Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Italian TV market has lost over €400 million in value. TV advertising is down by 13 per cent, while pay-TV is the only positive performer. These are the main conclusions of the Television Market in Italy 2020-2022 report published by Rome-based ITMedia Consulting. Also, pay-TV surpasses FTA for the […]
A growing number of Australian consumers are cutting their pay-TV subscriptions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey of 1,000 Australians by JWS Research for The Trade Desk Fourteen per cent of Australians that use pay television services intend to cancel, put on hold or let lapse their pay-TV services […]
UK free-to-air satellite TV platform Freesat has confirmed the addition of BBC Sounds to its latest range of 4K TV set-top boxes and growing portfolio of apps. The BBC Sounds app gives access to over 80,000 hours of music, radio and podcasts, making it easier for listeners to discover and enjoy live radio, music and […]
Netflix, which is increasingly becoming less coy with sharing its viewing figures – at least when it has something to boast about – has declared its The Queen’s Gambit series as being a record-setting title. In a tweet, the streamer revealed: “A record-setting 62 million households chose to watch The Queen’s Gambit in its first […]
An intimate concert film featuring Taylor Swift with Aaron Dessner (The National), Jack Antonoff (Bleachers) and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on November 25th. Titled folklore: the long pond studio sessions, the performance was filmed in upstate New York in September, with each song from the folklore album performed live, and […]
StarzPlay, the SVoD service in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has demonstrated its competencies in creating end-to-end OTT infrastructure by signing a new multi-year project with Lionsgate Play India. This follows the successful partnership between StarzPlayand Lionsgate Play, forged a year ago where StarzPlay leveraged its in-house technology to provide its managed […]
BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, has officially launched in Australia. The launch is the next step in the global expansion of the platform, following its earlier launches in the US, Canada and the UK. ITV and BBC Studios announced in August 2020 plans to invest more than A$35 million (€21.2m) […]
Canadian film exhibitor Cineplex and movie studio Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) have agreed a new deal for theatrical exclusivity windows in the Canadian market. The pair say this new dynamic window agreement preserves the theatrical experience, while adapting to changing consumer behaviour, particularly as the world and the entertainment industry navigate the effects of […]
A docu-series on rapper Nicki Minaj is set to premiere on US streaming service HBO Max. Each of the six half-hour episodes of this untitled project will explore Minaj’s creative mind and tell the story of her personal and professional journey. Minaj will guide viewers through the most challenging and fulfilling times in her life, […]
Thirty per cent of French viewers never use FTA channels’ replay services, according to findings from consultancy NPA Conseil and research firm Harris Interactive’s latest OTT barometer. However, 23.9 per cent use catch-up on a daily basis, mostly during prime-time, while 13.8 per cent and 14.7 per cent have a weekly and monthly usage respectively. […]