NEWS & BUZZ
Secuoya Studios and Telemundo Streaming Studios will co-create fiction in a three-years agreement
The Spanish studio and the digital production company part of NBCUniversal Telemundo signed an agreement to develop multiple series until 2023. The announced occurred during the Iberseries Platino Industria edition,
Streaming viewers increased since the Covid outbreak
More evidence of how the global stay at home orders imposed in March 2020 have resulted in rocketing steaming growth has emerged in research from commerce media platform provider Criteo
Industrial testimonials: from streamer to broadcaster
The ninth day of testimonials was starred by Samsung TV Plus and Latina TV, who highlighted the strengths of their business models and offered a brief description of the current
3Vision: ‘Netflix leads among streamers for its vast catalog’
At “The D2C Streaming Wars: Disney, Netflix, Amazon and Beyond”, Jack Thomas, senior analyst at 3Vision, offered a brief insight into the current moment of SVOD platforms, their scope, and
The moment of animation in Latin America & Spain
In alliance with the Ibermedia Program and La Liga Iberoamericana de la Animación, Virtual Screenings Worldwide premiered the panel “Children’s content creation and distribution in Spain and Latin America” with
Russia: Gazprom-Media launched short vertical videos app Yappy
Yappy is new short vertical videos platform from Russian holding Gazprom-Media. It will enable recording videos up to 60 seconds, and users aged 14-34 are anticipated to be the key
discovery+ debuts on Amazon Prime Video Channels UK
Discovery announced that discovery+ is available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the UK. Launched in 2020 in USA and Italy, the SVOD platform expands its international roll out in
Industry Testimonials: adapting to the trends
“Industry Testimonials” at VSWW’ VS Next continues to bring interesting tips and business twists from around the world. This is the case of Spanish Atresmedia Television, where local & Turkish
TBS and Keshet International introduced their coproduction Deep Crime Unit
Deep Crime Unit (DCU), crime series coproduced by TBS and Keshet International, will premiere on the TBS’s prime-time on Sunday’s night at 9pm starting on January 2022. It centers around
Gaming is no longer just entertainment
VS Worldwide premiered a top conference coproduced with the leading kidtech company Kids Corp. about gaming. In the presentation, the participants highlighted the great moment of the sector in the
SPI International’s Dizi launches on Amazon Prime Video Channels in Spain
SPI’s premium drama hub Dizi is available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in Spain. Prime members in Spain can access Dizi branded on-demand content via an add-on paid monthly subscription
Digital TV Research: 238 million SVOD subs in Western Europe by 2026
Digital TV Research remarked on a new report that there will be 238 million SVOD subscriptions across 18 Western European countries by 2026, up from 167 million at end-2021. From
Half of Netflix content spend to be on originals by 2025
A research note from S&P Global Market Intelligence‘s Kagan division has observed that a “rough” year for productions and swelling competition in the streaming space has necessitated an increased programme
“Industry Testimonials”: From USA to Asia, digital
The seventh day of VS Next’ “Industry testimonials” brought together successful cases and trends from Star Media (Russia), ABS-CBN Corporation (The Philippines) and Olympusat (USA). Sergey Kupreev, CBDO at Star
Spanish fiction enjoys global momentum demand
Global fiction demand is high worldwide and, among them, dramas in Spanish language are gaining momentum in Spain and in Latin America, where the production demand is growing fast due
Pan European production: merging and transforming
Virtual Screenings Worldwide’ conference portion VS Next continues to bring the best and most updated discussions around the hottest topics of the industry. On the starting day of the second
Industry testimonials day 5: pubcasters and new models
Pubcasters and new models were reflected on a new series of “Industry Testimonials” featured at VS Worldwide’ VS Next: ABC Commercial (Australia), IN10 Media Network (India) and ORF (Austria) showed
Bigger opportunities for content business in MENA
Focusing on content marketing opportunities in MENA, another of the featured panels during the weekend at Virtual Screenigns Worldwide, combined acquisition executives from linear and non linear platforms such as
FRAPA at VSWW: the new trends in global formats
With focus on the global format business, Phil Gurin, co-chairman of FRAPA, led again a top panel at VS Worldwide about this business segment, where he reviewed the current moment
Free TV in Latin America: boosting the media landscape
VS Next’s “Free TV in Latin America: alive and kicking” described how local, leading broadcasters from Mexico to Argentina continued transforming the media environment, especially during the pandemic. Speakers from
VS Next Day 4: The new OTT horizon
«Indie OTTs: how to make business happen?» was one of the top panels during the weekend at VS Next, the conference portion of Virtual Screenings Worldwide that is offering some
WarnerMedia opens new regional hub in Singapore
WarnerMedia officially opnened its new regional hub for Asia (excluding China and Japan) by Singapore’s Minister for Communications and Information (MCI) Josephine Teo. The office signals the full integration of
“Industry Testimonials” Day 4: the new business twists
The “Industry Testimonial” of Day 5 were about business twists that are being witnessed in the global content industry with the increase of the digital platforms. Mediaset Italy is a
Kids content at VS Next: huge monetization opportunities
“Powered from the Playground: How Kids Content Can Supercharge Your Growth Strategy” has been a top session from Parrot Analytics’s Alejadro Rojas, Director of Applied Analytics, who highlighted the huge
Virtual Screenings 4th session panel: APAC and all its potential in audiovisual content
One of the 4th day session panels at Virtual Screenings Worldwide, it is starred by relevant channels and content providers from Asia: Nippon TV, MBC, ABC Commercial and GoQuest Media,