Take 1 is aggressively developing and expanding their existing localisation and access service divisions. The new business focus caters for the growing demand for global content and has already resulted in several new appointments, technology acquisitions and partnerships. Take 1 is best known for providing transcription and translation services to media and entertainment companies including […]
Rotten Tomatoes, the TV and movie review aggrebation website, has continued the expansion of its Rotten Tomatoes OTT channel, by launching on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free ad-supported video service. The Rotten Tomatoes Channel features 24/7 linear programming, over a dozen originally produced shows and nearly 200 hours of premium long and short-form video content […]
Following a weekend of record-setting metrics, WWE delivered the most-viewed and highest-grossing SummerSlam PPV in the company’s history. The 34th SummerSlam event took place on August 21st at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in front of a capacity crowd, and saw both Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar make their returns after long absences. Performance […]
Comcast Corporation and ViacomCBS have announced a partnership to launch a new SVoD service, branded SkyShowtime, in more than 20 European territories. At launch, SkyShowtime will offer 10,000+ hours of entertainment, movies and original series from the NBCUniversal, Sky and ViacomCBS portfolio of brands, including titles from Showtime, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+ Originals, Sky Studios, […]
Commerce Signals, a Verisk company and specialist in payment based marketing solutions, has announced the SVOD Trends Report, a new service that tracks and analyses consumer subscription behavior on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Paramount+ and Peacock across a variety of key performance indicators. The SVOD Trends Report is a companion service […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s study about the Tokyo Olympic Games reveals that NBCUniversal’s strategy of placing key Olympic coverage on its new Peacock AVoD service appears to have paid off for both NBCU and its advertisers. Peacock’s Olympic viewers had good news for advertisers. According to Hub’s study, 2021 Hub Olympics Flash Study, half […]
Suggesting the initiative will launch NBCUniversal-wide efforts to reach and connect with what it terms ‘200%ers’ – Latinos who are 100 per cent Latino and 100 per cent American, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has created a new Hispanic Streaming business division exclusively dedicated to super charge the growth of Latinos on Peacock and across all Telemundo […]
As US households increasingly shift towards online content platforms, a quarter of US Internet users now rely on a mix of Advertising-funded Video on Demand (AVoD) and Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) services for their entertainment, notes research firm Ampere Analysis. This figure has risen from 15 per cent in Q1 2020. Ampere’s latest catalogue […]
VIZIO SmartCast viewers can access the on-demand BET+ streaming service on SmartCast TVs from August 4th. BET+ offers thousands of hours of hit movies, TV shows, stage plays and more from the best Black creators. With new, exclusive originals premiering each month, BET+ offers the best of Black culture with titles like First Wives Club, […]
WWE has announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2021. “During the second quarter, we generated solid financial results as we continued to focus on building fan engagement,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “With the announced return to live event touring and robust ticket demand, we believe we can further […]