Erik Gruenwedel

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Erik Gruenwedel

Sofia Carson in The Life List The Life List, the latest Sofia Carson starrer, added more than 13 million views to remain the most-streamed Netflix content and No. 1 on the English language movie chart for a third consecutive week through April 13. Carson also appeared in Netflix’s popular airport drama, Carry On, the streamer’s No. 2 all-time most-popular English language movie with 172.2 million views.

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Erik Gruenwedel

Samsung is partnering with Combate Global to launch two free ad-supported Samsung TV Plus FAST Channels showcasing live mixed martial arts events, beginning April 16. Combate is an Hispanic American mixed martial arts promotion company founded in 2011 by current-CEO Campbell McLaren and based in New York. The channels will serve as the exclusive FAST Channel homes for live events produced by Combate, including the first event on April 24.

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Erik Gruenwedel

Netflix has big financials goals, looking to more than double its current market capitalization of $418 billion to $1 trillion by 2030. Current media/tech companies exceeding a $1 trillion market cap include Apple at $3 trillion, Microsoft ($2.9 trillion), Alphabet/Google ($1.9 trillion), and Meta (Facebook/Instagram) at $1.3 trillion.

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Erik Gruenwedel

Critically-acclaimed body shaming horror film The Substance, and dysfunctional relationship series, “The White Lotus,” topped weekly streaming for the week ended April13, according to new data from JustWatch.com. Rankings are calculated by user activity, including clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as “seen” from more than 45 million streamers per month across 4,500 services.

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Erik Gruenwedel

Streaming video reached parity in March with the Top 10 most-viewed titles delivered by seven different services, according to new Nielsen data. For the first time ever in a monthly report, the most-watched titles were distributed by Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Paramount+ Netflix and Apple TV+ — with “Reacher” on Prime Video leading the pack with 6.6 billion minutes consumed.