IMDb TV, Amazon’s free streaming service, is now available in the UK. The AVoD service debuts with IMDb TV Originals Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary, Moment of Truth, and Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers, as well as a library of thousands of movies and television shows, including Pulp […]
The recent launch of a free offer in Kenya in this exemplifies the recent change in Netflix’s strategy to address the African market’s peculiarities. Over the last few years, OTT and SVoD platforms have been growing steadily on the African continent but not as fast as expected, notes a report from Dataxis analyst Louise Jianoux. […]
Redbox has signed a promotional agreement with Roku to further attract multi-platform users to the Redbox streaming app. Starting now through mid-2022, consumers in the US will receive a $5 streaming code on Roku players sold exclusively at Walmart. Consumers can then redeem these codes by downloading the Redbox app via their Roku player and […]
Redbox has signed an agreement with Vewd to pre-load the Redbox app on all new Vewd powered TVs and set-top boxes in the US. Vewd will also feature the Redbox app to existing customers on such brands as Hisense, Funai and Tivo, as well as pay-TV operators like Evoca. Redbox’s streaming app offers access to […]
VideoElephant, an aggregator of premium video content, has announced the launch of a Channels marketplace, a collection of more than 150 licensable, linear video feeds providing curated, 24-hour programming experiences for streaming platforms, digital media companies and brands. The Channels marketplace is the latest addition to VideoElephant’s expanding portfolio of video content licensing, discovery, and […]
smartclip, the ad tech unit of RTL Group, and rlaxx TV, the Europea AVoD service, have partnered to monetise the linear ad breaks within the rlaxx TV channel-offering across Europe. The cooperation will kick off in rlaxx TV’s core markets including UK and Germany while Spain will join the lineup within the next few months. […]
The strategic partnership recently established between Arrested Industries and Merzigo is pleased to announce that it has concluded its first major deal, acquiring close to 3000 hours from Spanish broadcaster RTVE. This collaboration between content development, financing, and distribution business Arrested Industries (fka Fugitive) and Merzigo, the rapidly growing, five-year-old international technology business, is headed […]
More than half (50.6 per cent) of US consumers prefer using ad-supported video (AVoD) services to reduce or eliminate subscription fees, according to research from multichannel streaming specialist Future Today, and Variety’s Variety Intelligence Platform (VIP+). Similarly, viewers find the ads shown while streaming are considerably more relevant to their interests compared to those shown […]
ZEASN has announced a collaboration with Tastemade, a media company that creates video content and original programming. As a result of the collaboration, popular franchises and Tastemade Originals are integrated into WhaleLive, the free ad-supported live streaming and AVoD service created by ZEASN, to achieve further reach in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Tastemade […]
Channel 4 is planning to launch its AVoD service internationally. Alex Mahon, Channel 4’s chief executive, confirmed the company is looking for more ways to grow its brand globally with the addition of a Channel 4 streaming service – akin to its existing UK platform, All 4. Speaking during a presentation during the opening of […]