UK, later in 2023. The streamer’s help page has revealed the new rules are […]
Research from software provider Synamedia analysing the impact of sports and entertainment piracy across seven countries and the potential revenues that would result from converting pirate viewers to legal subscribers, finds the value of entertainment piracy is three times bigger than sports piracy and that the fragmentation of rights across more services is now affecting […]