As the entertainment landscape shifts and viewing habits fragment, the Smart TV Home Screen is becoming a powerful driver of UK entertainment choices, influencing how viewers engage with films both in cinemas and at home. According to research from LG Ad Solutions, the Home Screen is not only where audiences discover what to watch – […]
Mega Movie Weekend has returned, running from April 17th to April 19th) offering a range of titles at promotional prices to help audiences build their digital libraries. The campaign runs across key retailers, including Prime Video, Sky Store, the Apple TV app, Rakuten TV and EE TV Store, with prices starting at £2.99. Titles available […]
Debut data from Ampere’s new Streaming Advertising Analytics service (US) shows that major streamers are using different strategies for ad delivery for movies and TV series. Movies deliver longer, uninterrupted viewing, while episodic TV supports higher ad frequency through natural breakpoints and binge viewing. The findings highlight how platforms are matching ad delivery with content […]
Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker are reuniting for Cunk on Cinema, another entrant in their celebrated seasons of faux documentaries – this time examining the world’s love affair with movies. Cunk On Cinema will debut on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two and on Netflix outside of the UK and Ireland on a date TBC. Production […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a study titled Film and TV content in TVoD, SVoD and FoD catalogues – 2025 edition, authored by analyst Christian Grece, and using data from JustWatch. The report highlights a stark contrast between the diversity of individual titles available and their actual presence across streaming and VoD catalogues in […]
Prime Video in Germany and Austria has agreed a multi-year deal with Leonine Studios, the German independent media company. Per the deal, Prime Video will take all movies from the Leonine theatrical slate with theatrical release dates starting January 1st 2026, along with six months of exclusive SVoD rights within the pay-2 window, and other […]
Research has revealed that 100 of the biggest films of all time are not available to stream in the UK. The study, by SEO agency Dark Horse, analysed 371 major films – the 191 movies nominated for Best Picture Oscar between 2000 and 2025, plus the top 180 grossing films worldwide of all time – […]
Virgin Media O2 has launched three new FAST channels from Rakuten TV. Available to Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top box, the channels offer viewers 24/7 access to TV favourites, including: Rakuten TV Drama (Ch462): Customers can enjoy popular movies including The Big Short, Gosford Park and JFK. Rakuten TV Comedy (Ch463): From Big Momma’s House […]
Vilpa Films, the production company established my Mexican producer, filmmaker and author Alejandro Vilpa, will launch its new streaming platform, Vilpa Max, on January 31st 20206. The platform will seek to provide short filmmakers from around the world an opportunity to present their work to a global audience. Vilpa Max, which will at first roll […]
wedotv, the free ad-supported streaming network, has announced a distribution agreement with Samsung TV Plus APAC. Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung TV Plus will launch three of wedotv’s FAST channels in the Asia Pacific market in early 2026: wedotv sports, wedotv movies, and Time2Rlx. “Since launching in Asia in February of 2024, wedotv has made significant progress […]