Europe’s video entertainment landscape is evolving rapidly, with continued growth across the region and streaming services seeing strong gains in key markets. A trio of new reports from Futuresource Consulting showcases the countries where audiences continue to embrace a wide breadth of content, whether that’s coming through traditional pay-TV operators or via direct SVoD services. […]
Reedpop has announced that the cast of Star Wars: The Bad Batch will be guests at MCM Comic Con in London this May. Dee Bradley Baker (The Bad Batch, Captain Rex and other clones), Michelle Ang (Omega) and Noshir Dalal (Vice Admiral Rampart and other characters) will be at the convention from May 23rd to […]
ANGA COM, which runs from June 3rd to 5th in Cologne, has published a preview of its conference programme with a high participation of CEOs. The exhibition is also on course to break records with already 480 exhibitor registrations from 40 countries and bookings for more stand space than last year. In 2024, the Exhibition […]
Barb, the audience measurement specialist, has announced that Disney+ has become the latest VoD service to join its Advanced Campaign Hub. Advanced Campaign Hub leverages Barb panel and first-party insights in combination with census-level impressions supplied by participating VoD services. This enables users to forecast the unduplicated reach and frequency delivered by campaigns on linear […]
Season 36 of the hit animated series The Simpsons is now streaming exclusively on Disney+ UK for the first time. The first five episodes of the series – recognised as the longest-running US scripted show in television history – are available now, and new episodes will be added weekly. In the premiere episode of Season […]
Streaming audiences around the world will be able to stream the musical drama Mufasa: The Lion King on Disney+ from March 26th. Directed by Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins and featuring all-new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda – including the viral sensation, I Always Wanted a Brother – Mufasa: The Lion King has been a huge hit […]
Disney+ has announced that the hit breakout series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives will return for a second season on May 15th with all 10-episodes streaming exclusively on Disney+ in the UK, and viewers can tune in for a shocking appearance from ex-MomTokker Miranda McWhorter (@miranda_mcw). The scandalous world of Mormon #MomTok returns bigger […]
The Devil In The Family: The Fall Of Ruby Franke docu-series on Disney+ has proved an immediate hit with viewers. In its first five days of streaming the series drove 7.9 million global views, becoming the biggest docu-series on Disney+ in the UK and EMEA to date and held a top spot on the Disney+ […]
Disney+ has revealed the launch date and official key art for the upcoming UK Original, The Stolen Girl produced by Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios) with Brightstar. The five-part psychological drama launches exclusively April 16th on Disney+ worldwide. In the US, Freeform will roll out episodes weekly at 10:00 PM ET beginning April […]
The Disney Company is to let go of around six per cent of staff at its ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks units. The layoffs will effect some 200 employees and is being made to save costs on divisions that now aren’t seen as important in the ongoing shift to streaming. As part of […]