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Analysis: Disney+ mobile data traffic soars

From just over a month since its European debut, mobile video traffic for streaming service Disney+ has reached 7 Exabytes per month according to data from Enea. This week, Disney revealed that it had secured 54 million subscribers – providing relief to families stuck at home, and creating headaches for mobile operators who have to […]

May 7, 2020

Sky TV ‘ReWatch’ box set campaign

Starting May 8th, all customers of UK pay-TV operator Sky will be able to binge popular TV box sets as part of  a new ‘ReWatch’ campaign. With people spending more time at home, Sky TV is making iconic box sets such as Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, Parks & Recreation and Intelligence available to all Sky […]

May 7, 2020

Peacock on Apple devices

Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new SVoD service, is to be available on Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD, when it launches in the US on July 15th, 2020. At that time, Peacock will offer a free tier featuring more than 7,500 hours of movies, shows, and timely live and […]

May 7, 2020

Classic soap episodes for BritBox UK

A new collection of classic Coronation Street and Emmerdale soap opera episodes will be launching on BritBox, the UK SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, from May 14th. Over thirty of the best episodes of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be launched on the service. Episodes have been hand-picked and showcase the most […]

May 7, 2020

Netflix adds Made in Africa collection

Netflix has announced the introduction of a Made in Africa collection – a curated list of African series, films and documentaries – to celebrate Africa Month and demonstrate Netflix’s commitment to Africa and the African creative community. The collection is available globally and includes over 100 titles – including older licensed films and shows as […]

May 7, 2020

Disney Q2 plummets despite streaming success

The Walt Disney Company has reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter ended March 28th 2020. The entertainment giant saw its operating income for the three months drop 37 per cent to $2.4 billion (€2.2bn) after it was forced to shutter its theme parks, cancel cruises and delay future productions. Conversely, Disney+, the company’s SVoD […]

May 6, 2020

Euro 96 on ITV Hub & ITV4

As previously revealed, with Euro 2020 postponed until next year, AVoD service ITV Hub has raided its archives to provide football fans with a slice of sports nostalgia as the platform unearths every match from 1996’s tournament, hosted in England, for Euro 96 Relived. Airing from May 11th, ITV Hub takes a trip down sporting […]

May 6, 2020

Research: Lockdown boosts AVoD appeal

The majority of consumers would watch targeted adverts to be able to access video content for free, according to research from advertising technology and consumer insights provider Rakuten Advertising. The research, conducted among more than 4,500 adults in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, showed that 38 per cent of UK consumers […]

May 5, 2020

Analyst: US lockdown sees 72% Netflix usage surge

Since shelter at home orders were first announced in the United States, there has been a 72 per cent increase in the number of Netflix subscriber profiles that were used to stream video each week. Residents in the Tri-State region of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, with some of the strictest shelter-at-home policies, spent […]

May 5, 2020

HBO GO secures new partners in Taiwan

WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks & Sales has secured another four new partners in Taiwan for the distribution of HBO GO. Its regional streaming service is now available to subscribers of Kbro, TWM Broadband, CATV and Pingnan CATV. “These partnerships are significant and build on our long-standing relationship with Kbro, one of the leading cable TV, broadband […]

May 5, 2020