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Australia: 19.4m SVoD subs

Australians streamed 20 billion minutes of premium online video in January-September 2021, according to a report from Media Partners Asia (MPA) measuring the Australian streaming economy. SVoD platforms drove 70 per cent of premium video streaming, while BVoDs took 30 per cent. The report, titled Australia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics, leverages MPA’s proprietary […]

November 3, 2021

Whip Watch Report: Locke & Key tops streaming originals in Italy

While Locke & Key leads the Whip Watch Report of streaming originals among Italian viewers for the week of October 25th – 31st, a new Netflix Italian original also made the top ten ranking. The Whip Watch Report ranks the most viewed series originating from SVoD platforms in the past week. Second on the list […]

November 3, 2021

Research: Music videos impact purchase decisions

In the lead-up to retail and advertising’s busiest months, music video network Vevo, has released new research exploring consumers’ relationships with music videos and how this can influence buyer behaviour. Vevo’s survey of 2,000 UK consumers, fielded by OnePoll, comes at a time when brands are looking to capture the hearts and minds of consumers […]

November 3, 2021

Apple TV+ orders another Mariah Carey Xmas special

Apple has announced that Mariah Carey will return to Apple TV+ with an all-new holiday event, Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues, this December. Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues, will bring multi-platinum, multi-Grammy Award-winning icon Carey together with Grammy-nominated worldwide artist Khalid and Grammy winning legend Kirk Franklin for a performance of their new single, Fall […]

November 3, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Kanał Sportowy transitions onto own platform with Redge Media

The popular YouTube channel Kanał Sportowy has decided to invest into its own direct-2-consumer OTT service. It will allow for censorship-free publishing and extended flexibility in creating marketing opportunities for sponsors. The community will be able to follow the sport related shows of Mateusz Borek, Michał Pol, Tomasz Smokowski, Krzysztof Stanowski and Maciej Sawicki within […]

November 2, 2021

Free Apple TV+ trial on LG TVs

From November 15th, LG Smart TV owners in over eighty countries will be able to sign-up for a free, three month trial of Apple TV+. The promotion applies to all compatible 2016-2021, 8K and 4K LG Smart TV models and is available to LG TV owners who sign-up for the Apple TV+ promotion by February […]

November 2, 2021

Watch4 launches FAST channel

Watch4, the AVoD service offering movies, TV series, documentaries, news, and sports, has created a new channel specifically for FAST platforms. Watch4 Movies has launched initally across multiple Smart TV platforms in Germany, including Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels, Rakuten TV, Philips, TCL and Xiaomi. Watch4 Movies features curated collections of movies, including genres like […]

November 1, 2021

Redbox signs content deal with Fremantle

Redbox, the US entertainment company, has signed a content deal with Fremantle to further accelerate its free streaming service. The deal adds Free Ad Supported Television (FAST) channels which will make their debut on December 1st. They include BUZZR, The Price Is Right: The Barker Era and the Baywatch channel. “Our partnership with Fremantle will […]

November 1, 2021

Glyndebourne launching opera VoD service

Glyndebourne is launching a new streaming service called Glyndebourne Encore, giving on-demand access to its back catalogue of operas, as well as all future filmed productions. Glyndebourne says it has been investing in filming its operas since 2002 and has built up an extensive collection of iconic productions. This enabled the opera house to run […]

November 1, 2021

LG Smart TVs: Auto Filmmaker Mode on Prime Video

Consumer electronics specialist LG is rolling out a feature update which will enable all LG 2020 and 2021 4K and 8K UHD Smart TV customers around the world to be able to view movies and series on Prime Video in Filmmaker Mode automatically, allowing them a viewing experience the way the content creators intended it. […]

October 29, 2021By Colin Mann