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Apple’s Fingernails to debut in cinemas

Apple Original Films has announced that its romantic drama, Fingernails – starring Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White and Luke Wilson – will debut in Los Angeles and New York cinemas on October 27th, before streaming globally on Apple TV+, as well as in additional select cinemas, on November 3rd. Fingernails is the second […]

August 17, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Ratings: US linear viewing falls below 50%

Broadcast and cable’s share of viewing dropped below 50 per cent (to 49.6 per cent) in the US as streaming hit a new high in July, according to Nielsen. Broadcast’s share was 20 per cent in July, a new low, down from 20.8 per cent in June. Cable had a 29.6 per cent share, down […]

August 16, 2023

A+E Networks launches streaming channels in Belgium

A+E Networks EMEA’s streaming channels History Play and Crime+Investigation Play are now available on Prime Video Channels in Belgium as on-demand subscription services. History Play offers documentaries and factual series, including The Curse of Oak Island, Curse of Skinwalker Ranch, World’s Greatest Treasure Mysteries, Ancient Aliens, and Forged in Fire. Crime+Investigation Play will offer subscribers […]

August 16, 2023

Heart of Stone debuts at Netflix #1

Gal Gadot has made a triumphant return to the Netflix Top 10. Two years after starring in Netflix’s  Most Popular Film of all time, Red Notice, her new action-thriller Heart of Stone debuted at the top of the English Films List with 33.1 million views. Untold: Johnny Football also had a strong launch, clocking 7.7 […]

August 16, 2023

Netflix orders first Korean animated movie

Netflix has announced that its first Korean-language animated film will be the love story Lost in Starlight, starring the voices of K-drama powerhouses Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung. Most recently seen in talk-of-the-town K-horror series Revenant, the two have already proven they have a strong chemistry. In Lost in Starlight, they lend their voices to […]

August 16, 2023

Netflix tests gaming service on more devices

Netflix has revealed its intention to make its gaming service available across all devices that subscribers use to stream content. In a blog post, Mike Verdu, VP of Games at Netflix, said: “We’ve been focused on creating a great gaming experience for our members since 2021 when we added mobile games to Netflix. Our goal […]

August 15, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Forecast: Africa at 18m SVoD subs by 2029

Bucking the US trend, African SVoD is forecast to see plenty of growth in the coming years. According to Digital TV Research, Africa will have 18 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up from 8 million at end-2023. Despite this fast growth, SVoD penetration will remain low, with only 7.7 per cent of TV households […]

August 14, 2023

Pluto TV, DAZN sport content partnership

Free streaming television service Pluto TV and sports streaming service DAZN are teaming up to bring sport content to Pluto TV, with the launch of five DAZN channels in total across multiple territories. Through the partnership, coverage of the best Football, Darts and Fight events are coming to the platform in Germany and Austria, including […]

August 11, 2023

BBC iPlayer improves availability, latency

The BBC has announced ‘under the hood’ updates to its iPlayer service. There are two key improvements: Rapid availability – The BBC has introduced a bit technology they’re calling pseudo VoD – which ensures programmes are now available to watch on demand on iPlayer much more quickly than they were before. Previously, if viewers missed […]

August 11, 2023

Nielsen, Groupe M6 measurement partnership

Audience measurement, data and analytics specialist Nielsen and French media company Groupe M6 are to cooperate to power Open Web digital measurement in France. The cooperation sees Groupe M6 become the first European publisher to help fuel Nielsen’s demographic data in its Identity System for French digital campaigns helping to provide a more precise measurement […]

August 11, 2023