One of the ways Americans reacted to pandemic restrictions during 2020 was to load up on TV streaming services to help fill their shelter-at-home time. But according to Hub Entertainment Research’s newest wave of Predicting the Pandemic research, consumers’ reliance on streaming services seems to have shifted from ‘stop-gap’ to established behaviour. Highlights from the […]
The pandemic has given a boost to consumption of pay-TV in Spain. Viewing time of Vodafone TV has increased by 34 per cent in one year, with customers being in front of their TV set for an average of 74 minutes more than pre-pandemic every day. The usage of OTT platforms integrated into Vodafone – […]
David E. Talbert and Lyn Sisson-Talbert have signed a first-look deal to write, direct and produce movies for Netflix, via their production company Golden Alchemy. The deal follows the success of Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Netflix’s first original live-action musical. Talbert wrote, directed and produced the hit film, which was also produced by Sisson-Talbert. […]
Netflix has acquired the rights to BOOM! Studios comic book, BRZRKR, and will first adapt the story into a feature film followed by an anime spin-off series. BRZRKR is created by Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves, who has co-wrote the comic book series with New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt. Reeves will play the lead […]
In a year when the Covid-19 global pandemic kept people around the world mostly at home, the global home/mobile entertainment market grew to new heights, according to the 2020 THEME Report from the Motion Picture Association, which finds that subscriptions to
Nominees for this year’s Oscars have been told that appearing at the ceremony via Zoom will not be an option. In a letter to nominees, published by Deadline, the show’s producers said they had gone to “great lengths” to ensure the safety of those in attendance. The letters read: “For those of you unable to […]
In honour of 16th anniversary of the US sitcom The Office, US streaming service Peacock is making all nine seasons of the series available for free from now until March 25th. All seasons of The Office, including The Office: Superfan Episodes, are streaming exclusively on the NBCUniversal-owned platform throughout the US. Fans of The Office […]
Spanish pay-TV platform Movistar has added Atresmedia’s Atresplayer and Mediaset’s Mitele Plus to its line-up. Movistar’s four million subscribers will be able to have access to the premium OTT services via their respective apps in the platform and also through the STB search function. The integration agreement is a timely boost to the platforms in […]
Sky Studios has launched Transistor Films, a new, wholly-owned factual and unscripted production company headed by producer, Danny Tipping. The company, based in London, launches under the new label this week with Executive Producer Ned Parker, Series Producer Zoe Hines and Development Executive Jason Oates joining the company. Most recently, Tipping and the team that […]
Until very recently, password sharing has not really been a major issue – at least not publicly. However, this seems to have changed as Netflix recently took it upon itself to combat password sharing. This coincides with a maturing market and fewer households left to sign up. And, of course, with fierce competition over stacking […]