Chefclub, the digital entertainment brand, has announced an OTT agreement with Samsung TV Plus to launch a FAST channel in France and Switzerland. The deal will pave the way for the global cooking brand to extend its reach into AVoD streaming for the first time. A standalone, ad-supported Chefclub channel is available immediately on Samsung […]
OTT TV and movie revenues for 22 Asia Pacific countries will reach $52 billion (€42.3bn) in 2027; up by 62 per cent from the $32 billion recorded in 2021, according to the Asia Pacific OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the $20 billion additional revenues, China will add […]
YouTube has announced it will now stream free, ad-supported TV content, allowing US viewers to watch full seasons of TV shows – around 4,000 episodes in total – with launch titles including Hell’s Kitchen, Andromeda, Are We There Yet?, Heartland and many more. Users can access these titles and up to 100 new additions each […]
Wurl, a specialist in powering streaming TV, is partnering with ScreenHits TV, for the global distribution and monetisation of FAST channels. ScreenHits TV is partnering with Wurl to deliver and monetise FAST channels in ScreenHits TV’s current territories (UK, US, Germany, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina) as well as several new territories later this year as part of its international expansion […]
Pluto TV, a Paramount company, has announced that the free streaming television service will be launched in Sweden, Denmark and Norway on May 18th. The service will debut in Nordics offering two viewing choices, all free-to-stream, with more than 210 curated and exclusive live, linear channels and a Viafree on-demand section. Content includes iconic titles […]
Will Harrison, Managing Director at BritBox UK, is set to depart the streaming service as ITV prepares to roll out ITVX. Harrison, who has been in the role since BritBox launched in 2019, will not be replaced, with the news coming a week after major shareholder ITV said it will be folding BritBox into new […]
ITV has announced that Laura Franses has been appointed into the important new role of Director of Content Partnerships, reporting to Media and Entertainment Content Director Rosemary Newell, and Managing Director of Streaming Rufus Radcliffe. Franse will lead the strategy of identifying and securing strategic content partnerships for ITVX, to support ITV’s ambitions to enhance […]
After leaving the Los Angeles Police Department as a detective in Prime Video series Bosch, Harry Bosch’s (Titus Welliver) story will continue in spin-off series Bosch: Legacy. Bosch, now a private investigator, will be working with former enemy and attorney, Honey ‘Money’ Chandler (Mimi Rogers), whilst his daughter, Maddie (Madison Lintz) follows in his footsteps […]
Boxing TV, a free ad-spupported streaming service, has gone live, offering boxing fans both young and old 24/7 coverage of the sport. With a library of 1,200 events from some of the most memorable bouts of all time, Boxing TV melds the past’s greats – such as Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Lennox Lewis – […]
OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 19 Latin American countries will double to $14 billion (€12.9bn) in 2027, according to the Latin America OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. This growth comes despite the poor economic situations in most countries. SVoD will contribute $9.7 billion by 2027. From […]