Amazon Prime Video has rolled out its newest feature, Amazon Original profile images. Users worldwide can now update their Prime Video profile image to feature a variety of Amazon Original characters, such as Midge from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to Homelander from The Boys. Available on all devices that support Prime Video, the images can […]
According to research firm TDG, six-in-ten connected-TV households now watch a free ad-supported streaming service on television. YouTube remains the dominant free VoD provider, with free ad-supported streaming TV services (FASTs) such as Pluto TV and IMDb seeing growing audiences. “Clearly the effects of work-from-home and lack of traditional leisure options during the pandemic accelerated […]
DAZN has launched a new DTT channel in Italy that will broadcast Serie A football matches, in addition to its existing streaming service. The DAZN Channel is available on channel position 409 and subscribers will be able to watch seven weekly matches broadcast exclusively by the sports streaming specialist. The other three weekly matches (Saturdays […]
Channel 4 has launched the Producers Performance Report which gives individual producers data on how their new programmes have performed on All 4 and the broadcaster’s linear channels. The tailored report also shares benchmarking information that is intended to provide key insight for producers wanting to enhance programmes streamed on All 4. Commissioned by Emma […]
Real Madrid TV, the DTT channel owned by La Liga football team Real Madrid, is set to become an OTT platform that offers VoD and live streaming content. The company aims to get up to €8 million from European funds under the España Hub Audiovisual plan to turn the channel into an OTT service branded […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three former Netflix software engineers over an alleged insider trading ring that made $3 million (€2.5m). The SEC alleges confidential Netflix subscriber growth data was used in the scheme. The information was allegedly used to trade the streaming service’s shares ahead of its earnings reports. The […]
The UK has remained the location of choice for many film and TV productions throughout the pandemic. That’s thanks in no small part to the extensive Covid testing facilities available in the UK. Now one of the main Covid testing providers, London Medical Laboratory, is debuting its flagship mobile lab that is capable of more […]
Samba TV, a global provider of omniscreen advertising and analytics, has partnered with Lucid, a programmatic research technology platform, to provide brands and agencies increased insight into advertising effectiveness across devices. Leveraging Samba TV’s identity resolution solutions and proprietary identifier, SambaID, Lucid customers can accurately assess their brand lift and ad performance with TV data […]
Comcast Corporation and ViacomCBS have announced a partnership to launch a new SVoD service, branded SkyShowtime, in more than 20 European territories. At launch, SkyShowtime will offer 10,000+ hours of entertainment, movies and original series from the NBCUniversal, Sky and ViacomCBS portfolio of brands, including titles from Showtime, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+ Originals, Sky Studios, […]
Videociety, a subsidiary of Germany media company Splendid Medien, has reached an agreement with Joyn, the ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery joint venture, to acquire its maxdome VoD store. With the takeover, effective from October 1st, the Splendid Group says it intends to further expand its VoD business. Financial terms were not disclosed. “We are seeing an […]