Netflix has unveiled a new design for its TV experience designed to make it easier to find titles on TVs. “At Netflix, we are constantly asking ourselves what can we do to make it even easier for our members to spend less time browsing and more time discovering stories they will love,” advised Stephen Garcia, […]
Sky’s streaming service NOW TV is adding the hayu Pass to its range of contract-free, pick-and-mix passes. The hayu Pass is launching ahead of the August 6th Season 15 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and will let subscribers enjoy over 200 reality shows for £3.99 per month. Offering over 6,000 episodes of reality […]
The number of UK subscriptions to streaming services such as Netflix has overtaken those to traditional pay-TV for the first time, marking a major shift in the UK’s viewing habits, according to findings in regulator Ofcom’s Media Nations report, a comprehensive study of major trends in the UK’s television, radio and audio sectors. The amount […]
US retail giant Walmart is reportedly considering a move into the SVoD market to take on the likes of Netflix and Hulu, according to a report by The Information. The report suggests Walmart is considering introducing a streaming-service priced at $8 per month (less than Netflix) as well as launching a free, ad-supported model. Netflix […]
Headlines on July 17th seemed happy to twist the knife in on Netflix, and all because of a small bump on its – more usual – road of successive and steady successes. Analysis of the numbers throw up some staggering information: In the UK, for example, where its citizens allegedly have “the best TV in […]
MoMedia, the digital distribution service-provider, has announced its move into app distribution that comes on the back of a licence deal with Aardman for several of the UK animation powerhouse’s popular titles, including Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions, Morph Shorts, Shaun the Sheep’s Mossy Bottom Shorts and select clips from Aardman’s new AardBoiled venture. Under […]
Reed Hastings, CEO at Netflix, suffered a 14 per cent crash in his company’s share price July 16th in after-hours trading following disappointing quarterly numbers. Netflix added a net 670,000 subscribers in the US, and 4.47 million internationally. For any other media business, there would be celebrations, but Wall Street expected more. The consensus was […]
Netflix and Atresmedia, one of the largest TV group in Spain, have signed a content agreement whereby the streaming service will have priority rights to Atresmedia content to distribute it internationally. Netflix is fast becoming one of the biggest distributor of Spanish TV content globally, and the deal allows Atresmedia to showcase its content internationally. […]
According to findings from Decoding the Default, the annual study by Hub Entertainment Research which tracks the TV sources US consumers consider their go-to viewing platform, there is a continuing increase in multiple platform use and a steady move away from live TV as a default source. Highlights from the study:
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has reached an agreement with digital sports content and media group Perform for the broadcasting of selected Serie A football games and the entire Serie B championship. This is the first distribution deal signed after the assigning of the Italian TV rights to the Serie A for the seasons 2018-2021. Perform Group’s […]