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India: Animax + GEM on Prime Video Channels

KC Global Media, the Asian entertainment network, and Prime Video, India’s most loved entertainment destination, has announced the launch of Japanese entertainment pack, Animax + GEM on Prime Video Channels in India. Animax + GEM offers customers a selection of popular Japanese anime, drama, and variety programmes with English subtitles from KC Global Media’s linear […]

May 31, 2023

Barb: SVoD subs dip in UK

Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 19.08 million UK homes (67.4 per cent of households) had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in Q1 2023. This was a -1.7 per cent decrease from 19.42 million in Q4 2022, despite Apple TV+ and Sky’s NOW service both making strong gains. Netflix, […]

May 30, 2023

Sweden: Sandbox Kids on Prime Video Channels

Sandbox Kids, a provider of digital subscription content services for children and families, has launched a local-language preschool entertainment and learning channel in Sweden on Prime Video Channels. Offering young kids Swedish language entertainment, the Hopster channel brings together original productions and licensed family-favourite shows. Its lineup of content includes Octonauts (pictured), Teletubbies, Pingu, Louie […]

May 30, 2023

99 exclusive on Prime Video

Prime Video will premiere 99, the definitive documentary series of Manchester United’s historic treble-winning season, within which the iconic team won the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League across 10 pivotal days in 1999. The UK Original documentary will launch in over 240 countries and territories worldwide exclusively on Prime Video in 2024. […]

May 26, 2023

Forecast: US SVoD revenues to match pay-TV by 2027

Annual revenues of US SVoD services are forecast to nearly equal those of traditional pay-TV in 2027, marking a critical tipping point in the ongoing decline of cable TV, IPTV, and satellite TV services as streaming rises to dominate the media landscape. Revenues from SVoD services such as Netflix, Prime Video and Hulu are forecast […]

May 25, 2023

Dizi on Prime Video Channels in Sweden, Germany

SPI’s drama hub Dizi is expanding its reach in Western Europe through Prime Video Channels. Dizi’s curated array of Turkish series can now be accessed in Sweden and Germany via an additional paid monthly subscription package on Prime Video Channels. The package allows viewers to select the shows they want to watch at €2.99 per […]

May 24, 2023

Wheel of Time S2 on Prime Video this September

Prime Video has announced that the second season of The Wheel of Time will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world on September September. Prime subscribers can catch up on the first season of the epic fantasy series streaming now on Prime Video. Based on the best-selling […]

May 24, 2023By Nik Roseveare

The Gods 2: The Dark Side lands on VoD

Echelon Studio’s latest release, The Gods 2: The Dark Side is headed to VoD, with the film available for early Premium Digital Ownership from May 24th. The movie, which premiered on February 22nd, will be available to own on participating digital platforms. The Gods 2 is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Gods (2019) […]

May 24, 2023

Forecast: India multiplay revenue to grow at 4.9% CAGR

Multiplay service revenue in India is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9 per cent between 2022 and 2027 in line with the rising adoption of multiplay service bundles among households on the back of improving fixed network infrastructure in the country, according to GlobalData, the analytics company. GlobalData’s India […]

May 22, 2023

Report: SVoD consumption grows in India

A report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA), leveraging data from its consumer insights and measurement arm AMPD, provides insights on the growing online video industry in India over the calendar year 2022 and Q1 2023. The report, titled India Online Video Report: Analysis of Consumption, Content & Investment Trends, measured real consumption on Android […]

May 17, 2023