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Proximus and Technicolor Connected Home deliver Pickx decoder

Technicolor has announced that Proximus has begun deployment of the new V7 decoder Proximus Pickx – equipped with the Android P operating system — to Belgian subscribers, allowing viewers to enter the Proximus Pickx experience and access applications such as YouTube, Netflix, Spotify and Disney+. Technicolor Connected Home’s expertise and deep industry experience was leveraged […]

November 13, 2020

fuboTV nears 0.5m subs

fuboTV, the US sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2020. The company, which closed its public offering on October 13th, delivered the strongest quarter in its history and exceeded previously raised guidance with solid growth in revenue, subscription and viewership. Q3 2020 highlights […]

November 11, 2020

Godmothered to premiere on Disney+

Disney+ has revealed that Godmothered, an all-new Christmas comedy starring Isla Fisher and Jillian Bell, will debut exclusively on the streaming service on December 4th. The comedy movie tells the story of Eleanor, a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training (Bell) who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that […]

November 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Research: Online sources preferred for favourite shows

Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Conquering Content study, which tracks how TV viewers discover and watch new TV shows, suggests that a perfect storm of developments – the steady stream of new viewing platforms, the rapid growth in exclusive streaming content, and the continuing decline in MVPD subscriptions – has combined to accelerate the […]

November 9, 2020

Brazil: Globo to invest $250m in new content

Brazil’s TV Globo, already a massive broadcasting and production powerhouse, is to invest $250 million in fresh content and as part of its local commitment to carry content from Disney+. Globo already has a premium streaming service (Globoplay) and the addition of Disney’s service means that Brazilian viewers can subscriber to both for $6.69 a […]

November 9, 2020By Chris Forrester

Mayer joins Access Industries

Access Industries, a US-based industrial group with global strategic investments, has announced that former TikTok CEO and Walt Disney executive Kevin Mayer has joined the company as a senior media adviser. Mayer will focus on Access’ strategic media-related businesses and identify new opportunities, across media, entertainment and telecommunications sectors, from wireless communications and production services […]

November 9, 2020

On Pointe debuts on Disney+ on Dec 18

Disney+ has announced that the complete original six-part docu-series “On Pointe”, directed and produced by Larissa Bills, will premiere exclusively on the service on December 18th. On Pointe captures a season in New York City’s world renowned School of American Ballet (SAB). Featuring unprecedented access to one of the top youth ballet institutions in the […]

November 9, 2020

ESPN cuts 500 jobs

Disney’s ESPN will reduce its workforce by about 500 people, network president Jimmy Pitaro has told employees. The US sports network has about 6,000 employees, so the cuts amoun to about 8 per cent of its total workforce. “For some time, ESPN has been engaged in planning for its future amidst tremendous disruption in how […]

November 6, 2020

myCanal OTT going global

With 14.9 million unique visitors per month in France and 1.4 billion views, Canal+ Group is set to expand its myCanal OTT app to TV screens as well as worldwide. The company revealed during a virtual press conference that its OTT service is going to be launched on MacOS in the coming days, along with […]

November 5, 2020From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Survey: Amazon & HBO lead SVoD growth in Spain

Amazon Prime Video and HBO experienced the largest growth in the Spanish SVoD market, according to a 1,000-sample survey by consultancy firm GECA. Some 62.1 per cent of all

November 3, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid