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Vacation Friends to premiere on Disney+, Hulu

20th Century Studios’ movie Vacation Friends will debut on August 27th, streaming globally as a Hulu Original in the US and a Star Original on Disney+ in the UK, as well as select international markets. The raunchy comedy sees strait-laced Marcus and Emily befriended by wild, thrill-seeking partiers Ron and Kyla at a resort in […]

June 15, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Monsters at Work debuts July 7 on Disney+

Disney+ has announced animated series Monsters at Work, a spin-off from the popular Monsters Inc movies, will begin streaming on July 7th, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday thereafter. Monsters At Work takes place the day after the Monsters Incorporated power plant started harvesting the laughter of children to fuel the city of Monstropolis, thanks […]

June 11, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Comcast, Disney arbitrate value of Hulu?

Comcast and Disney are in arbitration over Hulu’s valuation, as Comcast prepares to compel Disney to buy out its 33 per cent stake in the joint venture. It is reported Comcast has stopped paying-in in the money-losing SV0D service (which could contractually reduce its stake) and is trying to get Disney to buy its stake, […]

June 10, 2021

Report: 135,000 hours of VoD content in Nordics

The VoD ecosystem brings huge benefits for the consumers, with an ever-increasing supply of content. With Nordic streaming consumers having access to more than 15 years’ worth of content, it is safe to say that supply has never been greater. Mediavision’s latest analysis of the Nordic streaming market shows that consumers in the region have […]

June 10, 2021

WarnerMedia Kids APAC appoints Lim

WarnerMedia has appointed Melissa Lim as the new head of content acquisitions and co-productions for its kids networks in Asia Pacific, which include POGO, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. She also advises on licensing content to fuel the growing slate of kids and family programming on the regional streaming service HBO GO in Southeast Asia. Limis […]

June 10, 2021

The Golden Girls join Disney+

Disney+ has announced that all seven seasons of celebrated US sitcom, The Golden Girls, will land exclusively on Star on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland on July 2nd. Audiences will be able to stream all 180 episodes of the beloved series which tells the story of four single middle-aged women who share a house […]

June 10, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Study: Disney+ tops US streaming satisfaction

When Covid-19 forced Americans to stay home, many turned to streaming, taking solace in their ability to binge-watch entertainment of all shapes and sizes. But it was only a matter of time before fatigue set in. After a steady mark last year, customer satisfaction with video streaming tumbles 2.6 per cent to a score of […]

June 9, 2021

Study: 2021 a year lived online

UK adults spent more time online on desktop, smartphones or tablets in 2020 than comparable European countries according to Ofcom’s annual study into the nation’s online habits. Ofcom’s Online Nation 2021 delivers a snapshot of an unprecedented year, when communication, entertainment, culture, retail, work and education moved more online. UK adults spent more than three-and-a-half hours online […]

June 9, 2021

Antstream Arcade launches in Australia

Global retro games company Antstream Arcade has launched in Australia, following significant growth in both the UK and US markets. Making its library of over 1000 iconic video games available to play for free through its video game streaming platform, players in Australia will be able to play classics titles like Space Invaders, Asteroids and […]

June 9, 2021

Hiddleston makes surprise apperance at Loki premiere

On June 8th, the God Of Mischief himself made a surprise appearance at the special preview screening of the much-anticipated Marvel Studios’ series “Loki”, which is streaming exclusively on Disney+ from June 9th, with new episodes every Wednesday. This screening took place in London with a unique four sided cube screen which resembled the Tesseract. […]

June 9, 2021