The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published the 2021–22 Australian content expenditure data for SVoD service providers. This is the third year the ACMA has collected SVoD expenditure data on Australian content – data which is provided on a voluntary basis by the SVoD providers. As a recent entrant into the market, this […]
Disney+ has announced that Brandy and Rita Ora will journey to the fantastical kingdom of Auradon in “The Pocketwatch” (working title), the latest installment in the music-driven megahit “Descendants” franchise from Disney Branded Television. Brandy will return to the role of Cinderella, which she first played in Walt Disney Television’s iconic 1997 version of “Rogers […]
SVoD service Disney+ is now available on the latest generation Vodafone Portugal set-top boxes, the VboxPro 4K, allowing subscribers to watch titles from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and Star. Vodafone clients can enjoy the promotional offer quickly, intuitively, and conveniently on their computers, smartphones, and a wide range of electronic devices. “The […]
Disney had announced that celebrated artists Dua Lipa, Kiki Dee and Brandi Carlile will join musical icon Elton John on stage during his final North American performance at Dodger Stadium, paying tribute to the singer and his legendary career. Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium will exclusively be livestreamed on November 21st at 4am GMT […]
The Walt Disney Company has reported earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 1st 2022. The Disney+ streaming service now has 164.2 million global subscribers, an increase of 12.1 million on Q3. However, Disney warned executives in a conference call that growth is expected to slow in the fiscal first quarter. Across […]
Atresmedia, operator of six FTA TV channels in Spain, including Antena 3 TV and La Sexta, has publicly ridiculed the biggest global streaming platforms services in the country – namely Netflix, HBO, Prime Video and Disney+ – for including advertising (or launching a cheaper tier with ads in Netflix’s case) on their services, despite previous […]
As traditional TV networks revenues continue their decline in favour of digital, global groups from the US reach records in attention captured across OTT platforms in Europe: Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Warner Bros Discovery and Comcast together gathered 73 per cent of European SVoD subscriptions and Alphabet and Meta alone concentrated around half of Europe’s […]
Disney+ has announced the cast for “The Acolyte,” an upcoming original Star Wars series from Lucasfilm. Joining the previously announced Amandla Stenberg (“The Hate U Give”) are Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”), Manny Jacinto (“Nine Perfect Strangers”), Dafne Keen (“His Dark Materials”), Jodie Turner-Smith (“Queen & Slim”), Rebecca Henderson (“Inventing Anna”), Charlie Barnett (“Russian […]
Streaming services may be heading into tougher times, according to a TMT Intelligence Report. Not only is the competition fierce and cost of acquiring and producing content high; subscribers may be nearing their limit with how many subscriptions they carry and what they spend. To gain more insight into the state of the market, J.D. […]
Interbrand has announced its Best Global Brands 2022 ranking at Web Summit 2022. Apple holds onto the number one position for its 10th consecutive year, while Microsoft has moved up into second place, overtaking Amazon. Microsoft, Tesla and Chanel have seen the greatest YoY percentage growth, all increasing brand value by 32 per cent. Despite […]