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CBS reveals SVOD Star Trek drama title

The upcoming Star Trek CBS on-demand drama officially has a name. The CBS All Access original will be called Star Trek Discovery, and will feature a new starship of the same name. Executive producer Bryan Fuller revealed the name and ship to fans at the San Diego Comic-Con International event on Friday. Star Trek Discovery […]

Netflix subs ‘not buying into’ costly originals

Netflix’s lower than expected subscriber growth was caused in part because customers are not willing to pay more to fund a growing roster of originals, according to research house Ovum. Last week’s quarterly results revealed disappointing subscriber growth for Netflix as churn increased in the wake of price increases for many customers. Announcing its Q2 results, […]

Netflix enters CNN’s Race For the White House

Netflix, DR and Foxtel are among international buyers of a CNN original docuseries about famous US presidential races. Race For the White House is a 6x60mins series from prodcos Raw and Trigger Street Productions, and comes as America gears up for the battle between Democrat nominee Hilary Clinton and Republican firebrand Donald Trump to lead […]

SVOD revenues to reach $35bn by 2021

Subscription on-demand-services such as Amazon Prime Video and Netflix will generate annual revenues of US$34.6 billion by 2021, according to Juniper Research. The Digital TV & Video: Network and OTT Strategies 2016-2021 report reveals SVOD revenues this year will be US$14.6 billion, and SVOD operators will soon see “substantial returns on their expansion and growth strategies” […]

Netflix ‘still the benchmark’ despite falter

Netflix remains “the benchmark for its rivals” despite its poor second quarter financial results, according to analysts. Paolo Pescatore at CCS Insight said this was the case and that the streaming giant traditionally struggles in Q2 because of seasonal trends. He added that he expected “the outlook to remain challenging owing to competition, the 2016 Olympic Games and […]

More Making a Murderer for Netflix

Making a Murderer, the true crime series that established Netflix as a force in factual programming, is getting more episodes. Netflix has greenlight Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos to make an undisclosed number of episodes that will again look into the story of convicted murderer Steven Avery and his co-defendant Brendan Dassey. These will offer […]

Parks: More than half of US OTT services are SVOD

Some 55% of over-the-top services in the US have a subscription-only business model similar to Netflix, according to Parks Associates. The research firm said that in Canada, 50% of OTT services offer subscription-only services, and claimed that a recent US appeals court ruling that said sharing passwords is a crime that can be prosecuted is […]

Netflix misses targets as growth slows

Netflix’s growth rate slowed in the second quarter, with the company missing its sign-up target as more customers than expected cancelled their subscriptions. Announcing its Q2 results, Netflix said that it added 1.7 million new members in the quarter – below its forecast of 2.5 million new members and down from 3.3 million in Q2 […]

Globo offers 4K drama on-demand

Brazilian Globo claims it has become the first mainstream free TV broadcaster to programming in the 4K format. The network has made its first 4K-produced drama, Dangerous Liaisons, available through its on-demand player. SVOD platforms Netflix and Amazon Prime Video already offer their original shows in UHD formats, but broadcasters have been slower to come […]

Netflix, Bell board new Star Trek

Netflix has taken exclusive SVOD rights to the upcoming CBS All Access Star Trek drama series in 188 territories, while Bell Media has landed it in Canada. Additionally, Netflix has officially confirmed a deal with CBS Studios International to take all 727 existing Star Trek back catalogue episodes from series including Star Trek: The Original […]