Sky New Zealand and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced a partnership expansion that confirms Sky as the home of Max in New Zealand. The Max hub on Sky and Neon will offer a collection of series, Hollywood blockbuster movies, and family favourites, as well as a deep library of programming across lifestyle, reality and documentaries. […]
Japan’s online video industry is set to grow at an 7 per cent CAGR over the next five years, accounting for 45 per cent of total screen revenue by 2029, including free TV, pay-TV and theatrical, versus 35 per cent in 2024, according to a report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report, entitled […]
Viaplay Content Distribution has launched the Viaplay channel as an add-on subscription on Prime Video via Prime Video Channels in Germany. Subscribers on Prime Video Channels will be able to seamlessly access the specialised offering of Scandinavian and European series and films. Viaplay’s Germany content offering focuses on the Nordic region’s psychologically penetrating series and […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced its new business line, Rakuten TV Enterprise Services, at MIPCOM. The announcement was made by Rakuten TV’s CEO and President Cédric Dufour during the Global Streamers Talks in a conversation with industry expert Evan Shapiro and Maxime Carboni, Chief Business Officer at Euronews, one of the first […]
FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced the launch of standalone premium subscription services, enabling consumers to subscribe to select live and on demand content without a base Fubo channel plan. FanDuel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports Network; currently live on Fubo in select markets with more to follow), NBA League Pass and […]
Prime Video has announced the exclusive streaming rights for the animated film Look Back, written by Tatsuki Fujimoto and directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama. Released in theatres earlier this year, the film will be available for Prime members in over 240 countries and regions starting November 7th. A theatrical adaptation of the manga published in Jump+ […]
The latest annual Turning Digital study from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting reveals that traditional TV continues to hold its ground in Italy and Spain, even as streaming services gain popularity. However, in Europe and the US, VoD platforms are still seeing significant growth. The TV market in Western Europe saw marginal growth of 1 per cent […]
Netflix added 5.1 million subscribers in Q3, beating Wall Street estimates by more than 1 million – but it was still the streamer’s smallest subs gain in over a year. The company now has 282.7 million global subscribers. The streaming service saw earnings of $5.40 a share on revenue of $9.83 billion (€9.07bn), and profit […]
Married at First Sight UK was the most streamed show across British commercial broadcaster VoD platforms in September, with fans binging more than 1,200 years of viewing time in September. The show helped Channel 4 streaming to its biggest day ever on its owned and operated platforms with 6.3 million views on October 16th. According […]
Korean and Spanish titles are the most viewed non-English language content on Netflix, according to Omdia’s What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report for H1 2024. Korean titles now account for 8.71 per cent of all non-English language content consumption on the platform, with Spanish-language content following closely at 7.11 per cent. This popularity represents […]