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Spain: Max on all platforms

Max, the successor to HBO Max, is available through all the major telcos in Spain: Movistar, Vodafone, Orange as well as cable companies Euskaltel, R and Telecable. All operators are now promoting the service with different optios in their packages. Movistar is offering Max in six different packages from €16 to €36 a month Ficción […]

May 23, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Mega Movie Week a success in Japan

DEGI (The Digital Entertainment Group International) has released data that confirmed the impact and success of the first ever Mega Movie Week in Japan. Electronic sell-through (EST) sales experienced a +430 per cent increase in volume and an over +145 per cent increase in sales value. There was a simultaneous rise in VoD usage, with […]

May 23, 2024

France: Canal+ launches TV+ streaming offer

Canal+ Group has announced the launch of a €2 per month streaming offering in France called TV+. Coming just a few weeks after the arrival of the TF1+ and M6+ streaming platforms in the country, the French pay-TV broadcaster is bringing all its live TV and replay offering into a single destination, along with a […]

May 22, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Comcast reveals StreamSaver launch date, price

Comcast has announced that its new streaming bundle of Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+, known as Xfinity StreamSaver, will be available to new and existing Xfinity Internet and TV customers in the US from May 29th. StreamSaver includes a subscription to Netflix Standard with ads, Peacock Premium, and Apple TV+, delivering a savings of over […]

May 22, 2024

Accedo brings ITVX to PlayStations

Video solutions provider, Accedo, has worked with ITV to bring its streaming service, ITVX, to PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles in the UK, broadening its reach and making its content available to more viewers. The ad-funded service as well as the ITVX Premium subscription tier are both available to PlayStation users. Huw Byrne Jones, Streaming […]

May 22, 2024

Bridgerton Season 3 crowned Netflix #1

Part 1 of Season 3 of Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing May 13th, racking up 45.1 million views. The series, which stars Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton, was #1 in 78 countries and reached the Top 10 in 92. Part 2 is set to be […]

May 22, 2024

Max begins European rollout

Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) Max, streaming service is now officially live in 20 countries across the Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe. The countries include Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Max offers subscribers an […]

May 21, 2024

AMC Reality on ITVX from May 30

Following the announcement earlier this year that the ITVX streaming platform would be adding AMC collections to its service, ITV has now confirmed that AMC Reality will go live later this month. From May 30th, AMC Reality on ITVX will feature a host of reality franchises, with plenty of match making, impending nuptials, dress finding […]

May 20, 2024

MGM rolls out rebranded MGM+ in UK

The MGM streaming service has rebranded as MGM+ and launched in the UK today (May 20th). The service is priced at £4.49 per month. MGM+ provides a curated lineup of premium first-run original series as well as legacy hit series and classic blockbuster movies. The international streaming service is currently available in 31 countries across […]

May 20, 2024

US sports streamer JV named Venu Sports

Pete Distad, CEO of the forthcoming sports streaming platform being built through the joint venture created by ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros Discovery, has unveiled the future brand identity for the service. “We are excited to officially introduce Venu Sports, a brand that we feel captures the spirit of an all-new streaming home where sports […]

May 17, 2024By Colin Mann