Philippines conglomerate Viva Holdings and its 37 subsidiaries have signed the E-Commerce Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen protection of its content and retail products across digital platforms, making it the first entertainment-driven company to fight piracy and counterfeiting online through the agreement. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), which facilitates the MoU, […]
Independent TV OS maker Whale TV and the Walt Disney Company have reached an agreement to bring Disney+ to Whale TV enabled smart TVs. Coming soon, on existing Whale TV devices, users will be able to add Disney+ from the app store and enjoy thousands of hours of entertainment content including popular titles such as […]
In a perhaps surprising twist to the once-free world of social media, nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of Gen Z Americans (aged 18-25) now pay for a subscription to social media platforms such as Snapchat and X. That’s nearly double the rate (14 per cent) of US subscribers at large, according to data from […]
WWE’s move to Netflix has significantly increased UK engagement with its two flagship shows – RAW and SmackDown – according to data from Quantcast. Insight from the adtech firm highlights that RAW has seen a 34 per cent increase in engagement across the open internet in Q1 2025 throughout the UK, compared to Q4 2024, […]
Max is now available in Turkey where BluTV has evolved and rebranded into the SVoD service from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Existing direct subscribers in Turkey can sign-in to the platform with enhanced features and functionality to watch hundreds more titles than were previously available on BluTV. WBD has additionally announced three new Turkish local […]
Netflix has told staff it is targeting a trillion-dollar valuation by the end of the decade. On the way it is aiming to double revenues by 2030. Shares climbed following the reports in the WSJ – citing attendees of an annual business review meeting – but would have to climb about 150 per cent from […]
Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has developed a proprietary, automated software-based system to identify and remove infringing video-on-demand (VoD) content on set-top boxes (STB) and IPTV services. This VoD-focused system complements IBCAP’s existing proprietary software, which is already being used in removing infringing linear channels, further enhancing the coalition’s ability to […]
Forty-five per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps, 54 per cent stayed the same, and 1 per cent saw a decrease between 0.2 and 0.4 Mbps in March 2025 on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. […]
A report from Ampere Analysis reveals the importance of South Korean content to Netflix globally, which accounts for 85 (or 17 per cent) of the top 500 most popular non-US shows and films on the streaming platform. Since 2023, South Korean content has been second only to US content for total viewing hours recorded, according […]
Deutsche Telekom’s streaming platform, MagentaTV, is letting viewers watch selected content for free. From April 24th, MagentaTV will offer a range of titles to viewers with no obligation to subscribe or register. Content will include the first episode of Season 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale; the first four episodes of Suits LA – the new […]