Pluto TV, a Paramount-owned AVoD platform, has expanded to the Nordics – launching in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The service has unveiled a programming line-up that features more than 70 unique and locally curated channels now live in each country. Pluto TV is launching in the Nordics through a transformational partnership with Nordic Entertainment Group […]
The Australian SVoD market has grown solidly over the last three years, more than doubling the number of SVoD subscriptions since 2018. Despite a slowdown in 2021, the market still grows at a fast rate, and is set to reach nearly 40 million subscriptions by 2026, according to forecasts from Dataxis. Over the last three […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired the exclusive SV0D, AVoD and FAST rights to over 400 episodes across three properties of digital native content from Rooster Teeth, a subsidiary of Warner Bros Discovery. The three properties are the first animated series that FilmRise has acquired for the digital […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, an operator of AVoD streaming services, and Redbox, the US entertainment company, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment will acquire Redbox. In a joint statement, Chicken Soup for the Soul and Redbox said they aim to “create a leading independent, integrated […]
AVoD revenues for TV series and movies will reach $70 billion (€66.4bn) in 2027, up from $33 billion in 2021, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Thirteen of the 138 countries covered will generate more than $1 billion in 2027, up from only five countries in 2021. “US […]
TelevisaUnivision, the Spanish-language media and content company, has entered into an agreement with HMTV DTC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hemisphere Media Group, to acquire Pantaya, a streaming platform in the US for Spanish-language movies and series in exchange for cash plus certain Puerto Rican radio assets including WKAQ AM and KQ105 FM currently […]
During a virtual IAB NewFront Presentation, Canela Media’s founder and CEO Isabel Rafferty announced that the company will be adding to its portfolio of ad-supported brands with Canela Kids, a new Spanish-language AVoD destination for kids ages 2-12. The Canela Kids app, launching August 16th, will be available on all devices and feature educational, safe […]
Adsmovil, a specialist in Hispanic mobile advertising and digital media, announced during the IAB NewFronts its Nuestra.TV AVoD service. The new service will be available to consumers at the end of the second quarter of this year. Launching with more than 40+ FAST channels and 15,000+ hours of VoD content, Nuestra.TV is aimed at Hispanic […]
Findings from a study on the rise of family co-viewing among streaming audiences commissioned by ad-supported streaming specialist, Future Today, suggest that 94 per cent of parents have upped co-viewing in the last year. “There is a misperception that the explosion in screens has created siloed TV viewing, with families watching from different devices and […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has secured the digital distribution rights for over 200 movies from Full Moon Features. The deal grants FilmRise digital TVoD, SVoD, AVoD and FAST rights in the US, Canada and the Caribbean. Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise, commented “Full Moon Features has obtained a […]