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Disney+ adds 3.8m subs in Q4

The Walt Disney Company has reported earnings for its fourth quarter and full year ended September 27th 2025. Q4 revenues were at $22.5 billion (€19.3bn) – comparable to Q4 fiscal 2024 – and increased 3 per cent for the year to $94.4 billion from $91.4 billion in the prior year. Total segment operating income decreased […]

November 13, 2025

Cast, directors, writers revealed for Shogun Season 2

The global hit drama series, FX’s Shōgun, has announced the new and returning cast joining the series for the second season, as well as the directors and writers lined up for the next chapter of the Emmy Award-winning show, which is set over a decade after the events of the first season. The second season will […]

November 13, 2025

Nippon TV signs deal with CJ ENM, Disney+ for Merry Berry Love

Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment company, has announced its first-ever partnership with CJ ENM, a leading entertainment company in Korea, for the co-production of a new cross-cultural romantic comedy drama series titled Merry Berry Love (working title). The series follows a down-on-his-luck spatial designer and a strawberry farmer as they find love on a remote […]

November 13, 2025

Barb: Q3 UK SVoD subs dip; ad-tier take up continues

Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.5 million UK homes (69.5 per cent) had access to a SVoD service in Q3 2025. This is a slight dip from 20.6 million UK homes in Q2 2025. The service-level subscriptions data are as follows: Netflix: 17.6 […]

November 11, 2025

Disney releases Best Christmas Ever short from Taika Waititi

Disney has released its new original, A Disney Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever, directed by Academy Award winner Taika Waititi and featuring the voice of Hollywood actor John Goodman. At the centre of the story is a little girl and her doodle who comes to life on Christmas Day after Santa mistakes the drawing for […]

November 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Mundo Pixar Experience coming to London

Mundo Pixar Experience, a multi-sensory exhibition which offers fans of all ages a chance to enter the universes of Pixar’s most iconic films, will open at Wembley Park, London on February 13th 2026. Following its record-breaking success in Brazil, Mexico, Belgium and Spain, where it welcomed over 3.2 million visitors and received widespread acclaim, Mundo […]

November 10, 2025

Data: Ad-supported subscriptions hit record high in UK

Worldpanel by Numerator has found that ad-supported streaming made up ground on ad-free alternatives, with a seismic YoY increase of 6 million viewers in the UK now willing to see content with ads. Brits’ preparedness to accept ads on VoD streaming platforms continues to skyrocket as ad-supported streaming hit a record 23 million subscriptions in […]

November 5, 2025

Google ends Movies Anywhere partnership

Google has terminated its long-standing partnership with Movies Anywhere, the industry-backed service that enabled consumers access to purchased films across ecosystems. Google Play and YouTube users can no longer sync new purchases to their Movies Anywhere libraries, nor can they redeem digital codes through Google’s platforms into the shared locker. Previously owned titles remain accessible […]

November 4, 2025

Australia: Local production quota for streamers

New Australian rules require global streaming platforms with more than 1 million Australian subscribers to spend 10 per cent of their total Australian expenditure – or 7.5 per cent of their revenues – on local originals. Australia’s Labor government has long planned to bring in the quotas as part of its Revive cultural policy. Global […]

November 4, 2025

Fubo sees record Q3 subs

FuboTV has reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2025. In the quarter, Fubo’s North America streaming business delivered total revenue of $368.6 million (€319.9m), down 2.3 per cent year-over-year (YoY), and 1.63 million paid subscribers, up 1.1 per cent YoY. Notably, the subscriber result was Fubo’s highest for a third […]

November 3, 2025