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HBO Max’s West Wing Special to air Oct 15

HBO Max has announced that A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote will premiere on the US streaming platform on October 15th, dropping just two weeks prior to the national election. This timely special marks the first time in 17 years that the original cast of the Emmy- and Peabody Award–winning hit […]

September 23, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Raised by Wolves is HBO Max’s #1 original

After becoming the best-performing Max original since the SVoD platform’s launch in the US, HBO Max has ordered a second season of Raised by Wolves, a serialised sci-fi series from celebrated filmmaker Ridley Scott. The series, which debuted with three episodes on September 3rd, has continued to be a strong performer in its second week on […]

September 18, 2020

HBO Max to celebrate Batman Day

HBO Max will mark Batman Day, which this year falls on September 19th, with a number of social media activities, free digital comics, and access to a huge library of Batman series and films from the DC library. In a press statement, the US streamer said: “Fans of all ages around the world can embrace […]

September 18, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Research: Studio ‘sales to own services’ now 30%

The share of content licensed to services owned by Studios across European markets has increased from 18 per cent in 2018 to 30 per cent in the last year, according to data from international content consultancy 3Vision. Media consolidation has helped to fuel direct-to-consumer (D2C) growth over the past few years with multiple services launched […]

September 16, 2020

HBO Max orders comedy series from Waititi

HBO Max, the US direct-to-consumer offering from WarnerMedia, has ordered the period comedy Our Flag Means Death to series. Oscar winner and multi-Emmy Award nominee Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Jojo Rabbit, The Mandalorian) will executive produce the series and direct the pilot. Series creator and showrunner David Jenkins (People of Earth) executive […]

September 16, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Analyst: E Europe to add 16m SVoD subs

Eastern Europe will have 26.42 million paying SVoD subscriptions by 2025, more than double the 10.26 million recorded by end-2019 according to the Eastern Europe SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the 16 million additional subscriptions, Russia will generate 4.8 million to take its total to 8.8 million and Poland 5 […]

September 14, 2020

HBO Max orders more Doom Patrol

HBO Max has ordered a third season of Max Original Doom Patrol. Doom Patrol executive producer, Jeremy Carver, said: “On behalf of the wonderful cast, writers and crew, we are thrilled and grateful for the opportunity to return to Doom Manor. And we are especially thankful for our partners at Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, […]

September 14, 2020By Nik Roseveare

BBC acquires HBO Max’s Love Life

The BBC has acquired the romantic comedy series Love Life. The series, featuring Hollywood actor Anna Kendrick, was previously exclusive to US streamer HBO Max. It has been one of the top performing titles on the platform. The 10 episode series by Lionsgate Television explores the journey from first love to last love. The series […]

September 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Class Action Park draws big for HBO Max

The new HBO Max Original documentary Class Action Park has been the #1 movie on the US streaming platform since it debuted on August 27th. It is also the most popular title across the entire HBO Max catalogue among new subscribers, and ranks #3 among all subscribers behind the hit HBO series Lovecraft Country and […]

September 4, 2020

Analyst: LatAm to top 100m SVoD subscriptions

Latin America will have 100.35 million SVoD subscriptions by 2025, more than double the 42.15 million recorded at end-2019, according to the Latin America SVoD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. “Latin America will enjoy a wave of US-based platform launches over the next year,” advises Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV […]

September 1, 2020