Customer relationship management solution specialist Salesforce has ended months of speculation by snapping up partner Vlocity for $1.33 billion (€1.21bn). San Francisco-based Vlocity is built natively on the Salesforce platform and provides industry-specific cloud and mobile software to six key verticals – communications, media & entertainment, energy & utilities, insurance, health and government. Its solutions […]
Disney has promoted Kelly Campbell to President of Hulu, the US streaming service. Campbell, formerly in the role of chief marketing officer, will oversee Hulu’s streaming business and work closely with Disney executives to integrate aspects of Hulu into Disney’s broader D2C streaming business. Campbell will report directly to Kevin Mayer, chairman of the company’s […]
Comcast has acquired XUMO, the ad-supported streaming service based in California. XUMO offers free, live and on-demand streaming entertainment, news, sports and more, and features over 190 different genre-grouped channels. XUMO’s multi-screen network of distribution partners include major smart television brands who have partnered with XUMO to curate rich, free, media experiences. In a statement, […]
Following the news that The Simpsons will not be available on the Disney+ streaming service when it launches in the UK, Sky MD Zai Bennett has assured fans that the show will continue to be available on Sky. Bennett was being interviewed on Radio 5 Live, where he said the long-running animated series will only […]
Recognising that top 10 lists are a frequent way to find out what’s popular, Netflix is rolling out a new Top 10 feature. In addition to the overall top 10 list, users will also be able to see the top 10 most popular series and top 10 films when they click on the movies and […]
Research from Ampere Analysis confirms the growing global demand for movies, despite radical changes in the entertainment industry. Global consumer spending on movies has grown by nearly 30 per cent over the past decade, encompassing theatrical/cinema, home entertainment, premium pay-TV and subscription OTT. And most film fans use more than one way to consume movies. […]
Netflix has partnered with six Japanese creators to develop original anime shows as part of the streaming platform’s continued effort to build on its best-in-class anime originals with deep creative roots in Japan. The six creators CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura), Shin Kibayashi (The Kindaichi Case Files), Yasuo Ohtagaki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt), Otsuichi (Goth), Tow Ubukata […]
Disney+ makes its much-anticipated debut in the UK, and much of Western Europe, next month and Disney has revealed that its SVoD platform will launch at an offer price of £49.99 (€59.60) for the first 12 months. This offer is valid to all those who sign-up to the service before March 23rd, the day before […]
NBCUniversal is in advanced talks to acquire Vudu from US retail giant Walmart, according to a WSJ report. Walmart acquired Vudu in 2010 for $100 million, and rumours emerged late last year that it was seeking to offload the service. Vudu is a TVoD service that lets users buy or rent movies or TV shows […]
Over 50 per cent of UK homes are now signed up to OTT services, according to BARB data released last week. This suggests there could be problems ahead for ITV, the UK’s main commercial broadcaster. The numbers are staggering with 27 million UK homes accessing one or more OTT services (led by Netflix with 12.35 […]