In what it says is a first-ever move, independent streaming company Cinedigm has forged a partnership with augmented reality (AR) technology provider Nreal to bring three of its popular channels to Nreal's newly introduced AR TV app.

In the wake of its first major series commission from BBC Two, award-winning factual independent production company Candour, a specialist in content on pressing social issues, has completed a management restructure.

With the aim of brining a customer-centric viewpoint to video quality automation, former HBO and Sony digital media supply chain expert Beatriz Pineda has joined SSIMWAVE as senior director, product strategy.

Global music streaming service Deezer is now available in the Metrological App Library for Metrological’s global MVPD and TV operator customer base.

Following the appointment last week of Caroline Kusser as EVP world sales, media company Leonine Studios has now appointed Sarah Bremner, the former President of Array Filmworks, and Keri Putnam, the former CEO of Sundance Institute, to its advisory board.

Describing competition at the high-end of the market white hot, analyst TrendForce has observed that TV brands in the first half of 2021 benefited from Covid-19 economic relief funds driving a continuing boom in North American shipments.

On the heels of reporting a last quarter with sluggish net additions, Netflix is now potentially stalling in the UK market, according to research from Kantar, with Amazon Prime Video the clear growth winner and now expected to exceed Netflix’s total subscribers by Q4 2024.