Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s third annual Evolution of the TV Set report show that co-viewing apps are increasingly popular with young audiences, leading the firm to ask whether the long-gestating vision of television viewing integrated with social media been delivered by the digital equivalent of sitting on a couch and talking about what’s on […]
BritBox, the ITV & BBC Studios owned joint streaming venture, has announced that Diederick Santer has been appointed to the new role of BritBox International Chief Creative Officer. Santer will join BritBox in September and will oversee all aspects of programming on the SVoD service globally, including commissioning and acquisition across all genres and for […]
Taking advantage of Broadband & TV bundled deals will help to bridge ‘the streaming divide’, recent research shows, suggesting that the new breed of ‘altnets’ and challenger Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have the most to gain from this. Up to four in five rural respondents would like more than ‘broadband only’ offers from broadband providers, […]
Alchimie has extended its relationship with Samsung by providing an array of its themed channels to Samsung’s mobile app TV Plus, which is now freely available on select Samsung Galaxy tablets in the UK, France, Italy and Spain, giving access to free content on-the-go. The thirty Alchimie channels available on Samsung TV Plus run across […]
Channel 4 will soon launch a new destination for real crime fans, True Crime on Channel 4, bringing together 100s of hours of handpicked content from the All 4 catalogue. Set to launch this autumn across All 4 and the Channel 4 network, True Crime on Channel 4 will be headlined by all new 24 […]
US AVoD service Redbox is expanding its line-up of content available through its streaming platform, which includes Free Live TV and Free On Demand. Redbox’s Free Live TV now has 100 linear channels, featuring a wide range of channel partners delivering movies, television, news, sports and lifestyle content programmed for the tastes of Redbox’s 40 […]
Live, live-2-VoD, and on-demand OTT platform specialist Simplestream has been selected by GB News – the newly-launched British free-to-air television news channel – to power a range of new OTT services. The latest digital offering complements the service’s mass-reach traditional linear television distribution strategy via DTH, DTT and cable through increased reach and consumer engagement. […]
Windfall, a Hitchcockian thriller directed by Charlie McDowell and written by Justin Lader, has been acquired by Netflix for a reported “large 8-figure deal”. The movie stars Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Lily Collins (Les Misérables, Emily in Paris), and Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad, Jungle Cruise) and tells the story […]
The global entertainment & media (E&M) industry has regained its momentum, with revenues outpacing the economy as a whole, according to advisory firm PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2021-2025. The $2+ trillion (€1.6tn) industry is on track to grow 6.5 per cent in 2021 and 6.7 per cent in 2022, fuelled by strong demand […]
Disney has announced that Marvel Studios’ Black Widow debuted to an estimated total of more than $215 million (€181m) globally on its opening weekend (July 9th – 11th), including $80 million in domestic box office, $78 million in international box office, and over $60 million in Disney+ Premier Access consumer spend globally. The movie launched […]