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Hot Wheels Let’s Race Season 3 and new Barbie special coming to Netflix

Hot Wheels Let’s Race is returning for Season 3 with five new 22-minute episodes, premiering globally on Netflix on March 3rd. The hit animated series has performed strongly on Netflix charts, with Season 1 spending four weeks in the Global Top 10 TV (English), reaching the Top 10 in 69 countries, and amassing over 22 […]

January 29, 2025

Data: UK M&E industry valued at £30bn in 2024

Full market data for 2024 has been released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) in association with the Official Charts Company that confirms that video is officially the most popular form of entertainment in the UK. The total value of the media and entertainment industry in the UK in 2024 was £30 billion […]

January 28, 2025

Your Fault sets Prime Video viewing record

Prime Video has revealed that Spanish Original young adult movie Your Fault has become the most-watched International Original on Prime Video ever at launch. The sequel from Mercedes Ron’s best-selling the Culpables book trilogy, Your Fault, launched on Prime Video on December 27th 2024 in 240 countries and territories worldwide. At launch, Your Fault, ranked […]

January 28, 2025

Apple TV+ agrees French content quota

Apple will invest more in developing European and French content in France under a new deal with the French government. While in line with its previous spending in the country, the new agreement commits the Apple TV+ streaming service to investing 20 per cent of its previous year’s net sales in France into the initiative. […]

January 27, 2025

MAVTV launches premium subscription plans

MAVTV – the motorsports media platform – has announced the launch of new premium subscription plans for MAVTV GO, its direct-to-consumer streaming platform. For the first time, fans across the US and Canada can enjoy every live race and premium motorsports enthusiast content that airs on MAVTV without a cable subscription. “Today marks a major […]

January 27, 2025

Max/Starz bundle launches on Prime Video US

Prime Video, Starz and Warner Bros Discovery announced the launch of a new Max/Starz bundle for customers to seamlessly subscribe to both streaming services through Prime Video in the US Customers can access the ad-free Max and Starz bundle for $20.99/month, an approximate 25 per cent savings. “We are thrilled to team with Prime Video […]

January 23, 2025

Netflix at 302m subs

Netflix added 18.9 million new subscribers in in Q4, double analysts’ estimates, bringing its global users to 302 million – which equates to around 4 per cent of the world’s population.  Revenue increased 16 per cent year-on-year to $10.25 billion (€9.82bn). This is the last quarter in which Netflix will report subscriber numbers, shifting its […]

January 22, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Survey: TikTok, YouTube leading platforms for US young adults

According to Omdia’s latest consumer survey, TikTok and YouTube have emerged as the leading video platforms for 18-35-year-olds in the US. These platforms have outpaced Instagram, Facebook and Netflix, solidifying their dominance across the video landscape. In 2024, TikTok surpassed 1.9 billion monthly active users (MAUs) globally, including 145 million MAUs in the USA. In […]

January 22, 2025

Report: Streaming revenues surge in Spain, Italy, Poland

Europe’s video entertainment landscape is evolving rapidly, with continued growth across the region and streaming services seeing strong gains in key markets. The latest trio of reports from Futuresource Consulting showcases the countries where audiences continue to embrace a wide breadth of content, whether that’s coming through traditional pay-TV operators or via direct subscription video […]

January 21, 2025

Canada: Telus discounts Crunchyroll

Canadian telco Telus has announced that anime enthusiasts can now enjoy Crunchyroll, the premier destination for streaming anime series, with exclusive savings. Available immediately, Telus customers can get Crunchyroll as a standalone subscription with eligible Telus services. As a special offer, customers who add Crunchyroll together with Stream+, the entertainment bundle featuring Canada’s most popular […]

January 21, 2025