International
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Netflix and Other Streamers Avoid Proposed Spanish Tax Until 2023
Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and other U.S. streaming video operations in Spain will reportedly avoid being subjected to a proposed 5% tax on revenue generated in the country until 2023. Under the government’s “Digital Spain 2025” initiative, foreign streaming services generating at least 50 million euros ($56.7 million) would be levied the tax, … Continue reading “Netflix and Other Streamers Avoid Proposed Spanish Tax Until 2023”
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Amazon Prime Video Eyeing Southeast Asia Launch
Amazon Prime Video is looking to expand its subscription streaming service to Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines as it widens its Southeast Asia footprint. Surprisingly, the SVOD service only operates in three Asian countries: Japan, Australia and India — three markets the company also operates its legacy e-commerce business. Speaking at the Asia TV Forum … Continue reading “Amazon Prime Video Eyeing Southeast Asia Launch”
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Netflix and Other Streamers Avoid Proposed Spanish Tax Until 2023
Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and other U.S. streaming video operations in Spain will reportedly avoid being subjected to a proposed 5% tax on revenue generated in the country until 2023. Under the government’s “Digital Spain 2025” initiative, foreign streaming services generating at least 50 million euros ($56.7 million) would be levied the tax, … Continue reading “Netflix and Other Streamers Avoid Proposed Spanish Tax Until 2023”
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Amazon Prime Video Eyeing Southeast Asia Launch
Amazon Prime Video is looking to expand its subscription streaming service to Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines as it widens its Southeast Asia footprint. Surprisingly, the SVOD service only operates in three Asian countries: Japan, Australia and India — three markets the company also operates its legacy e-commerce business. Speaking at the Asia TV Forum … Continue reading “Amazon Prime Video Eyeing Southeast Asia Launch”
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‘The Grinch’ Steals Top Rung on U.K. Home Entertainment Chart
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s catalog title The Grinch snagged the top spot on the Official Film Chart in the United Kingdom through Dec. 1, underscoring the beginning of the festive season. The 2018 animated film, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as The Grinch, saw strong digital download sales help it climb three spots and bump Disney/Marvel Studios’ … Continue reading “‘The Grinch’ Steals Top Rung on U.K. Home Entertainment Chart”
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Study: Roku No. 1 TV Streaming Platform in Mexico
Roku announced that it is the No. 1 TV streaming platform in Mexico, based on hours streamed, according to a recent study conducted by the Hypothesis Group. The study was conducted by the Hypothesis Group among 2,534 survey respondents in October 2021. In addition, the study also found that consumers in Mexico view Roku as … Continue reading “Study: Roku No. 1 TV Streaming Platform in Mexico”
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ViacomCBS and NENT Group Partner for Pluto TV’s 2022 Launch in the Nordics
ViacomCBS Networks International, a division of ViacomCBS, and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) Nov. 29 announced a partnership for a new Pluto TV service across Sweden, Denmark and Norway in 2022. The service combines ViacomCBS’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service with the biggest pan-Nordic AVOD platform Viafree. NENT Group will serve as the platform’s … Continue reading “ViacomCBS and NENT Group Partner for Pluto TV’s 2022 Launch in the Nordics”
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HBO Max No. 3 SVOD in Spain Since Launching in October
Just a month after launch, HBO Max is reportedly the No. 3 streaming service in Spain, according to published data from Smartme Analytics. WarnerMedia in late October launched HBO Max in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra as part of a broader European rollout in 2022. One month later, Max already has nearly 5% … Continue reading “HBO Max No. 3 SVOD in Spain Since Launching in October”
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‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Tops Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Chart
It was a good week for sales of DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United Kingdom. Disney/Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings fought off the competition to finish atop this week’s Official Film Chart in the U.K. through Nov. 24. The film outsold the combined total of previous chart toppers Warner’s … Continue reading “‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Tops Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Chart”
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ViacomCBS Completes Majority Stake Acquisitions of Fox TeleColombia and Estudios TeleMexico
ViacomCBS Nov. 23 announced that its ViacomCBS Networks International unit closed the acquisition of a majority stake in the Spanish language content producer Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico from The Walt Disney Company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico will bolster ViacomCBS’s Spanish-language content production capabilities and expand … Continue reading “ViacomCBS Completes Majority Stake Acquisitions of Fox TeleColombia and Estudios TeleMexico”
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AT&T CFO: HBO Max Becoming ‘Top Two’ SVOD Competitor in Europe
HBO Max only began rolling out its subscription streaming video platform in Europe in September, with additional markets in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra launched last month. The venerable brand is apparently resonating with European consumers. Speaking Nov. 18 at the Morgan Stanley European Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Dallas, AT&T CFO … Continue reading “AT&T CFO: HBO Max Becoming ‘Top Two’ SVOD Competitor in Europe”
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Rakuten TV Expands AVOD Platform Across Europe
Rakuten TV, the European AVOD/FAST platform that also sells digital movies, Nov. 17 announced the launch of 21 new channels across Spain, Italy, and France. The new channels offer content across lifestyle, nature, film, animation, music and culture. The new international, multi-channel deals represent Rakuten TV’s strategy offering free, ad-supported local content in partnership with … Continue reading “Rakuten TV Expands AVOD Platform Across Europe”
