The UK is forecast to maintain its position as the leading entertainment and media market in Europe over the next four years according to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media (E&M) Outlook 2023-2027. UK E&M revenue is expected to reach £85 billion (€99.1bn) in 2023 with growth forecast at a compound annual growth rate of 4 […]
The Asia Video Summit marked a return to Hong Kong on June 20th-21st, with almost 300 delegates attending the conference in person and virtually. Hosted by the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), the Summit conversations centred around the key themes of ‘The Making of Korea and the Model for Who’s Next?’, ‘Video at the Crossroads’, […]
BritBox has launched as a subscription channel in the Apple TV app in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. BritBox, backed by BBC and ITV, is now available via the Apple TV app for a monthly fee of SEK89 (€7.58) with a seven-day free trial. The news follows similar launches in North America and Australia. BritBox […]
All-electric motorsports series Formula E has revealed what it describes as “ground-breaking” new broadcast distribution partnerships in the US that will see long-standing partner CBS air more live races than ever before and introduce streaming platform Roku, as the streaming home of Formula E. Beginning in January 2024, five races will air live on CBS […]
Entertainment and technology marketing organisation CTAM has launched StreamSafely Summer Camp, a new online destination at StreamSafely.com where parents and kids can find something to watch all summer long – without the risks that come with pirated content. The site includes a collection of 46 movies curated by the experts at family safety advisory body […]
Netflix has announced a multi-year series partnership with filmmaker Hansal Mehta, after the launch of his maiden series on the platform, Scoop. Per the deal, Hansal will create multiple series for Netflix going forward. Scoop is inspired by crime reporter Jigna Vora’s book Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison and has proven a […]
Disney+ has commissioned a new five-part drama, Playdate, produced by Quay Street Productions and Brightstar. The series is adapted by Catherine Moulton from Alex Dahl’s best-selling novel of the same name, and directed by Eva Husson. Nicola Shindler executive produces for Quay Street Productions, along with executive producers Tanya Seghatchian and John Woodward for Brightstar. […]
A report on the addressable TV market from Ampere Analysis in partnership with GroupM Nexus’s addressable TV solution Finecast and Microsoft Advertising, finds that the global addressable TV sector is now a $56 billion (€51.3bn) industry. This is set to rise by over 50 per cent to $87 billion by 2027. The report, which was […]
SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan has announced that former Disney executive Hristina Georgieva has been appointed as Chief Business Officer. Reporting to Sarhan, Georgieva will lead the Distribution & Partnerships function at SkyShowtime and have P&L responsibility for all B2B revenue. In this new role, Georgieva will oversee and lead new business development and partnerships with cable, […]
The UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to question representatives of streaming and on-demand TV and audio services as part of the Committee’s continuing scrutiny of the draft Media Bill. The first panel, featuring Amazon, Netflix and Sky, will focus partly on the obligations imposed on services by the proposed Video-on-Demand Code. The […]