SVOD


Int’l sales drive UK production to ‘highest ever’ growth

The UK’s production sector has seen financial growth rise to £2.7 billion, its “highest ever growth” largely due to international sales, according to this year’s Pact Census. Pact’s 2018 Census, which looks at the UK’s production activity across 2017, has revealed that total sector revenues increased from £2.59 billion in 2016 to £2.74 billion in […]

DC Universe streamer due for September launch

Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment are due to launch their digital subscription service, DC Universe, in the US on September 15. The service will offer new original live-action and animated series, older TV series and films and a curated selection of digital comic books – all featuring DC characters like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. […]

Nickelodeon launches ‘90s SVOD service via VRV

Nickelodeon has launched a subscription video-on-demand service dedicated to its content “from the 1990s and beyond” via US streaming platform VRV. The NickSplat-branded streaming channel will feature nearly 30 Nickelodeon series, including Doug, Clarissa Explains It All, Rocko’s Modern Life, CatDog and Kenan & Kel. “VRV, with a sophisticated user base that loves the best in animation, is the perfect platform […]

BrewDog sets up SVOD service with 100 hours of content

BrewDog, a popular independent craft brewery from Scotland, has launched The BrewDog Network, a curated SVOD service celebrating all things beer. The service will be available worldwide for $4.99 per month, kicking of with 100 hours worth of content. All content will be curated by BrewDog co-founders James Watt and Martin Dickie. The BrewDog Network […]

HBO Asia picks up Asian adaptation of The Bridge

HBO Asia is set to air the Asian adaptation of Endemol Shine’s The Bridge, a Viu original, this November. From November 26th the show will be available on the Viu OTT service in all available markets. On the same date it will also appear on HBO, HBO GO and HBO On Demand in: Brunei, Cambodia, […]

Gravity Falls creator inks overall deal with Netflix

Netflix has signed a multi-year overall deal with Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch. Under the terms of the deal, Hirsch will exclusively develop new animated series and features for Netflix. Hirsch is a writer, director, producer, and author best known for creating and voicing Gravity Falls. “I couldn’t be more excited to join the amazing […]

Report: Amazon developing DVR for Fire TV

Amazon is developing a “DVR for the streaming era” that will be able to record live TV, according to Bloomberg. The report, which cites a person familiar with the plans, said that the device will include physical storage and connect to Amazon’s existing Fire TV boxes using the same wireless technology as its Echo speakers. Dubbed […]

Hulu Japan to premiere Russian zombie series

Hulu Japan is set to premiere Russia’s hit zombie drama series The Day After on its platform on October 5. To promote the launch of the series on Hulu Japan, the first episode of season one will air on Nippon TV (terrestrial) on October 6. The show will then be available on TVer (an ADVOD […]

Netflix tests ads between episodes

Netflix has started to test ads that run between episodes, according to reports. This week, Netflix subscribers in the UK started to see apparently unskippable ads between episodes, according to Cord Cutters News. Multiple Reddit users reported seeing these between titles such as Better Call Saul and The Package. Netflix has since confirmed that it […]

TBI Weekly: Two ways an SVOD burst impacts the industry

As news of NBCU’s planned streaming service designed to ‘pay’ users to watch was revealed this week, it begged the question: what does this burst in new SVOD concepts mean for content? In the past month we’ve seen three major SVOD developments that will no doubt shake up the industry. Firstly it was revealed that […]

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