ESPN+, the upcoming direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International in partnership with ESPN and featuring ESPN branded content, will launch on April 12th and offer fans what the broadcaster describes as a “dynamic” lineup of live sports, original content and an “unmatched” library of award-winning on-demand programming for a subscription price of […]
Findings from research and consulting firm Parks Associates indicate that 21 per cent of US pay-TV subscribers say they subscribe to an online video service through their pay-TV provider, up from 10 per cent a year ago. The company attributes this jump to the increasing number of partnerships between pay-TV and OTT providers, with operators […]
Amazon has acquired two new television series exclusively for Prime Video as part of a new deal with Disney EMEA. Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, a story about two teenagers who are awakened to newly acquired superpowers, will be available on Prime Video in UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Italy in June, a day […]
Following the May 2017 passing by the European Parliament of legislation allowing EU citizens to use online services such as Netflix, HBO Go, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Deezer while in another EU country for holidays, studies or business, European officials have confirmed that from April 1st 2018 onwards, Europeans will be able to access the online content […]
Global media company Turner has revealed it will launch its new premium live sports streaming service, Bleacher Report Live, in the US in April. It will serve as the central hub for both the discovery and consumption of live sports content. The new streaming service will allow fans to find and watch their favourite sports content […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to deliver better broadband to Australians, multiplay telco Vodafone is partnering with Netflix and launching Vodafone TV, its first-ever streaming media device. Starting immediately until June30th, Vodafone will offer customers a complimentary pre-paid 12-month standard subscription to the Netflix service on two of its 24-month nbn (national broadband network) […]
OTT technology and service specialist NeuLion and sports and entertainment licensing company Endeavor have entered into a definitive agreement by which Endeavor will acquire NeuLion in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $250 million (€200m). Under the terms of the agreement, Endeavor will acquire each share of outstanding common stock of NeuLion for $0.84. Upon […]
Formula 1 and Netflix have agreed a season-long collaboration culminating in an original docu-series of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, to be screened in early 2019. The pair say the Netflix original series will be the first to truly immerse the audience inside the cockpits, the paddock and the lives of the key […]
HBO GO direct to consumer service has launched in Poland, meaning all 17 countries under the HBO Europe umbrella now subscriber to the HBO OTT service “We are happy to announce today we launched HBO GO OTT in Poland, and this means all our subscribers in Europe can now enjoy the HBO service direct to […]
US network AMC is to make all episodes of its new drama series The Terror available to AMC Premiere customers on the night of the show’s US TV premiere. The move follows a similar launch strategy AMC employed for its most recent original series, McMafia, which helped propel AMC Premiere to its most successful week […]