Peacock and Lionsgate have announced a multi-year deal for The Continental, the three-part special event series based on the blockbuster action franchise, John Wick. Premiering exclusively on Peacock in 2023, The Continental will explore the origin story and inner workings of the exclusive Continental Hotel, a centerpiece of the John Wick Universe which serves as a refuge for […]
WWE has announced a record for first-day ticket sales for WrestleMania 39 taking placeat SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Over 90,000 tickets were sold within the first 24 hours – more than any event in WWE history and a 42 per cent increase over first-day sales for WrestleMania 38 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. WWE […]
Which ad-supported streaming services are viewers most satisfied with? A new Whip Media report, which included survey responses from about 2,500 US viewers, looked at that question. In particular, viewers were most satisfied with HBO Max’s ad-supported experience. Meanwhile, Hulu’s experience – due to a high level of viewer annoyance with their ads, left something […]
Ten new episodes of Prime Crime are now available to watch on-deman via Peacock. The true crime series, produced by Law&Crime Productions, is hosted and executive produced by attorney and Law & Crime anchor Jesse Weber. This series continues to take a deep dive into high-profile crime and courtroom stories, such as the televised trial […]
Using actual live streams of major international sporting events SSIMWAVE will show at IBC 2022 how its award-winning products can provide streaming providers with the video quality insights and competitive comparisons they need to make strategic decisions to manage and optimize subscriber satisfaction and engagement. Expanding on SSIMWAVE’s ongoing analysis of sports telecasts, the IBC […]
This year’s SummerSlam, the WWE premium live event which took plans on July 30th, emanated live on Peacock (in the US) and the WWE Network (everywhere else) from Nashville’s Nissan Stadium in front of a crowd of 48,449 and became the most-watched SummerSlam in company history. In a press statement, WWE Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon said: “During the week we surpassed […]
Comcast released its Q2 financials on July 28th and showed (for Q2) an improvement of 5.1 per cent in revenue (y-o-y), and for the half-year of 9.5 per cent (y-o-y). Sky’s ‘Adjusted EBITDA’ increased 54.1 per cent to $863 million, but in the numbers were Comcast’s ‘Total Customer Relationships’ and this is where Sky’s churn […]
The Western European market is experiencing a saturation of VoD offerings caused by the launch of a growing number of platforms, reports Dataxis. The growth of traditional players is slowing down and the launch of new platforms needs to be carefully planned to attract users. OTT services need to intensify their efforts to expand their […]
WWE has announced that tickets to WrestleMania 39 will go on August 12th 10am PT. WrestleMania will take place over the course of two nights on April 1st and April 2nd live from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Single and two-day combo tickets for WrestleMania can be purchased through Ticketmaster. In addition, WrestleMania Priority Passes […]
WWE’s official NFT marketplace, WWE Moonsault, has debuted its second official collection of WWE NFT Flips in advance of July 2nd’s annual premium live event, Money in the Bank, featuring Superstars Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins, Becky Lynch, Omos, Liv Morgan, Drew McIntyre, Alexa Bliss and Riddle at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The […]