The live-action remake of Mulan is now available to stream for all Disney+ subscribers. Previously the movie had only been available to Disney+ customers afyer paying an additional £19.99 / €21.99 / $29.99 to gain access to it. The film was pulled from cinemas following multiple delays brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Disney chief […]
Wyplay – a global TV Professional Services and Video Platform Solutions provider – has integrated OTT streaming applications Netflix and Disney+ on the 4K TV decoders of Canal+. Netflix and Disney+ were launched on Canal+ decoders in 2019 Q4 and 2020 Q2 respectively. Canal+ subscribers can now access a unique offering of films, TV series, […]
A report from analysts at Capgemini says that the online streaming industry has seen a huge boom throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, with SVoD services seeing a huge rise in sign-ups. The study says that before the end of 2020, SVoD services will overtake conventional pay-TV services. Capgemini’s study, titled OTT Streaming Wars: Raise or Fold, […]
The French VoD market passed €1 billion in revenues in nine months to reach €1.10 billion at the end of September, according to data from publicly-funded agency CNC. This represents a 41.4 per cent growth year on year. The VoD market is mainly driven by SVoD which accounts for 82.4 per cent of total revenues, […]
Disney+ is now giving all subscribers access to a ‘Festive Favourites Collection’ featuring classic Christmas movies such as Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street and The Santa Clause alongside Disney+ Originals including the new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, and Godmothered, starring Isla Fisher, premiering December 4th, High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special, […]
Spearad, a technology leader for addressable TV, is expanding its Advisory Board with industry veteran Ralf Jacob. Jacob combines unparalleled experience from both TV and the digital world. “Spearad is uniquely positioned with offering a Full Stack Monetization Technology for Addressable TV,” says Jacob. “The challenge today is to bring the same experience viewers are […]
Findings from Parks Associates’ study, The Next ‘Big 3’ in OTT, indicate that 61 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to two or more OTT services as of Q3 2020, up from 48 per cent the previous year. Forty-five per cent subscribe to three or more, up from
An intimate concert film featuring Taylor Swift with Aaron Dessner (The National), Jack Antonoff (Bleachers) and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on November 25th. Titled folklore: the long pond studio sessions, the performance was filmed in upstate New York in September, with each song from the folklore album performed live, and […]
Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 US subscription OTT services, based on estimated number of subscribers through September 2020 from the firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker. Parks Associates notes that recent entrants such as HBO Max, Apple TV+, and Disney+ have rearranged the top ten list. Sling TV dropped out […]
Mirada, a provider of integrated software solutions for digital TV operators and broadcasters, has announced the integration of Disney+ into its Iris multiscreen product, and its successful deployment across Televisa’s izzi pay TV platform. This integration is the result of a collaboration between izzi, Disney and Mirada, enabling the arrival of Disney+ in Mexico as […]