London’s MCM Comic Con retuned at the ExCeL Arena this past weekend for the first time in nearly 2 years having been wiped from the calendar in recent times as a result of the pandemic. The show was headlined by the cast of Disney+ hit Marvel show Loki, but also on the bill were Charlie […]
Rise, a new film from Disney based on the triumphant real life story about the remarkable family that produced the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league – Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Laker Kostas Antetokounmpo – will debut in 2022 on […]
SVoD service Disney+ and VIDAA, a Linux-based smart TV operating system, have announced that Disney+ will be coming soon to VIDAA Smart OS-powered Hisense and Toshiba smart televisions, with the latest firmware version. Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic, along with The […]
The yallo product family continues to grow and Christoph Richartz, Chief YOL Officer at Sunrise UPC, has announcde: “We are impressing more and more customers with innovative and powerful products and want to continue growing. Following the addition of fiber optics to our mobile portfolio offer, we are now taking another step towards becoming a […]
A report from investment bank Morgan Stanley looks at the impact Covid has had on the film industry and with movie-going restarting assesses future industry prospects. But there’s one powerful message from the bank; the streamers are winning. “The movie business is dead, long live the movie business,” says Morgan Stanley. “Since the onset of […]
Netflix remains the preferred streaming platform for Italians, trailed by Amazon Prime Video, although the share of both is falling. Netflix has a 28 per cent market share in Italy, ahead of Amazon Prime Video (27 per cent) and Disney+ (16 per cent), according to daily Il Sole 24 Ore, citing data from streaming search […]
Molten, an enterprise cloud platform built from the ground up, has raised $7 million (€6m) in total seed funding, with investments from top Hollywood and tech luminaries as well as venture firms to help the company further develop its solution and operations. The seed round was led by Abstract Ventures; with participation from Ashton Kutcher, […]
At a regional press and partner event, The Walt Disney Company showcased a slate of global, regional and local language content for Disney+, and unveiled over 20 new APAC content titles including 18 Originals. Disney said consumers can look forward to a wide range of original stories by top content creators from the region, in […]
LG Electronics will expand the availability of content streaming options for third-party TVs running its proprietary webOS platform. With the firmware update now rolling out, viewers with webOS TVs can access an enriched viewing experience with even more popular services to choose from. To expand access to its popular TV platform to more consumers worldwide […]
Disney+ has announced that David Bruckner’s The Night House will premiere exclusively on the streaming service in UK on October 27th, under the Star banner. The psychological horror movie was well received by movie-goers and critics upon its cinema release in August, and currently holds a ‘fresh’ rating of 86 per cent on review aggregation […]