HBO Nordic, the SVoD service in the Nordic market and the home of acclaimed series such as Game of Thrones, Westworld and Big Little Lies, is launching kids’ and family service Toonix. HBO Nordic’s new addition will be available for consumers online and through selected distribution partners in the Nordic region. Toonix is an all […]
Online TV episode and movie revenues for 138 countries will reach $83 billion (€70.4bn) in 2022; more than double the $37 billion recorded in 2016, according to the Global OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research, which estimates that $9 billion will be added in 2017 alone. The US will remain the […]
Pay-TV subscribers in the US are growing increasingly satisfied with OTT streaming TV services versus traditional cable TV, but they also are spending nearly an hour more a week watching regularly scheduled television programming than they did two years ago. That increasingly complex consumer relationship with streaming and cable television is explored in detail in […]
Netflix has revealed it will spend $400 million (€338.4m) over five years on Canadian TV and film content. It will establish a permanent production presence in Canada, the first time it has done so outside of the US. The company has largely avoided the requirements put on Canadian content producers by the country’s government. The […]
DISH, the US pay-TV provider is now offering a whole-home 4K Netflix experience. After offering Netflix Ultra HD titles on its Hopper 3 DVR since April 2016, the company added the app to its 4K Joey client. Now DISH customers have the ability to stream a catalogue of Ultra HD TV shows and movies on […]
Following a licensing agreement that marked the streaming debut of iconic sitcom Will & Grace, Hulu and NBCUniversal Television and New Media Distribution have announced a new agreement that will make Hulu the exclusive SVoD home to all episodes of celebrated comedy series, 30 Rock, beginning October 1st, as well as hundreds of episodes of […]
Indistry TV, a US subscription streaming service that offers content shaped by its audience, has confirmed the launch of its beta platform and a 30-day free trial for new members. Indistry TV members will receive exclusive access to original programming across a variety of genres, with channels covering travel, food, fashion, art, sports, exclusive celebrity […]
BBC Worldwide has completed a multi-territory deal with Amazon Prime Video for McMafia – the forthcoming eight-part series set in the international world of organised crime. The deal will see Amazon Prime Video premiere the series in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, excluding the UK, China, US and Canada (North America), when it […]
The traditional pay-TV STB will remain a fixture in consumer homes worldwide, as operators counter the threat posed by media streamers by adding features such as SVoD services, voice search and smart home functionality, according to a Futuresource Consulting report. Worldwide media box shipments, which include both STBs and media streamers (such as Amazon Fire […]
The Canal + Group is partnering with Apple to offer 4K Ultra HD content on the Apple TV 4K with: Live events: the best match of every day of Ligue 1 with a new experience 4K Ultra HD Original Canal + productions in 4K Ultra HD A selection of films, series, documentaries in 4K Ultra […]