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Research: Most essential SVoDs identified

New research from Aluma Insights finds two-thirds of US Netflix buyers view the service as indispensable to meeting household video needs. Hulu and Disney+ were the only other top-16 services in which more than half of subscribers considered the service essential instead of just nice to have. Conversely, Epix Now, Apple TV+, and Peacock were […]

March 14, 2023By Colin Mann

Disney+ announces cast for Kaiser Karl

Disney+ has unveiled the star-studded cast of its original series “Kaiser Karl,” which chronicles the rise of Karl Lagerfeld through the world of 1970s Parisian high fashion. In 1972, a 38-year-old Karl Lagerfeld aspired to become the most famous French fashion designer, at a time when Yves Saint Laurent reigned supreme. After meeting and falling […]

March 9, 2023

Tiny Beautiful Things on Disney+ UK this April

Disney+ has released the trailer for the upcoming original limited series Tiny Beautiful Things starring Kathryn Hahn and produced by ABC Signature and Hello Sunshine. All eight episodes of the series will be available on April 7th exclusively on Disney+ in the UK. Based on the best-selling collection by Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things follows […]

March 7, 2023

Forecast: LatAm OTT revenues at $16bn by 2028

OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 19 Latin American countries will increase by $7 billion (€6.6bn) between 2022 and 2028 to reach $16 billion, according to the Latin America OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. AVoD and SVoD will each add $3 billion over this period. SVoD will […]

March 6, 2023

Disney+, Miles Cyrus reunite for Endless Summer

Disney+ will celebrate multiplatinum-selling recording artist Miley Cyrus’ eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation with an original special event, Miley Cyrus ‒ Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions). Cyrus serves as executive producer on the music-focused performance special from Disney Branded Television will showcase new music from Endless Summer Vacation, including Flowers, which has been No. […]

March 3, 2023By Nik Roseveare

SVoD study: Netflix offers most value for money

Over one million Brits cancelled their streaming service subscriptions early last year with ‘wanting to save’ as the primary reason for doing so. With broadband prices set to rise by up to 17 per cent this April, many ware expected to streamline their spending again, but which streaming service offers the most value for money? […]

March 2, 2023

Report: Asda’s Elf named favourite TV ad of 2022

System1 and ITV have revealed the top-performing UK ads of 2022, including work from Aldi and McCann, Boots and VMLY&R, Amazon and Lucky Generals, Tourism Australia and M&C Saatchi, and more. The creative was ranked using System1’s Test Your Ad platform, which measures viewers’ second-by-second emotional responses to advertising and features a database of nearly […]

February 28, 2023

Peter Pan & Wendy premieres on Disney+ in April

Peter Pan & Wendy, a live-action reimagining of the classic J.M. Barrie novel and the 1953 animated movie, will begin streamingexclusively on Disney+ from April 28th. Peter Pan & Wendy introduces Wendy Darling, a young girl looking to avoid boarding school who meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and […]

February 28, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Forecast: SVoD revenues at $124bn by 2028

Global SVoD revenues will reach $124 billion (€117.3bn) by 2028, up from $99 billion in 2022 according to the SVoD Forecasts Update report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will add $5 billion of the $25 billion additional revenues between 2022 and 2028. Second-placed China will gain an extra $1 billion. “This growth […]

February 27, 2023

Pascal, Favreau visit The Forge ahead of The Mandalorian Season 3

Disney+ released photos of The Mandalorian showrunner/executive producer Jon Favreau and star Pedro Pascal posing for photographs at the opening of The Forge: Inspired by The Mandalorian exhibit in London to mark Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 3. The third season of the celebrated series from Lucasfilm premieres March 1st, exclusively on Disney+. The journeys […]

February 22, 2023By Nik Roseveare