HBO GO, WarnerMedia’s regional streaming service in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, has revealed a new pricing strategy and confirmed some of its tentpole programming for the rest of 2021. Three-month subscriptions in its six direct-to-consumer territories will be available at the following discounted monthly prices: Singapore – from S$9.99 (savings of more than 25%); Malaysia […]
Antony Root, EVP and Head of Original Production WarnerMedia EMEA has announced the appointment of Vera Peltekian as the newest addition to his team as VP and Commissioning Editor of Original Production France, WarnerMedia International. Based in Paris, Peltekian will commission Original Programming for HBO Max, the company’s direct-to-consumer video streaming platform. Peltekian will start […]
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 […]
HBO Max has announced its service will be available to customers in 27 territories during the initial phase of its European roll out. In an online presentation, WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform reaffirmed it will launch first in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain, and Andorra on October 26th and then in Central & Eastern Europe and […]
Moonbug Entertainment is releasing a new 3D animated programme starring Blippi. The new series, called Blippi Wonders, follows Blippi as his curiosity leads him on adventures that inspire learning through discovery and play. The new programme will air from September 29th on YouTube with a new 3-minute episode airing each Tuesday. “Blippi Wonders captures the […]
Social competitive intelligence and brand analytics platform BrandTotal has shared new data on how the world’s leading streaming services advertise across top social media channels. BrandTotal’s latest report, Social Intelligence Competitive Snapshot: The Streaming Wars, analysed all paid social advertising campaigns from Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV Plus, Peacock, and Paramount+, over a […]
WarnerMedia has unveiled its new regional hub for Asia (excluding China and Japan). Officially opened by Singapore’s Minister for Communications and Information (MCI) Josephine Teo, the office signals the full integration of WarnerMedia’s business in the region that includes Warner Bros, HBO and Turner brands. It also houses the new streaming platform HBO Max, which […]
Analyst firm Digital TV Research forecasts 47 million SVoD subscriptions in Eastern Europe by 2026; more than double from 22 million at end-2021. Russia will have 20 million subscriptions by 2026, up from 11 million at end-2021. Netflix will reach 10.36 million subscribers by 2026, double its 2021 total. Its Russian subscriber base will climb […]
Conviva, the intelligence cloud for streaming media, has released its State of Streaming: Content Discovery report for 2021, revealing how consumers find new streaming content to watch. The report showed content streamed for the first time was discovered in four ways: word of mouth (59 per cent), advertising (52 per cent), social media (49 per […]
The rise and proliferation of SVoD services is the most transformative media and entertainment development in recent years, notes Whip Media. SVoD has changed how people consume and purchase content and how studios and producers pursue monetising that content. Beyond that, it continues to force advertisers to find ways to reach viewers who have abandoned […]