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Peacock Goes for Gold

Alistair Taylor

23 Jan 2020

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AMC

On the 16 th of January , Comcast (owner of NBCUniversal) unveiled further details of its direct to consumer (D2C) proposition, Peacock. Peacock is set to debut on the 15 th of April exclusively for Comcast’s...

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Hotstar's potential Disney+ partnership raises brand challenges

Amanda Stears

12 Dec 2019

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21st Century Fox

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Yesterday Indian streaming service Hotstar published its 2019 India Watch Report . Hotstar (a fully-owned Disney subsidiary since the 21CF acquisition by Disney back in March of this year) now boldly states...

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Netflix Launches Mobile-Only Plan in Malaysia

Amanda Stears

29 Oct 2019

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Netflix unveiled its RM17 ($4) mobile-only subscription plan for Malaysia last week on October 24th. The official announcement marks the end of Netflix’s test launch since end of last year, trialling...

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Luminary Media Bets Big on Ad-Free Podcasts

Georgia Meyer

24 Apr 2019

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Apple podcasts

The long-awaited podcast subscription service, Luminary Media, went live on 23rd April 2019. The service has raised $100 million from investors with the aim of distributing ad-free exclusive podcast content...

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