LOS ANGELES, March 27 — Walt Disney completed the addition of the general-audience-focused Hulu streaming service to the family friendly Disney+ today, putting titles such as The Bear and American Horror Story in the same app as Moana and Frozen. The combination, which the company started testing last year, is designed to make viewing more … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — A couple was arrested in a crackdown on illegal streaming activities in raids at three locations around Selangor and Kuala Lumpur on March 14. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director, Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the detained individuals, aged 53 and 57, are believed to be the … Read more
STOCKHOLM, March 13 — Music streaming giant Spotify today announced it would be posting music videos on its platform in select markets, entering an arena long dominated by YouTube. “The beta version of music videos on Spotify begins rolling out today”, the company said in a statement. It would release limited catalogue of hits from … Read more
PARIS, Feb 20 — Showmax has become the most popular video streaming platform in Africa, ahead of US giant Netflix. Launched in 2015, the service boasts over two million subscribers, thanks to a vast catalog of local content and partnerships with US media outlets such as Comcast and HBO. The resounding success of Showmax, a … Read more
ATLANTA, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) issued the following statement today in response to numerous inquiries from stakeholders regarding the proposed new streaming service that The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”), Fox Corporation (“Fox”) and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (“WBD”) announced yesterday: The potential launch of a new live … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 — Fox Corp, Walt Disney’s ESPN and Warner Bros Discovery said yesterday they will launch a sports streaming service later this autumn to capture younger viewers who are not tuned in to television. The media companies will form a joint venture to create a new service from their broad portfolio of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — In the age of Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music, it seemed like compact discs (CDs) would become relics of a bygone era. Despite this, Billboard reported that there is still a steady growth of CD album sales in the United States with K-pop acts leading the charge alongside pop singer … Read more
Pittsburgh, PA , Dec. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 27, 2023 After 27 years of print magazine publication, The Source Media Group, Cycle Source Magazine, Track Side Report and Torque Performance publishers have launched their motorcycle media brand into the future. Grease & Gears TV, a three-year project to bring motorcycle … Read more
NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magid, a strategy consulting firm serving the media industry for over six decades, today announced a strategic alliance with Claritas®, a data-driven marketing leader that helps marketers achieve superior ROI. Under this agreement, Magid’s proprietary segmentation insights from SubScape™, introduced to the market this year, will fuel … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — 2023 has been chock full of Apple announcements as well as a long list of new shows to watch on the channel. Here’s my list of shows to cater to different tastes (even if, admittedly some of these shows aren’t to my own preference): 1. Slow Horses Bumbling MI6 spies. … Read more
