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  • Disney+ captures 1.2 million Nordic homes in 12 months

    Disney+ captures 1.2 million Nordic homes in 12 months

    NEW DELHI: Netflix and Disney+ have been massive hits in the Nordic market, attracting half of more than three million additional streaming subscriptions purchased in the last 12 months, as revealed by a recent Mediavision report. Disney+ alone has been subscribed by close to 1.2 million Nordic households, rendering a household penetration of 10 per cent in the region. 

    The rapid growth of Disney+ has outperformed all other competitors thus far, and the service has immediately climbed up the Nordic top-5 list – joining Netflix, Viaplay, HBO Nordic and C More.

    Local Nordic streaming actors have also grown substantially, with approximately 1.5 million added subscriptions collectively. Each Nordic country has at least one local streaming service. In total, these homegrown services now amass more than 5.6 million subscriptions.

    The biggest player is Viaplay, partly explained by it being available in all four Nordic countries. Among the strictly domestic services, TV2 Play in Denmark is the largest, followed by TV2 Sumo in Norway.

    Nordic households have also increased their spend on paid streaming. This entails that a paying streaming household now spent approximately 19 euros per month for an average of 2.1 services in fall of 2020. This represents an increase in spending of approximately 10 per cent in one year.

    The Nordic market today boasts of 13.6 million subscriptions in total. 

  • HBO to premiere ‘Game of Thrones’ simultaneously in 170 countries

    HBO to premiere ‘Game of Thrones’ simultaneously in 170 countries

    MUMBAI: In an unprecedented move, Game of Thrones will premiere in over 170 countries and territories across the globe simultaneously with HBO’s US airing on 12 April.

     

    The entire fifth season of the Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody-winning series will be simulcast to HBO branded networks and broadcast partners across the world, creating a global television event week after week throughout the season’s 10-episode run.

     

    “We are thrilled to see our international partners jumping on board to bring Game of Thrones, one of the most universally loved television shows in the world, to global audiences at the same time it airs on HBO in the US. It’s going to be a great season,” said HBO programming president Michael Lombardo.

     

     Indian fans too can rejoice as it is one of the 170 countries across the globe where the upcoming season of the hit series is going to premiere simultaneously with HBO’s U.S. airing on 13 April at 6 30 am IST on HBO Defined, with following episodes on subsequent Mondays at the same time. The repeat telecast of the fifth season will be on Monday’s at 10 pm on HBO Defined.

     

    HBO India managing director Monica Tata commented “We are thrilled to bring Season 5 of Game of Thrones, one of the most iconic HBO Original TV shows, to Indian audiences at the same time as the U.S. airing,”. Tata added that it was their way of thanking the premium subscribers of HBO Defined for supporting them in making the channel a success.

     

    Among those participating are the HBO branded networks: HBO Asia, HBO Canada, HBO Europe, HBO Latin America, HBO Netherlands and HBO Nordic.

     

    Also included are international “Home of HBO” services including: Africa/M-Net, Australia/Foxtel, Belgium(Flemish)/Telenet, France/Orange, Iceland/365 Media, Israel/DBS, Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia and SKY New Zealand.  

     

    HBO licensing partners in the simulcast include: Belgium(French)/Betv, Greece/Intervision, Russia/Amedia and Spain/DTS.

     

    Since its debut Game of Thrones has become a worldwide phenomenon and the most popular series in HBO history. Last year, the series was the most searched television show worldwide on Google and the #1 most talked about show on Facebook in the US.

     

    Game of Thrones is based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series A Song Of Ice and Fire, where political and sexual intrigue abound as seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. The epic series, with storylines of treachery and nobility, family and honor, ambition and love, and death and survival, has captured the imagination of fans globally and become one of the most popular shows on television.