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Netflix expands Mexican originals lineup

Netflix has announced the start of production of four new series in Mexico: Santita, Love 9 to 5 (Amor de oficina), I’m not afraid (No tengo miedo) and Corruptors (Los corruptores). Netflix has also confirmed the end of production of Lovesick (Mal de amores), the adaptation of the novel written by Ángeles Mastretta and directed […]

April 30, 2025

Research: Ad-tiers fuelling streaming take-up in Sweden

During the first quarter of 2025, the Swedish streaming market surpassed9 million paid subscriptions, according to research from Mediavision. Compared to the first quarter of 2024, this is an increase of over two million subscriptions, representing a growth of just over 30 per cent. This is a new record in the number of paid subscriptions. […]

April 29, 2025

Amazon Japanese Original Marry My Husband on Prime Video in June

Prime Video has announced that the Japanese Amazon Original drama series Marry My Husband will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on June 27th. Prime Video customers in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide will be able to enjoy weekly episodes of the series. Based on the popular NAVER web novel, this Japan-Korea joint project […]

April 28, 2025

Netflix adds ‘dialogue only’ subtitles

Netflix is introducing a new subtitles option: original language that shows only the spoken dialogue. Until now, if viewers wanted subtitles in the original language, they’d turn on ‘Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH/CC)’, which includes not only dialogue but also audio cues such as [phone buzzing] or [dramatic music swells], as […]

April 25, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Data: Prime Video, Apple TV+ lead new subs in Q1

Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has revealed growing adoption of ad-supported streaming, strong competition between Prime Video and Apple TV+, and a breakout performance by Mubi, which recorded its best-ever quarter in the Entertainment on Demand (EoD) GB streaming market data. The study in Great Britain, from Kantar’s Worldpanel division, uncovered the following […]

April 24, 2025

Max adds ‘Extra Member’ fee

In a bid to crack down on password-sharing, streaming service Max is now requiring members to add an ‘Extra Member’ to their account and pay a higher subscription fee -much like its rivals – if someone else is using the account in a different household. For an additional $7.99 a month (regardless of the subscription […]

April 23, 2025

A Complete Unknown sets Disney+ premiere date

Searchlight Pictures’ A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet portraying Bob Dylan, will premiere on the Disney+ streaming service in the UK and Ireland on April 30th. Directed by Academy Award nominee James Mangold, A Complete Unknown offers an intimate portrayal of Dylan’s transformative years in the early 1960s – capturing his evolution from a burgeoning […]

April 23, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Japan: Paramount+ on Lemino

Paramount+, the SVoD service from Paramount, has announced a new deal in Japan with OTT service, Lemino, operated by Japanese telco, NTT Docomo. Through the deal, viewers in the market will be able to access Paramount+ via Lemino Channel, which is available as an à la carte subscription on the platform for a monthly fee […]

April 22, 2025

Netflix orders WWE: Unreal reality series

WWE and Netflix have announced that WWE: Unreal, a new reality series, is coming to the streaming platform this summer. For the first time ever, the series will allow fans to step into the WWE writer’s room and outside the ring with some of the biggest WWE Superstars, where the drama is often just as […]

April 22, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Netflix Q1 beats estimates

Netflix has reported revenue of $10.54 billion for Q1 2025, slightly above analysts’ estimates. Profit stood at $2.9 billion for the quarter, despite global ecomonic turmoil, with content including WWE and crime series Adolescence proving particularly popular. Take up of Netflix’s ad-supported tier continues to be strong since its launch in late 2022. The streaming […]

April 18, 2025