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Paramount+ partners with Arsenal

Paramount+ has become an Official Partner of Premier League football club Arsenal. The global partnership will see Arsenal players, club legends and supporters come together to celebrate some of Paramount+’s most popular series such as Yellowstone, Landman and MobLand. Arsenal will also work with Paramount+ on a series of social media campaigns, and supporters will […]

November 28, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Stranger Things return crashes Netflix

Netflix saw its streaming platform crash within minutes of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things dropping (1am on September 27th in the UK), leaving viewers unable to watch the first new episodes in over three years. According to outage tracker Downdetector, multiple reports of viewers being unable to use Netflix began instantly as […]

November 27, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Ofcom updates on Media Act implementation

Ofcom is publishing two updates as part of its ongoing work to implement the Media Act. The Media Act imposes new standards requirements on streaming services (known as on-demand programme services, or ODPS) which people in the UK watch across a range of platforms and devices. Well-known ODPS services include Disney+, Prime Video, BBC iPlayer […]

November 27, 2025By Colin Mann

Data: SVoD programming shrinks in Q4; Sports content rises

Gracenote has updated its Data Hub with Q4 2025 data. Key highlights from the new release include a decrease in total SVoD programming compared to the previous quarter, and an uptick in sports content across both SVoD and FAST platforms. Q4 2025 Data Hub Update Highlights SVoD Video distribution across five global SVoD providers (Apple […]

November 25, 2025

Scarpetta debuts on Prime Video in March 2026

Prime Video has released a first-look at Scarpetta, a new forensic crime thriller based on Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling Kay Scarpetta book series, developed and written for television by Liz Sarnoff (Barry, Lost). With over 120 million copies sold worldwide since the character’s debut in 1990, this adaptation marks the culmination of decades of anticipation as the […]

November 25, 2025

Research: 63% of UK streaming subs willing to walk away

Research from VoD market intelligence tool, ScreenThink from MTM, the strategy and insights company, reveals a significant shift in consumer behaviour, with 63 per cent of UK SVoD users saying they’re currently ‘subscription cycling’ each month or open to doing so. This is the practice of dipping in and out of different services to follow […]

November 24, 2025

Prime Video testing AI recaps

Amazon has announced it is using generative AI to provide a Video Recap service for shows on its streaming platform. Video Recaps use AI to identify a show’s most important plot points, combining them with synchronised voice narration, dialogue snippets and music to create a visual summary that refresh viewers for a new season. “Video […]

November 20, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Beast Games Season 2 on Prime Video in January

Prime Video has announced that season 2 of Beast Games, the global competition series from Youtube star and philanthropist Jimmy Donaldson (better known as MrBeast), will premiere on the streaming platform on January 7th 2026. The first three episodes will be available at launch with following episodes dropping weekly thereafter leading up to the Season Two […]

November 20, 2025By Nik Roseveare

AMC Networks launches All Reality streaming service

AMC Networks has unveiled a new streaming service offering unscripted reality content, branded All Reality. Priced at $4.99 a month and available in the US with a subscription on Prime Video, with more platforms coming soon, the new service features popular reality franchises from We TV and other AMC Networks brands, including Love After Lockup, […]

November 19, 2025

Data: Women’s sports drawing significant streaming audiences

According to Worldpanel by Numerator’s latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) report, women’s sport continued to garner attention with European audiences between July and September 2025. In Great Britain, England’s victories in the UEFA European Cup and Rugby World Cup meant that 60 per cent of sports viewers watched women’s games; in France, this was even higher […]

November 18, 2025