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Data: Holiday boost for Prime Video subs

Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the British streaming market. The findings from Q4 2024 reveal a significant shift towards ad-supported streaming options, a surge in Prime subscriptions driven by seasonal shopping trends, and a compelling content catalogue from household staple Netflix. Kantar’s EoD […]

January 29, 2025

France: A third of content consumption now on-demand

In 2024, for the first time, smartphones outnumbered TV sets in French households, with 92 per cent owning at least one smartphone, versus 90 per cent for a TV set, 87 per cent for a laptop, 72 per cent for a connected TV and 48 per cent for a tablet, according to Médiamétrie’s TV year […]

January 29, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Hot Wheels Let’s Race Season 3 and new Barbie special coming to Netflix

Hot Wheels Let’s Race is returning for Season 3 with five new 22-minute episodes, premiering globally on Netflix on March 3rd. The hit animated series has performed strongly on Netflix charts, with Season 1 spending four weeks in the Global Top 10 TV (English), reaching the Top 10 in 69 countries, and amassing over 22 […]

January 29, 2025

Data: UK M&E industry valued at £30bn in 2024

Full market data for 2024 has been released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) in association with the Official Charts Company that confirms that video is officially the most popular form of entertainment in the UK. The total value of the media and entertainment industry in the UK in 2024 was £30 billion […]

January 28, 2025

Channel 5 launching My5 on Sky Q

Channel 5’s free streaming service, My5, will launch on Sky Q in February, expanding its reach across the UK. The distribution deal comes as the broadcaster prepares to combine Channel 5 and My5 under the unified brand of 5 this March, bringing together its linear, streaming and digital propositions. Sky Q customers will have access […]

January 28, 2025

Your Fault sets Prime Video viewing record

Prime Video has revealed that Spanish Original young adult movie Your Fault has become the most-watched International Original on Prime Video ever at launch. The sequel from Mercedes Ron’s best-selling the Culpables book trilogy, Your Fault, launched on Prime Video on December 27th 2024 in 240 countries and territories worldwide. At launch, Your Fault, ranked […]

January 28, 2025

Apple TV+ agrees French content quota

Apple will invest more in developing European and French content in France under a new deal with the French government. While in line with its previous spending in the country, the new agreement commits the Apple TV+ streaming service to investing 20 per cent of its previous year’s net sales in France into the initiative. […]

January 27, 2025

MAVTV launches premium subscription plans

MAVTV – the motorsports media platform – has announced the launch of new premium subscription plans for MAVTV GO, its direct-to-consumer streaming platform. For the first time, fans across the US and Canada can enjoy every live race and premium motorsports enthusiast content that airs on MAVTV without a cable subscription. “Today marks a major […]

January 27, 2025

Austria: Magenta TV adds RTL+

Magenta TV is expanding its entertainment portfolio, making the RTL+ streaming service available to customers in Austria. RTL+ offers a range of reality shows, feature films, series, films, live sports and podcasts.When ordering RTL+ in combination with TV M or TV L, all existing or new customers can subscribe to the service at a discounted […]

January 24, 2025

Max/Starz bundle launches on Prime Video US

Prime Video, Starz and Warner Bros Discovery announced the launch of a new Max/Starz bundle for customers to seamlessly subscribe to both streaming services through Prime Video in the US Customers can access the ad-free Max and Starz bundle for $20.99/month, an approximate 25 per cent savings. “We are thrilled to team with Prime Video […]

January 23, 2025