Online services such as Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime face the prospect of having to allocate 5% of the income they generate in Spain to finance European films and series.
OTT use surges in Spain
Half of all internet homes in Spain were already receiving OTT services such as Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime as of the second quarter of this year.
Sky Deutschland launches new streaming package
For the first time, German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland offers a combined package for movies and series fans on its streaming platform Sky Ticket.
HBO rebrands streaming offers
HBO has announced plans to tidying up the branding of its streaming assets.
Sky Original drama Chernobyl gets 14 BAFTA nods
Sky Original Drama Chernobyl has received 14 nominations for this year’s BAFTA Television Awards.
All change in the UK SVOD market
What effect will the biggest wave of change in the video-on-demand (VOD) market since the launch of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have in the UK?
Sky and HBO close to new programming deal
Sky and HBO are on the verge of a new output deal that would give the paycaster continued access to HBO’s new production and content library.
Digi opens up to HBO
The Digi.Online service operated by Romania’s RCS&RDS has introduced new functionalities and enhanced the content it offers to subscribers.
Former HBO Europe producer Gabor Krigler launches Joyrider
Gabor Krigler, formerly an award-winning producer and showrunner for HBO Europe, has launched Joyrider Television, an independent development and production facility based in Budapest.
Netflix and HBO come top in Poland
Almost two thirds (64%, or over 15 million) of internet users aged 16+ in Poland now watch series online.