BBC Studios-America Hires Key Execs for BBC Select Streaming Service Launch

Univision has acquired Spanish-language streaming service Vix as it gears up to launch ad-supported domestic streaming outlet PrendeTV.

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EXCLUSIVE: ITV Studios America, the U.S. scripted division of the British broadcaster, has promoted two of its executives.

IMDb TV, Amazon’s free and ad-supported streaming service, is now available as its own app on Roku platforms in the U.S. after the companies reached a distribution deal.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn a classic case of co-opetition, Roku inked a deal with Amazon to bring the IMDb TV free, ad-supported streaming service to the Roku platform in the U.S.The IMDb TV service competes for viewers — and ad dollars — with the Roku Channel, a similar ad-supported VOD service.

coronavirus pandemic began.According to the J.D. Power survey, the rise – from $34 average spend in April 2020, to the latest figures taken from December 2020 – has also seen 49% of viewers subscribing to four streaming services, up from 39% in April.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefStarz is to expand its international reach with the launch of premium OTT platform Lionsgate Play in Indonesia. The move will mean Starz’ footprint expands to 55 countries and territories, and its addressable population expands by 260 million.Guntur Siboro has been hired as GM and Gene Tamesis as VP of business development and partnerships.

Lilly Singh is keeping an eye on those claiming they will relocate from the United States to Canada ahead of Inauguration Day.

Digital media company Cinedigm Corp. is to acquire the Fandor indie film streaming service as it expands its presence in the online space.

ViacomCBS will launch its rebranded streaming service under the new Paramount+ brand in the U.S. and in Latin America on March 4, the company said on Tuesday.

Cinedigm has acquired Fandor, a 10-year-old streaming home for independent films, and plans to update and expand its offerings with a goal of acquiring millions of subscribers.

28 movies and television shows are being removed from Netflix throughout the month of February.

BBC Studios’ Americas unit has hired Paramount Pictures Worldwide executive Dina Vangelisti to the newly-created role of executive vice president of content sales.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCinedigm continues its rollup of niche streaming brands: The company has acquired the assets of Fandor, a subscription-streaming service with a catalog of 4,600 films that has been in hibernation mode for the last two years.In late 2018, Fandor laid off nearly all of its employees and reorganized as a new entity that was seeking a buyer for the Fandor assets.Terms of Cinedigm’s acquisition of Fandor aren’t being disclosed.

The launch of rebranded streaming service Paramount+ has been set by ViacomCBS.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCapital Motion Picture Group has picked up North American and U.K. rights to Cold War thriller “The Man on the Other Side,” directed by Marcus Lim.

Aaliyah's estate is trying to give fans what they want.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn observance of what would have been Aaliyah’s birthday on Saturday, her estate posted an update on its progress in the long-overdue process of bringing her music to streaming services.Much of the influential R&B singer’s catalog, who died in a plane crash in 2001 at the age of 22, has never appeared legally on streaming services due to legal issues with her estate.