Netflix and Dr Seuss Enterprises have announced they will bring some of the most iconic characters of Dr Seuss to life with five new animated preschool series and specials. The projects are inspired by stories including Horton Hears a Who!; The Sneetches; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; and Wacky Wednesday, in addition […]

In contrast to Netflix’s strategy of full season releases, mirrored by other platforms such as Prime Video and Hulu, a wave of new SVoD entrants are employing the classic model of gradual episode releases for their own original titles, but the trend may be only temporary, according to Ampere Analysis. A weekly release schedule limits […]

Disney will introduce Sing-Along versions of fan-favourite musicals on Disney+, beginning with Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto on March 18th. On average, Encanto streamers have watched the film five times with the title accumulating over 180 million re-watches globally since launching on the service in December 2021. Disney says the new Sing-Along version of the […]

Newyonder, a streaming service and film production company aiming to make the world a more sustainable place, is delivering all content to date with Red Bee Media’s Managed OTT services. As a certified B Corp, Newyonder intends to measure its entire social and environmental impact, including the energy consumption and carbon footprint of creating and […]

Apple TV+ has announced Midnight Family, a 10-episode medical drama created for television by Gibrán Portela (Güeros, The Untamed) and Julio Rojas (La Jauría), and executive produced by Pablo Larraín and Juan de Dios Larraín (Spencer, A Fantastic Woman), that marks its first all-Spanish-language Apple Original series. Currently in production in Mexico City, the series […]

News organisation CNN has confirmed that streaming subscription service CNN+ will debut on March 29th in the US priced at $5.99 (€5.48) per month or $59.99 per year. Early subscribers that sign up within the first four weeks after March 29th directly with CNN+ will have access to what the broadcaster calls the ‘Deal of […]

Will Harrison, Managing Director at BritBox UK, is set to depart the streaming service as ITV prepares to roll out ITVX. Harrison, who has been in the role since BritBox launched in 2019, will not be replaced, with the news coming a week after major shareholder ITV said it will be folding BritBox into new […]

ITV has announced that Laura Franses has been appointed into the important new role of Director of Content Partnerships, reporting to Media and Entertainment Content Director Rosemary Newell, and Managing Director of Streaming Rufus Radcliffe. Franse will lead the strategy of identifying and securing strategic content partnerships for ITVX, to support ITV’s ambitions to enhance […]

20th Century Studios’ mystery-thriller Death on the Nile, directed by Kenneth Branagh, will debut March 30th on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland. Death on the Nile is based on the famed 1937 novel by celebrated author Agatha Christie. Branagh, also playing the iconic detective Hercule Poirot, is joined by an all-star cast including Russell […]

SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan has announced a number of senior appointments to his leadership team; ahead of the streaming service’s launch which is planned to begin later this year in more than 20 European markets. Sarhan commented: “In building a team, my goal has been to bring together leaders who share my vision of creating […]