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France: Canal+ launches TV+ streaming offer

Canal+ Group has announced the launch of a €2 per month streaming offering in France called TV+. Coming just a few weeks after the arrival of the TF1+ and M6+ streaming platforms in the country, the French pay-TV broadcaster is bringing all its live TV and replay offering into a single destination, along with a […]

May 22, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

The Marlow Murder Club season 2 on U&DRAMA and U

UKTV today announced the return of the amateur sleuthing trio, Judith, Suzie and Becks, in the second series of The Marlow Murder Club (6×60’) for U&DRAMA and U. The series is once again a co-commission with co-producer and US broadcaster MASTERPIECE and produced by Monumental Television in association with ITV Studios. The first series, which […]

May 21, 2024

MGM rolls out rebranded MGM+ in UK

The MGM streaming service has rebranded as MGM+ and launched in the UK today (May 20th). The service is priced at £4.49 per month. MGM+ provides a curated lineup of premium first-run original series as well as legacy hit series and classic blockbuster movies. The international streaming service is currently available in 31 countries across […]

May 20, 2024

Channel4.com offers ‘app-like’ streaming experience

Channel4.com is now bringing an ‘app-like’ Channel 4 streaming experience to mobiles, tablets, laptops and other connected devices. Channel 4 says the upgrades reflect Gen Z’s growing desire to watch its content on multiple screens, and advances its role in serving young audiences. In 2023, nearly one million 13-24’s streamed Channel 4 via a PC […]

May 14, 2024

Data: Channel 4 streaming audience up 22% in April

Channel 4 streaming grew 22 per cent year-on-year in April – with a total of 6.5 billion viewer minutes – according to BARB data. The figures show viewing among 16-34s was up 15 per cent year on year to 1.7 billion viewer minutes, as Channel 4 streaming reached more young viewers (16-34) than any other […]

May 10, 2024

SAG-AFTRA to license Nielsen streaming data

SAG-AFTRA, the US labour union that represents more than 160,000 professionals in the media and entertainment industries, has selected Nielsen as its third-party provider of streaming content measurement. Powered by Nielsen’s Streaming Content Ratings service, which provides audience insights for content across streaming platforms, SAG-AFTRA will have an objective source of domestic viewership data for […]

May 3, 2024

Roku, iSpot streaming measurement partnership

Roku has announced an expanded measurement partnership with iSpot.tv, the cross-platform TV measurement company. The first-of-its-kind arrangement is multifold, with each company sharing measurement capabilities to drive opportunity and advertiser value within the broader streaming TV ecosystem. As part of the expanded partnership, iSpot will become a preferred third-party measurement partner for Roku, offering direct […]

April 30, 2024

Roku Q1 revenue up 19% YoY

Roku, the streaming specialist, has reported that Q1 platform revenue stood at $755 million (€703m), up 19 per cent YoY. Gross profit was at $388 million, up 15 per cent. Streaming households hit 81.6 million, a net increase of 1.6 million from Q4 2023. Streaming hours were at 30.8 billion, up 5.7 billion hours YoY. […]

April 26, 2024

JioCinema launches Premium tier

JioCinema, the Indian streaming service, has announced its new subscription offering, JioCinema Premium. The new plans start at Rs.29/month and will offer an Ad Free experience delivered in up to 4K quality and off-line viewing options. Members can access Exclusive Series, Movies, Hollywood, Kids & TV entertainment, on any device. With a focus on multi-segment […]

April 25, 2024

Denmark: HVoD, sport, password crackdown to boost streaming

The Danish streaming market showcases stability during the first quarter of 2024, reports Mediavision. Household penetration of direct-to-consumer services remains at roughly 65 per cent, which equals approximately 1.7 million households. Stacking (number of paid streaming subscriptions per household) in Denmark is stable at just shy of three subscriptions per household. In total, Danish households […]

April 24, 2024