Netflix and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) have reached an agreement to renew the existing licensing deal for animated films including those from Illumination and DreamWorks Animation (DWA) and, in the future, will add US rights to live-action films from both Universal Pictures and Focus Features. As part of the new agreement, Netflix will continue […]

Griselda, the limited series starring and executive produced by Sofía Vergara, spent its third week at #1 on the Netflix English TV List with 10.3 million views in the week commencing February 10th. One Day, the new limited series starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall and adapted from David Nicholls’ celebrated romance novel, debuted in […]

SkyShowtime‘s next set of launches will see the streaming service’s biggest expansion to date, incorporating eight new markets across Central and Eastern Europe. On February 14th, SkyShowtime will bring its offering to customers across Albania, Czechia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. This multi-territory roll-out will bring the number of live markets for […]

JetBlue, the US airline with free high-speed Fly-Fi and seatback screens at every seat, on every plane, is launching a partnership with NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock. Beginning spring 2023, Peacock will become the exclusive streaming partner of JetBlue. Customers will be able to tune into a selection of Peacock Originals, including series such as Bel-Air, […]

The Foxtel Group and NBCUniversal (NBCU) have announced a new, multi-year partnership that will deliver blockbuster movies, drama, comedy, reality, news, and more to fuel the Group’s subscription TV and streaming platforms. With the addition of thousands of hours of NBCU’s iconic TV series and movies across a variety of genres, Foxtel Group now significantly […]

Supervillain Gru and his yellow sidekicks are back, as brand-new content from Illumination and Universal Pictures’ Minions: The Rise of Gru is released, just in time for the summer, when the mischievous Minions return to cinemas once again. The exclusive new content is being shared as part of pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust […]

Sky Cinema 4K, the first channel in Italy entirely dedicated to movies in 4K HDR, will launch on January 28th. Sky Cinema 4K will be available on channel 313, adding to the 11 Sky Cinema branded channels, and will be available at no additional cost to all Sky Cinema customers with Sky Q via satellite […]

Netflix and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) have announced a multi-year, exclusive licensing deal in the US for animated feature films. The Netflix window will begin after a four month Peacock window.  This new agreement builds upon Netflix’s pre-existing Illumination output deal with Universal to now include DreamWorks Animation. Tentpole releases such as Minions: The […]

Universal Pictures have announced that new movies from the studio will head exclusively to NBCUniversal’s US streaming service Peacock after they play in cinemas. Under a new licensing agreement, which starts with the 2022 theatrical slate, Universal’s movies will be available exclusively on Peacock no later than four months after their cinema premiere. The films […]

Universal and AMC Entertainment have announced a new multi-year agreement that will see Universal films exhibited in AMC Theatres in the US for a much shorter window before being made available to rent in homes, transforming the way Hollywood has done business for decades. The agreement includes at least three weekends (17-days) of theatrical exclusivity […]