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Grave of the Fireflies joining Netflix’s Ghibli collection

Studio Ghibli’s powerful animated film, Grave of the Fireflies, is set to stream exclusively on Netflix starting September 16th. It will be available in over 190 countries (excluding the US and Japan) as part of the streaming platform’s ongoing efforts to expand its lineup of anime from Japan. Netflix currently offers 22 Studio Ghibli films […]

August 20, 2024By Nik Roseveare

tvScientific secures TV outcome optimisation tech patent

tvScientific, the performance advertising platform for connected TV (CTV), has announced the approval of a new patent continuation of its issued patent covering Scientific System and Method for Optimising Television Advertising. tvScientific’s patented technology automatically optimises TV advertising to meet advertiser-declared outcome goals, including cost per sale, cost per app install, cost per website visitor, […]

August 20, 2024

Fubo wins Venu Sports injunction

Sports-first live TV streaming platform FuboTV has been successful in stopping the launch of The Walt Disney Company, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery’s Venu Sports joint venture (JV) after its request for a preliminary injunction was approved by the US District Court, Southern District of New York on August 16th. The company describes the ruling […]

August 19, 2024By Colin Mann

Brazil: FTA, pay-TV decline as streaming soars

Brazil has seen a decline in both free-to-air viewing and pay-TV subscriptions, while streaming services have surged in popularity and are now present in over 40 per cent of TV households. According to an IBGE survey, out of the 78.3 million Brazilian homes in 2023, 4.5 million did not have a TV set, or 5.7 […]

August 19, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Prime Video reveals UEFA team; adds NFL Game Pass

Prime Video has unveiled the range of live sports and documentaries coming to the service in the UK at the Prime Video Presents Sport showcase in London, including a reveal of UEFA Champions League on Prime, details of the deal that will bring over 100 NBA games to Prime per season from 2025, the launch […]

August 19, 2024By Nik Roseveare

TiVo Broadband adds more operators; expands TiVo+ channels

TiVo Platform Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has announced that TiVo Broadband, a solution specifically tailored for operators’ broadband-only customers, has added five new operators to its portfolio, which now totals ten operators, in addition to expanding its channel lineup on TiVo+. TiVo Broadband is powered by the TiVo IPTV Platform and […]

August 19, 2024

Netflix’s Tyson vs Paul rescheduled for November

On August 18th, at the inaugural Fanatics Fest NYC, at the Javits Center in New York, Jake Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) and Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) came face to face for the first time since the Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) historic bout was rescheduled. Paul vs Tyson is set for an eight-round […]

August 19, 2024

Australian The Office coming to Prime Video

Prime Video has announced that Australian Original The Office will premiere on the platform on October 18th. The comedy series is the thirteenth version of the global hit franchise and has the first-ever female lead in the iconic role – comedian and actor Felicity Ward (Time Bandits, Wakefield, The Inbetweeners 2) – who plays Hannah […]

August 19, 2024

Horizon: An American Saga on Max

New Line Cinema and Territory Pictures’ Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 will make its streaming debut this week, exclusively on Max. In the great tradition of Warner Bros Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of […]

August 19, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Research: 42% US internet homes use an AVoD/FAST service

Research from Parks Associates shows that consumer habits continue to shift around video viewing – now 71 per cent of US internet households use an SVoD service, 42 per cent use an AVoD and/or FAST service, and 18 per cent use a TVoD service. “Competition is fierce, and the pressure is on to offer unique, […]

August 16, 2024