Media Delivery
Innovative entertainment
Jenny Priestley sits down with Warner Bros Discovery CTO Avi Saxena to discuss technological advancements driving the company's global streaming platforms
HBO
Business
Reuters: Netflix exploring bid for WBD
Citing sources close to the business, the news service said Netflix has hired the investment bank that advised Skydance Media over its Paramount Global...
Audio
Conveying the weight of the universe through the sound of Peacemaker
TVBEurope talks to supervising sound editor Peter Brown and re-recording mixers Joe Barnett and Adam Jenkins to discuss their work on producing the show's...
Production & Post
Bringing The Penguin to life
Johnny Han, visual effects supervisor on HBO's The Penguin, tells TVBEurope how the criminal underworld of Gotham City was created (and almost destroyed)
Production & Post
Giving colour to Jesse Armstrong’s darkly-comic Mountainhead
UNIT Film & TV colourist Dan Coles tells TVBEurope about the balance between light and shade in Jesse Armstrong's film
Business
Warner Bros Discovery confirms it will split in two
The separation is expected to be completed by mid-2026, subject to closing and other conditions
Media Delivery
WBD’s Perrette: Amazon could distribute Max in key Euro markets
Sky's HBO distribution agreement is due to expire in around a year
Features
Making the dragons fly
Martin Pelletier, visual effects supervisor at Rodeo FX, explains how House of the Dragon’s fantastic flying beasts are able to take to the air
Live Production
Hireworks Connect enables secure sharing for global studio productions
The company's shared storage solution has been integrated by studios including Disney, Netflix and HBO
Business
Warner Bros Discovery ‘mulling possible split’
The company has not begun any specific transaction and has yet to bring in bankers that would initiate any such deal
Media Consumption
Big six streamers predicted to reach almost a billion subscribers by 2029
Netflix will remain the largest single platform, adding 44 million subscribers between 2023 and 2029 to take its total to 298 million, said Digital...
Production & Post
Cooke S4/i lenses capture The Last of Us
Cinematographer Ksenia Sereda explains why she chose to use the lenses on the hit HBO series
Media Delivery
HBO blames distribution partner for House of the Dragon leak
“HBO is aggressively monitoring and pulling these copies from the internet," said a spokesperson for the company
Production & Post
Apple, Quibi pick up first Emmys, HBO dominates
Annual prize-giving ceremony saw HBO pick up 30 wins
Production & Post
Disney Plus, Quibi and Apple TV Plus score first major Emmy nominations
Netflix leads the way in terms of total nominations with a staggering 160 nods
Data Centre
Nordic SVoDs ‘giving Netflix a run for its money’
Local streaming players turning towards comedy content
Features
How Game of Thrones conquered the world of broadcast
After eight years in the Seven Kingdoms, we say farewell to TV's biggest show
Content
Disgruntled Game of Thrones viewers told to tweak TV settings
Cinematographer responds to viewer complaints
TVBEverywhere
Game of Thrones premiere pirated 54 million times
First episode had three times more illegal views than legal ones
TVBEverywhere
HBO claims 97 per cent increase in Game of Thrones streaming
Sunday's episode accounted for the biggest ever night of streaming activity for HBO
Content
Students design algorithm to predict Game of Thrones deaths
Series returns this weekend for its final season
Business
‘Netflix doesn’t have a brand’ says new HBO boss
Bob Greenblatt described the SVoD as being "like Encyclopedia Britannica"
Data Centre
Five streaming services dominate SVoD revenues in Europe
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky, HBO and Viaplay are behind 89 per cent of the $6 billion attributed to SVoD consumer spending in 2018
TVBEverywhere
HBO launches in Portugal
Vodafone Portugal is the platform's exclusive partner for local distribution
TVBEverywhere
WarnerMedia’s SVoD will have three levels of subscription
Untitled streamer is due to launch in late 2019
TVBEverywhere
WarnerMedia plans to launch its own streaming service
Direct to consumer service expected to launch in late 2019
Production & Post
Limerick’s Troy Studios confirmed for new George RR Martin series
Series greenlit by Syfy in the US, will be distributed by Netflix internationally
TVBEverywhere
HBO Nordic, Turner partner on OTT service
New brand will offer more than 2,000 episodes at launch
Analysis
Forget House of Cards: TV providers need a House of Steel
Kaltura's Shay David looks at how House of Cards is a lesson in itself in how to make compelling TV for today’s audiences
Business
Sky, HBO take stake in production house Bad Wolf
The deal marks the pair's first co-production partnership
Business
Prime Focus clarifies Game of Thrones ‘leak’
Four people were arrested on Monday in Mumbai in connection with the leak
TVBEverywhere
Game Of Thrones premiere attracts 90 million pirates
Season seven launch breaks piracy records
Business
HBO, Sky launch ‘global drama powerhouse’
A panel of executives from both organisations will be responsible for greenlighting the projects
TVBEverywhere
AT&T secures extended multi-platform HBO deal
HBO has agreed a multi-year deal with AT&T to deliver its content across all platforms, including the upcoming DirecTV Now service. The new contract...
News
Business
Vodafone to support HBO España launch
HBO has struck a deal with Vodafone Spain for the launch of HBO España. The partnership will allow Vodafone’s customers to access the new...
News
Opinion
OTT video services: Four questions to consider
With a third of UK broadband households now subscribing to at least one internet-delivered TV service, streaming services are growing steadily. The rise of...
Features
Production & Post
HBO to rival Netflix in Spain
HBO intends to take on Netflix in Spain by launching a streaming service later this year
Business
Sky and HBO strike first pan-European content deal
Sky and HBO have agreed a new deal that will make HBO programmes available on Sky Atlantic for 21 million Sky customers across Europe
News
Business
Hervé Payan replaces Linda Jensen as HBO Europe CEO
Hervé Payan, currently CEO of HBO Nordic, will become CEO of HBO Europe on 1 January, consolidating HBO Nordic, HBO Netherlands and HBO Europe...
Business
Business
Vice announces aggressive move into TV in Europe
Digital youth brand Vice is planning an 'aggressive' move into TV, with a number of channel launches planned across Europe and the UK
News
TVBEverywhere
Global trends in video streaming apps revealed by App Annie
Apps delivering streaming to mobile devices are experiencing tremendous growth, and the reasons behind this growth are country-specific, driven by different content preferences and...
News