‘500 channels and nothing to watch’ is the familiar refrain of customers frustrated with expensive cable packages. In today’s streaming world, a similar question remains: with so many platforms and abundance of content from which to choose, what’s worth paying for? Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Monetization of Video study reveals that even with consumers feeling […]
For years, top executives at Netflix have considered launching a FAST service. That stands for free ad-supported television, a new model that allows streaming services to reel non-subscribers in. Instead of paying, they get a basic collection of on-site content and pay for them by watching ads instead. Now Netflix is looking to launch its […]
Fremantle has signed a global deal with Pluto TV to distribute 25 FAST channels across 13 countries, with each channel being specifically curated for individual markets. The expansion of Fremantle’s partnership with Pluto TV will see 24 of the company’s most popular FAST channels premiere in the UK, the US, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, […]
Following strong series premieres on RTL’s n-tv in Germany and RMC in France, Big Media, a producer and distributor of non-fiction content, has raked in more global sales for its original science series juggernaut Destruction Decoded (18×60’). Season 1 has been licensed to 20+ territories around the world, while Season 2 has been licensed in advance by […]
Research from Omdia and PlumResearch reveals that 43 per cent of all viewing on Pluto TV is attributed to its FAST movie channels. This data underscores the platform’s dominance in the streaming landscape, with six of the top ten most-watched channels exclusively dedicated to the genre. During the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, […]
Pluto TV, the free streaming television, has added six new FAST streaming channels to the service in Canada from A+E Networks’ library of content. “We are thrilled to showcase six new channels which will serve to underscore our commitment to provide Canadians with an expanding array of iconic brands and captivating content,” said Vanessa Case, VP Content, […]
MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Paramount Global and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have announced the upcoming release of In Bloom. An anthology of five compelling short films spanning countries and cultures, In Bloom delves into the complexities of gender issues following characters on the brink of life defining moments, by choice or circumstance. The collection […]
It seems like we’ve been waiting for ‘the other shoe to drop’ and someone to buy Paramount for a long time. Even the group’s own CEO holds staff ‘town halls’ openly discussing likely bids while enjoining them to concentrate on their jobs and his own growth plans. That will be a good trick, if they […]
Anna Priest has been appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Paramount+ in the UK. The announcement was made Marco Nobili, EVP and International General Manager of Paramount+, in a staff memo. Priest, who previously served as Chief Marketing Officer for Paramount UK, will now report to Nobili, with the marketing , content and […]
Currently, nearly seven in 10 (69 per cent) TV content viewers in the US use free streaming services at least monthly, a sharp increase from 42 per cent in 2019, according to Horowitz Research’s State of Media, Entertainment & Tech: Subscriptions 2023 study. This rapid growth in usage of free streaming services is driven by […]