Disney+ has announced that 20th Century Studios’ The King’s Man will debut on Disney+ under the Star banner in select international markets and on Star+ in Latin America as follows: February 9th: UK & Ireland, Japan, Korea February 23rd: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg March 2nd:  Latin America The King’s Man […]

Netflix has announced its first price increases since 2020, which go into effect immediately for new subscribers in the US, and will be rolled out gradually for existing customers. The new price plans are: A basic plan (one screen at a time; no HD) is rising to $9.99 per month (from $8.99). A standard plan […]

Celebrity free and unbroadcast due to a diversity controversy with its organisers, the Golden Globes were dominated by SVoD players – and particularly HBO Max. Its show Succession claimed the Golden Globe for best drama, while Hacks was named best comedy. HBO claimed six Golden Globes in all. The others – with regards to series […]

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, a member of the Discovery family of brands, has announced that OWN is now available to Hulu + Live TV subscribers in the US. Hulu + Live TV subscribers have access to live broadcasts of OWN’s award-winning programming line-up, including the new series Ladies Who List: Atlanta and The Kings of […]

AMC Networks has completed the acquisition of Houston-based Sentai, a global supplier of anime content and merchandise, with brands including the anime-focused HIDIVE direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service. The acquisition includes all of the member interests from Cool Japan Fund, a public-private Japanese investment fund. With access to key content creators in Japan, Sentai distributes and […]

FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has announced the appointment of Daniel Gagliardi as Vice President, Digital Distribution and Business Development. As Vice President of Digital Distribution and Business Development, Gagliardi will spearhead and manage the growth and performance optimisation of FilmRise AVoD and FAST channels in addition to creating […]

Social advertising competitive intelligence and brand analytics platform BrandTotal has released new data on how the world’s leading streaming services have advertised across top social media channels ahead of the Christmas holiday. For the study, BrandTotal analysed paid social media ad campaigns for Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV Plus, Peacock, and Paramount+ – […]

Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 US paid subscription OTT video services, based on estimated numbers of subscribers through September 2021 from the firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker. The research firm reports that based on quarterly surveys of 10,000 US broadband households, more than 80 per cent of broadband households […]

Disney has announced that original limited series, Pam & Tommy, will premiere on February 2nd in the UK with the first three episodes (of eight) available under the Star banner on the Disney+ streaming platform. The biographical drama depicts the 1995 marriage between Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, drummer in the band Mötley […]

As FX increases its programming output, Disney announces that the brand is evolving to reflect the global role it now plays entertaining audiences across Disney’s direct-to-consumer and linear services, including Hulu and the FX and FXX linear channels in the US, Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in all other territories. Aligning with the Company’s […]