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 […]

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced that Redbox’s Transactional VoD service in the US had its largest revenue week in the company’s history. The Premium VoD and Premium Electronic Sell Through (PEST) debut of the animated hit The Super Mario Bros Movie surpassed the recent record PEST launch of Avatar: The Way of […]

RIDEVU, a new service available to automakers designed to provide best-in-class in-car entertainment, will launch in the summer of 2023. The in-car platform was developed specifically for integration into vehicle infotainment systems. Created and led by Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (SPE) new media distribution team, RIDEVU will offer consumers the opportunity to buy or rent hundreds […]

A study conducted by RTL AdAlliance, in collaboration with smartclip and Ad Alliance Nederland, provides an in-depth view on Europeans’ attitude towards video content. The results from the second edition of The New Life of the Living Room research uncover the viewing habits of consumers across 10 markets, and their relationship with TV and advertising […]

Netflix has revealed that its ad-supported tier has hit 5 million active users per month since launching in 12 markets in November 2022. The figure was revealed by Jeremi Gorman, Netflix’s president of worldwide advertising, during a presentation to advertisers in an upfronts virtual event. Gorman confirmed that global monthly active users had reached the […]

Digital media measurement, data and analytics platform DoubleVerify has released its 2023 Global Insights Report, analysing trends from nearly 5.5 trillion media transactions across over 1,000 customers in nearly 100 countries. The report highlights key digital media quality trends, and demonstrates the need for always-on verification across channels to create the foundation for impactful performance. […]

Italian multiplay telco TIM and Walt Disney Company Italia have renewed the agreement for the distribution of SVoD service Disney+ in combination with the TimVision offer and TIM’s ultrabroadband offers. On TimVision, customers will be able to see, both at home and on the move, all the entertainment offered by Disney+, the dedicated streaming home […]

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has said it is more likely than not that it would sell its stake in OTT streaming service Hulu to Disney. Comcast has a one-third ownership stake in Hulu. However, Roberts also stressed that Comcast felt it had a “very valuable position” in Hulu and perhaps a string hint that it […]

All eight Harry Potter movies are now available to stream on Netflix in the UK and Ireland. Previously the movies – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix,  […]

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announced during The Walt Disney Company’s Upfronts Presentation that the celebrated Indiana Jones movies will be available to stream on Disney+ starting May 31st. Subscribers will be able to stream Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last […]