Outdoor content service Adventure Sports TV is launching on VoD platform RakutenTV in France, Italy, and Spain. This collaboration brings the world of adventure sports to a wider audience, allowing fans across these countries to experience extreme sports from the comfort of their homes in three localised feeds. Adventure Sports TV features a diverse range […]
Adding 5.9 million new subscribers cannot be bad news. But analysts at MoffettNathanson (MN) in a comprehensive report on Netflix say that the new trading model which has emerged from Netflix this past day or so is “full of ambiguities”. “Over the past year or so, the narrative around Netflix has been centred on two […]
Telefónica’s new OTT service Movistar Plus+ will be available from August 1st for €11 a month for existing Movistar subscribers and €14 a month for new customers. Movistar Plus+ will offer programming based on sports, series, cinema, documentaries and a different pop-up channel every month. It will include a football match from La Liga every […]
Following the completion of several deals in Asia, football’s governing body FIFA says it has put in place a global network of broadcast partners for the biggest ever FIFA Women’s World Cup. Recently-completed free-to-air deals include Japan with NHK and China PR with CCTV. Before kick-off in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand on July 20th, […]
Laying off 25 per cent of one’s staff is the headline no operator wants, but a report on the mess that is Viaplay from investment bank Jefferies makes grim reading. Not helping at all is the fact that Viaplay risks breaching its banking covenants. The bank admits that with a new CEO and the “size […]
Netflix added 5.9 million new subscribers in Q2 – way above analysts’ forecasts – after its decision to clamp down on password sharing seemed to pay off. The streaming platform now has 238 million subscribers globally. Netflix reported a profit of $1.8 billion (€1.6bn) over the quarter on revenues of $8.3 billion. The company has […]
The Italian TV sector was worth around €8 billion in revenues during 2022, down 0.3 per cent compared to 2021, according to the Annual Report of the Communications Authority (AgCom). The free-to-air segment accounted for 60 per cent of this figure or €4.8 billion (-0.9 per cent), while pay-TV revenues increased slightly (+0.5 per cent) […]
The Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP) has become an attractive factor for French territory and productions facilities, according to an impact study from 2017 to 2021 carried out by public funding body CNC. Before it was set up, foreign production expenditure in France represented around €50 million each year. In 2021, this level was […]
Prime Video and BBC Studios have announced the launch of BBC Player and BBC Kids on Prime Video Channels in India. The subscription-based service will provide Indian viewers a curated line-up of British content spanning from original British dramas, comedy, documentaries, factual shows, entertainment to lifestyle programming and children’s shows – all on a single destination, for the first time in […]
Comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis will provide a uniquely British perspective on the new Prime Video Japanese reboot of physical challenge show Takeshi’s Castle, which launches on August 30th exclusively to Prime members in the UK and Ireland. Davis and Ranganathan will guide viewers through the hilarious, dramatic, and, at times, baffling world of […]