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Research: 59% US adults viewing on non-TV devices

Findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) indicate that 59 per cent of adults in the US watch video on non-TV devices (including mobile phones, home computers, tablets, and eReaders) daily – compared to 55 per cent in 2020, 43 per cent in 2017, and 18 per cent in 2012. Younger individuals are most likely to […]

August 25, 2022

Disney+ orders series based on Jilly Cooper’s Rival

Disney+ has announced Rivals, a new eight-part series based on the novel by Jilly Cooper. Rivals is part of the author’s bestselling Rutshire Chronicles, a celebrated piece of British literary history, capturing the drama, excess, and brazen power-grabbing of the affluent elite in 1980s England. The series will be executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins (A […]

August 25, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video announces Brit rom-com How To Date Billy Walsh

Prime Video has announced a new British high school romantic comedy movie, How To Date Billy Walsh. Filming on the production has already begun, and the movie will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide. The cast features Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper), Charithra Chandran (Bridgerton), and Tanner Buchanan (Cobra Kai). Further […]

August 25, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Sweden: Streaming services soar despite economic concern

Mediavision has analysed how the market for TV and streaming in Sweden was affected by households’ increasing concerns about the economy in Q2 2022. The analysis shows that households in Sweden continue to pay for their streaming subscriptions and that the market is growing according to trend. This results in a record quarter for the […]

August 24, 2022

Halloween Ends on Peacock, in cinemas same day

Universal Pictures, Miramax, and Blumhouse’s Halloween Ends, the final instalment of the celebrated horror franchise, will debut on the Peacock streaming service on October 14th, the same day as its theatrical release. The movie sees Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the last time in the role of Laurie Strode, as the franchise reaches […]

August 24, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Sandman #1 on Netflix for a 3rd week

Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman topped the English TV List for the third week in a row with 77.24 million hours viewed and appeared in the Top 10 in 91 countries. Additionally, fans were treated to a two-part bonus episode of the dark fantasy series, which featured the stories A Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope in […]

August 24, 2022

Prime Video reveals new true-crime docs

Prime Video has revealed further investment into documentary filmmaking with two new UK Original series, The Greatest Show Never Made and Fake Sheikh. Both documentaries will launch on Prime Video in 2023. These new docu-series will sit alongside the chilling Patricia Hall documentary, The Confession, three-part series Three Mothers (working title), and previously announced documentary […]

August 24, 2022By Nik Roseveare

A Thousand Blows coming to Disney+

Disney+ has announced A Thousand Blows (working title), a new 12-part series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London. The series will be brought to life by screenwriter Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Taboo), starring and executive produced by British screen icon Stephen Graham (This is England, Boardwalk Empire, The Irishman). […]

August 24, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Survey: Over half UK adults sharing SVoD logins

A survey commissioned by publisher LADbible Group has revealed over half (56 per cent) of 18–44-year-olds in the UK – around 11.8 million people – currently use someone else’s login details to access a streaming service. In a report that highlights the challenges that streaming services face to attract paying subscribers in the face of the growing cost of […]

August 23, 2022By Colin Mann

Google’s Sivanandan named Head of Disney+ Hotstar

Disney’s international content and operations group has announced the appointment of Sajith Sivanandan as executive VP and head of Disney+ Hotstar. Sivanandan will oversee Disney+ Hotstar’s overall business operations in India with direct responsibility for defining the streaming service’s strategic business priorities and charting its product roadmap. He will also work closely with local leadership […]

August 23, 2022