Rakuten TV, the European streaming platforms, has announced a new agreement with Mattel, the toy manufacturing and entertainment company. This partnership will bring a lineup of Mattel’s iconic children’s content across Europe. The content will be available on Rakuten TV’s Family channel and will also be accessible on-demand as part of Rakuten TV’s library of […]
Mattel has officially launched its full lineup of FAST channels across current partnering platforms in the US, with more expansions planned for 2025 and beyond, as the company continues to expand its digital presence. The channels bring hours of family-friendly content to fans of Mattel’s iconic and beloved IP, offering easy access to popular shows […]
Hot Wheels Let’s Race is returning for Season 3 with five new 22-minute episodes, premiering globally on Netflix on March 3rd. The hit animated series has performed strongly on Netflix charts, with Season 1 spending four weeks in the Global Top 10 TV (English), reaching the Top 10 in 69 countries, and amassing over 22 […]
The first set of figures to be released in 2025 by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) in association with the Official Charts Company (OCC) reveal the Timothée Chalamet adaptation of the magical Roald Dahl classic Wonka worked its magic for UK audiences in 2024, with 821k individual purchases or rentals of the film […]
The British Board of Classification (BBFC) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2023, revealing insights into the UK’s film and cinema industry. The latest report reveals an uplift in overall content submitted for cinema classification, marking a ten-year record number of submissions in the two most popular age rating categories. 2023 saw 1,114 […]
Glittering, a new original song performed by Jordin Sparks, that will be featured in the fourth episode of Mattel’s upcoming series Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase, premiering November 1st on Netflix. The single and animated music video are available to watch now on YouTube and streaming platforms globally. Sparks commented: “I loved Barbie as […]
Gracenote, the content solutions business unit of Nielsen, has launched Gracenote Watch Prompts, a new dataset that equips video platforms and services with facts about TV programmes and movies to influence consumer viewing decisions. Designed to be paired with viewer preference and consumption behaviour data, the new offering enables customers to deliver more personalised viewer […]
Mega Movie Weekend returns for June, running from June 21st to 23rd, featuring recent big-screen hits and a number of classics at promotional prices to help audiences build their digital libraries. The campaign runs across key retailers, including Amazon Prime Video, Sky Store, the Apple TV app, Rakuten TV, Virgin Media and EE TV Store, […]
Mattel has announced Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase, Mattel Television Studios’ all-new animated children’s series, will debut globally on Netflix this autumn. Featuring an all-new animation style and storyline, Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase will consist of eight 25-minute episodes. The series follows Barbie ‘Brooklyn’ Roberts and Barbie ‘Malibu’ Roberts as they embark […]
OSN, the MENA entertainment company, has acquired the rights to all-new first run Max Originals and Warner Bros Pictures feature films in an exclusive multi-year deal with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Subscribers will now enjoy access to Warner Bros Pictures film catalogue and exclusive Pay 1 features in MENA following their theatrical and home entertainment […]