Every few months, I count how many titles each streamer puts onto the three Nielsen top ten lists (Originals, Acquired and Film) in the U.S. I like this look because it captures who is streaming the most watched content. Over...
Read MoreThe company that changed the way we watch television and movies aims to emulate the success of Mickey Mouse and “Star Wars,” by trying to build brands that traverse film, television, games and consumer products,...
Read MorePrime Video will work with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to help girls and young women overcome barriers to play, with a focus on three key areas: coaching, equipment, and environment. The announcement, which was made as...
Read MoreThe Walt Disney Company in Australia and New Zealand has today released its first wave of local content commissions and acquisitions for Disney+ with nine Australian originals launching in 2022/23. Announced at an event held at...
Read MoreBy the end of the Skywalker saga in 2019, owners Disney had already produced three film outside the original Star Wars storyline – to varying degrees of success. The 2008 animated movie “The Clone Wars”,...
Read MoreSo it seems that Turner was already cleaning house with its slate of originals before the merger but if WBD’s announcement actually means that TBS and TNT will be getting out of the original productions business altogether that...
Read MoreThe assets “primarily consist of $3.4 billion of video content,” with the deal price including $4.9 billion of goodwill, which represents “the established reputation of a business regarded as a quantifiable asset.” In addition,...
Read More“All those weird little shows that streaming executives used to want to take a risk on a few years ago—it’s just not happening anymore,” says a writer who specializes in prestige television. Bajaria spent much of her career at...
Read More“I think when you look at creators and what’s reported, it’s either super high-level people talking about the big trends and what it means for culture, or you have little case studies like, ‘Hey, Creator A did this, Creator B...
Read MoreTed Sarandos, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Content Officer, Netflix, said, “Honestly, we’ve got to compete, and we’ve got to continue to improve on the core service, which is making TV series and films and now games that...
Read MoreAccording to Ampere Analysis, in the US, Discovery, Disney, WarnerMedia and Comcast have all coalesced at between 40% to 50% of original first-run TV titles commissioned in 2021 going to SVOD. And alongside increasing the volume...
Read MoreFox is testing the new Jump Ads by using Vizio ACR tech (the ability to identify what’s playing on-screen at a given moment) to prompt viewers who just watched its new show “Welcome to Flatch” to continue watching in the Fox CTV...
Read MoreAs streaming has exploded in recent years in Europe, so has demand for content but research has now revealed that that the rise of international over-the-top (OTT) platforms is not only changing how people access content but...
Read MoreShows available include Hell’s Kitchen, Andromeda, and Heartland, and you’ll be able to watch them in the US on the web, mobile devices, and “most connected TVs via the YouTube TV app,” YouTube says in a blog post. The free...
Read MoreApple iOS mobile users will see a dedicated games row where you can select any game to download. Netflix Nov. 3 will launch a series of video games subscribers can play for free on Android devices.
Read MoreDecisions not to follow Netflix’s example of releasing the great majority of its series on a full-season basis originated in part because newer entrants have a fraction of the original content of Netflix, with its huge library...
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