To celebrate its first anniversary, WaterBear, the free streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet, has rolled out globally, expanding its reach to 194 countries. As part of its global expansion, WaterBear’s content – spanning biodiversity, community, climate action and sustainable fashion, will also be available to watch on Apple TV and Roku […]

Icon Film Distribution will launch its new standalone edition of the Icon Film Channel (IFC) on major app stores in December. After the success of the streaming service’s exclusive launch earlier this year on Amazon Prime Video Channels, Icon Film Distribution says that launching its offering as a standalone IFC app will provide yet more […]

Netflix’s Arcane leads the Whip Watch Report of streaming originals among French viewers for the week of November 15-21. The Whip Watch Report ranks the most viewed series originating from SVoD platforms in the past week. Arcane, the animated series based on the popular League of Legends video game, continues to climb the charts taking […]

EarthX, the international environmental organisation dedicated to a more sustainable future, announced the appointment of key leadership roles to accelerate the growth and success in the areas of Content, Global Distribution, Marketing, Production, Finance, Ad Sales and Impact. The announcement expands the executive leadership team under Michael Fletcher, Co-Ceo of EarthX, the non-profit impact organisation […]

Atresmedia’s OTT service Atresplayer has been added to Apple TV claiming to be the first streaming service available on the app. Atresplayer distributes all Atresmedia’s TV channels – Antena 3, La Sexta, Neox, Nova, Mega and Atreseries – both on live and VoD, as well as TV series and original programmes (documentaries and even entertainment […]

The take-up of SVoD continues to soar, with 56 per cent of Brits now viewing these services each week, according to  post lockdown 2021 IPA TouchPoints data. The IPA TouchPoints dataset, which provides a 360-degree understanding of British consumers’ daily lives, reveals that since 2018 to post lockdown 2021, the reach of SVoD services (including […]

The top 50 UK film and TV companies have seen their turnover rise by 15.4 per cent in the last year to £8.1 billion (€9.5bn) as streaming services’ demand for content drives growth in the industry, shows research by accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP. The appetite for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon […]

F1 TV will be launching on connected TV devices, including Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Google TV set-top-boxes, ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil on November 14th. Fans will now be able to watch the conclusion to the championship battle on their large-screen devices. F1 TV, which was revamped with new […]

Netflix’s You leads the Whip Watch Report of streaming originals among Spanish viewers for the week of November 1-7. The Whip Watch Report ranks the most viewed series originating from SVoD platforms in the past week. Second on the list is Locke & Key, followed by the new Spanish romantic drama The Time It Takes […]

Despite predictions of a pandemic peak, streaming adoption continues to gain ground in almost every single region quarter after quarter, according to the Q3 2021 State of Streaming report from Conviva. Streaming viewing time grew 21 per cent worldwide in Q3 2021 as compared to the same quarter in 2020, led by Africa, Oceania and […]