Following the announcement in January 2023 of a deal between Warner Bros Discovery and Prime Video France to launch a new offering bringing together a library of WBD content, the ‘Pass Warner’ (Warner Pass) launches in the country on March 16th, exclusively to Prime Video Channels for Prime Video subscribers, including all HBO and all […]
OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 19 Latin American countries will increase by $7 billion (€6.6bn) between 2022 and 2028 to reach $16 billion, according to the Latin America OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. AVoD and SVoD will each add $3 billion over this period. SVoD will […]
The Foxtel Group and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced a new multi-year, multi-faceted content and platform agreement which will see Foxtel Group remain the home of HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros and Discovery programming in Australia. By extending its long-term partnership with WBD, the Foxtel Group says it will continue to deliver an “unmatched […]
Global SVoD revenues will reach $124 billion (€117.3bn) by 2028, up from $99 billion in 2022 according to the SVoD Forecasts Update report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will add $5 billion of the $25 billion additional revenues between 2022 and 2028. Second-placed China will gain an extra $1 billion. “This growth […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31st 2022. David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of WBD, commented: “With the major restructuring decisions behind us, this year we are focused on building and growing our businesses for the future, and we’re off to a great start. […]
HBO Max has ordered the Max Original drama series Welcome To Derry (working title). From Warner Bros Television and developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, the series will serve as a prequel to the 2017 IT movie and its 2019 sequel. Muschietti will direct multiple episodes of the series, […]
Africa will have 15.57 million paying SVoD subscriptions by 2028, up from 6.15 million at end-2022, according to the Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Despite this fast growth, SVoD penetration rates will remain low, with only 7 per cent of TV households paying for at least one […]
ITVX has announced that HBO Max Original Love & Death will get its exclusive UK debut on the streaming platform this autumn. The series focuses on two church going couples, enjoying small town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe.The cast includes Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision, Godzilla), Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad, Fargo), Lily […]
Picking Scabs, See-Saw Films’ and writer/showrunner Samantha Strauss’ joint venture, has announced that Louise Gough will join the production company as Executive Producer. Gough, who will report to Strauss and Liz Watts, See-Saw Film’s Head of Film and Television (Aus), joins Picking Scabs from Screen Australia where she was Head of Development. This new appointment […]
DC Studios Co-Chairmen and CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran have announced plans for their first 10 film and television projects under the new DC banner they lead across film, television, and animation. Gunn (pictured) and Safran are designing and implementing a long-term interconnected story for the iconic franchise and characters, and announced the beginning […]