Omni-channel sell side advertising specialist Magnite has been chosen by Foxtel Media to enable programmatic advertising on VoD platform BINGE’s ad-supported tier BINGE Basic. As the initial exclusive programmatic launch partner, Magnite will provide advertisers with access to BINGE Basic’s premium inventory across connected TV (CTV) and over-the-top (OTT) platforms. Advertising on BINGE launched in […]
Extraction 2 held the top spot on Netflix’s English Films list for the third straight week with 17.5 million views, making it the most-viewed title on the streaming service again in the week commencing June 26th. To date, the Chris Hemsworth-starring blockbuster has 102.5 million views. The first installment of Extraction also held strong on […]
Kalvin Phillips: The Road to City, a NEO Studios production, debuts exclusively on Prime Video globally on July 19th. Incorporating 12-months of filming, the single one-off documentary follows Phillips from his early start in Leeds Academy, to reaching the dizzy heights of the Premier League and the FIFA World Cup, to transferring to Manchester City […]
Sky-owned streaming service NOW has announced the appointment of Jacob Bridges as Managing Director, replacing Marina Storti who is stepping down from the role after six years following a 21-year career with Sky. Bridges held the position of Commercial Director, reporting directly into Storti, but will take on the new role of Managing Director […]
Research from Ampere Analysis reveals that India’s leading streaming service, Disney+ Hotstar, has changed its strategic focus in response to rising costs, in particular sports rights costs. Rather than pursuing new subscribers at any price, the player is pivoting towards a focus on profitability and increasing ARPU (Average Revenue per Subscriber). Despite recent subscriber declines, […]
A month on from Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown, a quarter of UK subscribers (27 per cent) are looking to cancel the streaming service or downgrade their package, according to comparison site Broadband Genie. About 2.5 million subscribers say they are eyeing the exit door since Netflix announced its controversial change, which means account holders can no […]
Consumer insights provider Toluna has revealed key sports viewership findings from its latest UK consumer study, Economic Outlook for Technology, Media, Telecoms, and Entertainment Sector, which explores the impact of the current economic turbulence on consumer behaviours and spending in the technology, media, telecoms, and entertainment sectors. Its deep dive into sports viewership uncovered resilient […]
Following the closure of French SVoD service Salto, commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has revealed plans to accelerate into free streaming and become a francophone leader in terms of family events and news, without abandoning the TV screen. CEO Rodolphe Belmer confirmed his ambitions for the MyTF1 platform at a press conference in Paris revealing the […]
vCommerce specialist Qurate Retail Group is launching QVC and HSN linear channels on streaming video service Amazon Freevee. QVC and HSN are the first and only livestream shopping channels on the service. In addition to QVC and HSN, Qurate Retail Group will be launching The Big Dish, its first FAST Channel. QVC and HSN will […]
NBCUniversal has announced a new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) linear content offerings from across the NBCU Television & Streaming portfolio and NBCUniversal Global Distribution library. For the first time, viewers can access programming across all NBCUniversal genres centred on popular titles and categories available anytime at no additional cost. Curated with content from past […]