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Netflix announces Geeked Week

Netflix has announced that its first-ever Geeked Week will run from June 7th – 11th, giving fans an array of exclusive news, trailers, live art, interviews and more from various Netflix series and films that “inspire loyal followings”. The five-day virtual event is free for everyone all around the globe. Geeked Week will be hosted […]

May 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Boss Baby 2 same day Peacock, cinema release

US streaming service Peacock will premiere Universal Pictures’ The Boss Baby: Family Business on July 2nd – the same day it will land in US cinemas The release has been brought forward having originally been slated to hit cinemas on September 17th, followed by a debut on the streaming platform in October. “Families are at […]

May 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Object Matrix upgrades BT TV’s storage for VoD

Object Matrix has delivered an additional 600 terabyte node for BT TV’s existing MatrixStore On-Prem object storage solution. This has enabled BT TV to migrate content from the 6 MatrixStore nodes being decommissioned. The recent upgrade increases the capacity of the existing solution, also saving power and rack space by replacing six legacy nodes with […]

May 25, 2021

Forecast: Speedy AVoD growth to resume in 2021

AVoD expenditure for TV episodes and movies will climb by 144 per cent between 2020 and 2026 to reach $66 billion (€54.1bn) across 138 countries, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research.

May 24, 2021

BBC to air botched Glastonbury concert

The BBC has secured the rights to broadcast footage from Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm concert, and has also commissioned a documentary which will explore behind the scenes at the event. The livestream on May 22nd was disrupted by technical issues, which left hundreds of fans unable to tune in. Many ticket holders, who had […]

May 24, 2021By Colin Mann

Survey: US consumers no longer tolerating high TV costs

The Covid-19 pandemic surged TV viewership across the country. With the majority of Americans confined to their homes, 5.4 trillion minutes of streaming and cable television were consumed in 2020. Television became essential to many, but at what cost? Cord-cutting specialist,

May 21, 2021

SPI International’s Filmstream on Rakuten TV

SPI International has announced the launch of their ad-supported movie service Filmstream on Rakuten TV. Filmstream will initially be available via Rakuten TV in 42 European countries, including the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. Viewers will be able to watch Filmstream on Rakuten Smart TV app through Samsung and […]

May 21, 2021

Ramírez vs Taylor illegal streaming warning

In advance of the José Ramírez versus Josh Taylor Junior Welterweight boxing bout in the early hours of May 23rd, Kieron Sharp, CEO of UK intellectual property protection body FACT, has warned of the dangers of illegally streaming the fight, which will be shown live on Fite TV pay-per-view in UK. “Despite fans now being […]

May 21, 2021By Colin Mann

Call My Agent! remake on Prime Video UK

Amazon Prime Video will premiere the British remake of acclaimed French series Call My Agent! exclusively in the UK and Ireland. BAFTA award winner John Morton (Twenty Twelve, W1A) is writing and directing the first two episodes and executive producing the series. It will feature cameos from Hollywood stars Kelly Macdonald, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, […]

May 21, 2021

Disney+ orders Hocus Pocus 2

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy will reprise their roles as the Sanderson Sisters in the live-action comedy Hocus Pocus 2, the sequel to Disney’s 1993 Halloween cult classic Hocus Pocus. The film will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in 2022. Singer/actress Midler returns as Winifred Sanderson, with Parker and Najimy back as her […]

May 21, 2021By Nik Roseveare