Throughout 2023 and now 2024, we have seen how competitive the climate is for streaming services. Netflix still leads the pack, while many production companies that threw their hat into the ring have now capitulated or merged with larger entities. Paramount may be the latest, but it’s just one of four other streamers battling for […]
AMC Networks has reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30th. The company saw a $29.2 million (€26.7m) net loss compared to net income of $70.2 million in the same period last year. The results included a $68 million impairment charge against AMC’s international operations and $29 million against BBC America – its […]
The uptake of Netflix’s ad tier in the UK continues to grow, according to Ampere Analysis. By the end of June 2024, ad-tier users accounted for 15 per cent of Netflix’s UK user base, surpassing the 11 per cent proportion of the streamer’s ad-tier users in the US. Ad-tier sign-ups have been largely driven by […]
US-based Filmustage, an AI platform that enhances the film pre-production phase, has announced a $1.5 million (€1.37m) seed funding round led by UK-based VC fund Raw Ventures with US-based Geek Ventures among other investors. Filmustage reduces the time and effort required for manual breakdowns by 90 per cent, allowing production teams to operate more efficiently. […]
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, the animated film set in the iconic world of SpongeBob SquarePants, shored up 12.8 million views in the week commencing July 29th to land atop Netflix’s English Films List and was the most-watched title of the week. Find Me Falling, the romantic comedy starring Harry Connick Jr, claimed […]
Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data and analysis on the global video streaming landscape. Kantar’s EoD study uncovers the following behaviours within the global VoD market between April to June 2024: Ad-supported streaming saw significant growth in Q2 2024, with AVoD increasing by 10 per […]
Following a world tour, his critically-acclaimed debut Netflix special, David Letterman appearance, and dancing on a table with Timothée Chalamet in Wonka, Phil Wang is set to release his second Netflix Original stand-up special Wang in There, Baby! on the September 3rd. Taped at London’s only candlelit theatre, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe, Wang […]
Gaming has a vast global audience and is a key driver of culture, yet in-game advertising spend remains stubbornly low, according to WARC Media’s latest Global Ad Trends report titled Gaming: Advertising’s untapped opportunity. Alex Brownsell, Head of WARC Media, commented: “Gaming is huge, both in audience and cultural impact, and its highly complex ecosystem […]
Part 1 of Cobra Kai’s sixth and final season held onto the #1 spot on Netflix’s English TV List (9.5 million views) in the week commencing July 22nd, and championed Season 1 back onto the list at #9 (1.9 million views). Part 2 is set to be released on November 15th, and Part 3 drops […]
An increasing number of TV viewers are accepting advertising in streaming video and they are readily able to discern the differences in how various services deliver the ad experience. Hub Entertainment Research has released the latest wave of its semi-annual TV Advertising: Fact vs Fiction survey indicating that ad-supported streaming services are on the rise, and […]