The UK’s Official Charts Company has launched a brand new digital rental chart and data service for the British video sector. The new service will provide the video category with the first monthly VoD chart service in the world to be based on data from digital retailers, delivering a view of consumer engagement with transactional […]
Apple and Billie Eilish have announced that the documentary feature film, Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry, directed by award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler, will premiere in theatres and on Apple TV+ in February 2021. The documentary is from Apple Original Films, in association with Interscope Films, Darkroom, This Machine and Lighthouse Management & Media. […]
Apple has announced a series order for High Desert, a new comedic half-hour series to be produced by Apple Studios that will star Academy, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette, who will alsoserve as executive producer. The project reunites Arquette with Ben Stiller, who will direct the first episode and executive produce through […]
StarzPlay is now available through Apple TV channels across the MENA region on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch and Mac, as well as select Samsung and LG smart TVs. Customers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt can sign up for a seven-day […]
According to Mediavision’s newly published analysis Media & Markets, Spotify stands out as the most popular service in the Nordics. The company invests heavily in innovation projects. This week, rival Apple’s new move in bundling caused Spotify to call for attention from the competition authorities. The second quarter of 2020 is likely a ‘new’ tipping […]
Apple has announced Apple One, a new bundle providing all Apple’s subscription services in one plan, including Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud. With a single subscription, customers in over 100 countries and regions can access all Apple services across their devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, […]
Analyst firm Canalys projects global 5G smartphone shipments will reach nearly 280 million units in 2020, with 62 per cent of these in Greater China, followed by North America and EMEA. Overall smartphone volumes are projected to decline 10.7 per cent in 2020 compared with 2019, while a rebound of 9.9 per cent is expected […]
Apple has hired Tim Connolly to work on its Apple TV+ service. According to The Telegraph, Connolly has joined Apple in an unspecified role within the company’s video services, but will likely be working on increasing the number of Apple TV channels, as well as creating more bundled deals. Connolly previously worked at Disney where […]
EE has launched The Full Works Plan for iPhone, providing the best of Apple and EE exclusively in one plan. The new plan allows EE customers in the UK to receive inclusive access to Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade for the duration of their plan, as well as unlimited mobile data and the […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced that it provided a range of its TV Everywhere OTT services to multiple African broadcasters, including end-to-end project management. These services are targeted at viewers in Africa as well as the African diaspora globally. Globecast has created live streaming OTT services, including providing CDN capabilities, for: […]