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Research: 61% of French homes have SVoD

Sixty-one per cent of French homes subscribe to at least one SVoD service as of January 2022, up nine per cent since January 2020, according to the Submix2022 study carried out by consulting firm BearingPoint. The growth was mainly driven by Netflix which is installed in 61 per cent of all SVoD homes (up 4 […]

April 28, 2022From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Research: US streaming growth stalls

The US streaming market continued to evolve in Q1 2022. Entertainment on Demand, the solution measuring streaming service from Kantar, reveals that the proportion of US households who have video streaming services has stalled at 86 per cent (up 0.4 per cent points quarter-on-quarter), after seeing substantial growth in Q4 2021. This means there are […]

April 27, 2022

Final season of Love, Victor on Hulu and Disney+

Hulu and Disney+ have today that the third and final season of the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed “Love, Victor” will premiere with all eight episodes on June 15th, on both streaming services. Season one and two are now streaming on Hulu and will be added to Disney+ on June 15th. “We are proud of ‘Love, Victor’ […]

April 26, 2022

The Old Man coming to Disney+ UK

Disney has announced that original series The Old Man, a new drama starring Jeff Bridges, will be coming soon to Disney+ under the Star banner in the UK. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, The Old Man centres on Dan Chase, played by Bridges, who absconded from the CIA […]

April 22, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ sets South Africa launch date

The Walt Disney Company will launch its Disney+ streaming service in South Africa in May. The output will offer quality including 4K and says that up to 4 devices will be able to stream simultaneously, thereby directly challenging the recent decisions by DStv which limits output to a single stream. May 18th is the launch […]

April 21, 2022By Chris Forrester

The Simpsons meet Billie Eilish in new Disney+ short

Billie Eilish revealed that she will appear alongside The Simpsons family in the upcoming short titled “When Billie Met Lisa.” The all-new short, featuring Oscar and Grammy Award-winning artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, will premiere on April 22nd exclusively on Disney+. In “When Billie Met Lisa,” Lisa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish […]

April 14, 2022

All American Horror Story on Disney+ UK

From April 27th, all 10 seasons of American Horror Story will be available to stream on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. Iconic seasons such as Murder House, Freak Show and Coven will join Double Feature and 1984, bringing together every episode of the horror anthology franchise to stream in one place. The cult-favourite show […]

April 13, 2022

Atlanta Season 3 premieres in June on Disney+ UK

Disney+ has announced that the third season for the award-winning hit comedy series Atlanta will premiere on June 29th exclusively on Disney+ under the Star banner in the UK Taking place almost entirely in Europe, season three finds Earn (Donald Glover), Alfred / ‘Paper Boi’ (Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) and Van (Zazie Beetz) […]

April 12, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Dancing with the Stars USA moving To Disney+

Disney is moving the popular dance series, Dancing with the Stars, from ABC to Disney+ in the US and Canada this autumn, making it the first live series to debut on Disney+. The reality series has just been picked up for two more seasons (Seasons 31 and 32). Kareem Daniel, chairman, Disney Media and Entertainment […]

April 8, 2022

Whip Media Report: US SVoD content viewing declines in Europe

A new report from Whip Media, conducted in partnership with MIPTV, explores how the rise of international OTT platforms is changing the balance of programming in Europe. Specifically, as streaming platforms proliferate, and demand for programming increases, the share of US content is declining in several European markets. It also reveals what content from which […]

April 5, 2022