The subscription video on demand service revenue in Japan is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8% from $4 billion in 2023 to $5.6 billion in 2028, driven by the strong growth in SVoD subscriptions and unique SVoD household penetration, and a steady rise in the average monthly revenue per unique SVoD household, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Japan Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) Forecast reveals that the growth in … [Read more...] about Japan SVoD market to hit $5.6 billion in 2028 amidst rising premium content demand forecasts GlobalData
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Amazon Prime Video and the NBA Announce Landmark 11-Year Global Media Rights Agreement Beginning in 2025
Amazon Prime Video and the NBA has announced an 11-year media rights agreement, beginning with the 2025-26 NBA season. In a landmark deal, Prime Video will present exclusive global coverage of 66 regular-season NBA games, including an opening week doubleheader, a new Black Friday NBA game, and all games from the Knockout Rounds of the Emirates NBA Cup, including the in-season tournament’s Semifinals and Finals. Prime Video also acquires rights to exclusive coverage of every game of the … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Video and the NBA Announce Landmark 11-Year Global Media Rights Agreement Beginning in 2025
Gaumont animeted series Bionic Max and Do, Re, & Mi win over international buyers
Gaumont has announced the latest sales of its animated series Bionic Max (52 x 11’) and Do, Re & Mi (52 x 11’). Commissioned by M6/Gulli(France), the slapstick comedy series Bionic Max features a guinea pig named Max, and his best friend JC, who live all sorts of madcap adventures thanks to Max’s bionic (and sometimes uncontrollable) body! Targeting kids aged 6 to 11, the series has been picked up by Warner Bros Discovery (Italy), MBC (MENA), Globosat (Brazil), ABC Australia (Australia), … [Read more...] about Gaumont animeted series Bionic Max and Do, Re, & Mi win over international buyers
Fremantle acquires global production rights for original comedy Japanese format Freeze
Fremantle has announced it has acquired global production rights to the mega-hit original Japanese format, Freeze. Originally developed and produced by FANY Studio and Yoshimoto Kogyo for Amazon Prime Video, the unique high-energy comedic game show has been entertaining audiences for two seasons and is now ready to go global. Freeze is a comedy entertainment game show, where contestants battle it out for a grand prize. In this unique show, the rules of the game are simple – players enter a … [Read more...] about Fremantle acquires global production rights for original comedy Japanese format Freeze
yes Studios’ award-winning series Shtisel to launch on Amazon Prime
yes Studios has announced that Shtisel, the popular and multi-award-winning drama that helped launch the international careers of Shira Haas (Bodies, Unorthodox and yes Studios’ upcoming Night Therapy) and Michael Aloni (Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, Scenes from a Marriage), is being made available on Amazon Prime Video in the US. The deal is for all three seasons (33 x 45’), with season one debuting on the platform tomorrow, 16th January. This news comes hot on the heels of Shtisel also … [Read more...] about yes Studios’ award-winning series Shtisel to launch on Amazon Prime
Blue Ant Media announces New Kids, Family and Animation Projects
Blue Ant Media announced today its latest kids, family and animation content offering, set to debut at MIPCOM this Fall, as part of the company’s first market appearance as a combined studio with marblemedia and Distribution360. The line-up includes Davey & Jonesie’s Locker, a new live action teen comedy, season two of Roku’s first-ever adult animated series, Doomlands and two key development projects: Armadillo Avalanche, an animated action comedy and Generation Mars, a gripping family … [Read more...] about Blue Ant Media announces New Kids, Family and Animation Projects
