In today’s world with ubiquitous online subscriptions, sometimes password sharing means putting sensitive information at risk. And it’s especially ill-advised during this golden age for hackers and digital thieves, suggests authentication platform Beyond Identity. Nevertheless, sharing streaming accounts, such as Netflix and Hulu, is incredibly common. The company recently surveyed more than 1,000 people across […]
Fetch TV has begun rolling out its latest Set-Top-Box (STB), the Mighty Gen 4 Personal Video Recorder (PVR). The Mighty Gen 4 PVR is powered by the latest in chipset and Wi-Fi technology, and represents an upgrade to the very popular Mighty Gen 3 PVR. Fetch also upgraded its puck offering with the introduction of […]
Hulu and Disney+ have today that the third and final season of the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed “Love, Victor” will premiere with all eight episodes on June 15th, on both streaming services. Season one and two are now streaming on Hulu and will be added to Disney+ on June 15th. “We are proud of ‘Love, Victor’ […]
With rollouts from Disney+, SkyShowtime and HBO Max, 2022 should prove to be a significant year for Eastern European SVoD, according to the Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The report forecasts that the region will have 43 million SVoD subscriptions by 2027; up from 23 million […]
To simplify and increase the efficiency of streaming video delivery, Disney Streaming and Lumen Technologies are leading an effort to produce standardised CDN configuration metadata and application programming interfaces (APIs) for the streaming video industry. The multi-year effort is made possible by both companies’ participation in the Streaming Video Alliance (SVA), a consortium of 100+ […]
Michael Bologna has joined data-powered CTV ad experience firm BrightLine in the new position of Chief Accelerator, it was announced today by co-founders Jacqueline Corbelli and Rob Aksman. Embedded with major media clients such as Disney, NBCU, Discovery Networks, Fox, and Seven West Media in Australia, BrightLine delivers connected TV ad experiences for 72 of […]
After a persistent drop in recent years, the number of TV channels in Italy started growing again in 2021, mainly on the free-to-air DTT platform, according to the annual report of sector organisation Confindustria Radio TV. At the same time, as a result of closures of third party channels (Disney, AXN, Fox, Discovery, RCS) due […]
Disney has announced that original series The Old Man, a new drama starring Jeff Bridges, will be coming soon to Disney+ under the Star banner in the UK. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, The Old Man centres on Dan Chase, played by Bridges, who absconded from the CIA […]
The Walt Disney Company will launch its Disney+ streaming service in South Africa in May. The output will offer quality including 4K and says that up to 4 devices will be able to stream simultaneously, thereby directly challenging the recent decisions by DStv which limits output to a single stream. May 18th is the launch […]
Netflix reported a net loss of 200,000 subscribers during its January-March Q1/2022 trading period (compared with Q4/2021) and admitted that there might be worse to come during this current quarter. The loss is the first in more than 10 years of subscriber growth and prompted a 25.73 per cent crash in the company’s share price. […]