Loop Media, a multichannel digital platform and provider of video streaming services, has announced a content partnership with FITE, the digital network for global sports and entertainment. The new partnership with FITE allows Loop Media to bring thousands of hours of free live and on demand programming to millions of fans around the world. FITE […]

Alchimie, the OTT subscription video platform, and French converged multiplay telco Altice, have launched a strategic partnership to provide more than 400 hours of premium content. Altice has launched its new free VoD platform for live TV, replays and exclusive content. Branded RMC BFM Play, this new platform provides easy access to the programmes of […]

Yogi Bear, Boo Boo and Cindy, alongside an ensemble cast of iconic Hanna-Barbera characters, are returning to TV screens in the all-new animated comedy, Jellystone. The Max Original series helmed by acclaimed showrunner and executive producer C.H. Greenblatt (Chowder, Harvey Beaks) and produced by Warner Bros Animation, presents a reimagined take on these characters, modernising them for […]

As the US continues to emerge and adjust to post-pandemic life, it is evident that the growth and disruption of the streaming revolution continues at pace, according to a Horowitz Research survey of content viewers nationwide. The data show that streaming now supplants MVPD services in penetration and is closing in on time spent by […]

SVoD services Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video will soon be obliged to dedicate between 20 per cent and 25 per cent of their annual turnover to content creation in France. The decree relates to on-demand audiovisual media services and streamers, whether they are French or foreign platforms, and has been published in the French […]

Research from Ampere Analysis into how people living in the US and Canada are consuming media – from SVoD to social media – has highlighted key similarities and differences between the two markets: More than half of US respondents are ‘Super Stackers’

Music fans are now able to get together remotely to watch performances from Glastonbury via a new trial feature on BBC iPlayer. Viewers using the web version of the iPlayer will find a button saying ‘Watch with friends’ under any programme from The Glastonbury Experience 2021 in iPlayer’s Glastonbury collection. Viewers can click the button […]

Malaysia pay-TV operator Astro and Netflix have agreed a partnership that will bring Netflix’s streaming service to Astro’s platform. Netflix joins Astro GO, Disney+ Hotstar, HBO Go and iQIYI as the latest addition to Astro’s fast-growing family of streaming services. Astro customers will soon be able to enjoy seamless access to Netflix on their connected […]

WildEarth has agreed a deal with Rakuten TV to make its content available in 40 territories in Europe and in Japan. WildEarth will further extend its coverage by being available on the VoD and streaming platform which is accessible on Smart TV devices from Samsung and LG. Initial rollout of WildEarth on Rakuten TV is […]

As part of an ongoing strategic review of the UK public service broadcasting system, the UK government will review the ownership model and remit of Channel 4 and consider tightening regulation of SVoD services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) says that with a […]