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Apple TV+ boost for anti-piracy efforts

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content, has confirmed that Apple TV+ is its newest member and will join its governing board. The addition of Apple’s streaming service further strengthens ACE’s collective approach to disrupting a piracy ecosystem that harms creators. According to […]

October 9, 2020By Colin Mann

I Hate Suzie on HBO Max

Sky original drama I Hate Suzie is set to premiere on HBO Max, with the streaming service becoming the exclusive US home. The eight-part series follows Suzie Pickles, played by Billie Piper, who has her life upended when she is hacked and pictures of her emerge in a compromising position. Piper and co-creator Lucy Prebble, […]

October 9, 2020

Analyst: Nordics SVoD players look to sports and collabs

The Nordic video market, likely one of Europe’s most evolved, show clear signs of maturity according to Mediavision. The online video market is still growing, but penetration is increasing at a slower pace than just a year ago. Mediavision also sees a much stronger focus on pricing and packaging. There are, of course, many ways […]

October 7, 2020

Godzilla returns to Netflix in new anime series

Netflix has announced an all new Godzilla anime series titled Godzilla Singular Point, featuring a new cast and original story set to premiere globally on Netflix in 2021. Following the success of Godzilla anime movies (Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle and Godzilla: The Planet Eater) the new series […]

October 7, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Apple orders The Supermodels docuseries

Apple TV+ has ordered The Supermodels, an event docuseries that will feature exclusive access to and interviews with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, who will revisit their iconic modeling careers and collective disruption of the ‘90s fashion scene, which continues to reverberate today. Hailing from Imagine Documentaries, the project will be […]

October 7, 2020

IMPACT VP: “Value of UK fans cannot be overstated”

This week IMPACT Wrestling, the long-running US grappling promotion, returns to free-to-air prime-time TV in the UK via a partnership with Premier Sports and its FreeSports channel. To hype the new agreement, IMPACT Wrestling’s Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore spoke exclusively to Advanced-Television about the importance of the deal, and what the future holds for […]

October 6, 2020By Nik Roseveare

The Simpsons season 31 coming to Disney+

The Simpsons, the longest running scripted primetime show in television history, will premiere its 31st season on Disney+ on November 6th in the UK and Ireland. The 22-episode season brings viewers back to Springfield for a fresh batch of episodes to binge alongside the service’s set of every season available since the show first aired in 1989. […]

October 6, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Bruce Springsteen album tie-in doc on Apple TV+

Bruce Springsteen fans around the world will get a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic artist’s creative process in the documentary feature film, Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You, from Apple Original Films, premiering October 23rd exclusively on Apple TV+. The feature-length vérité documentary arrives the same day as Springsteen’s new album Letter To You, and features […]

October 6, 2020

Roald Dahl’s The Witches to debut on HBO Max

The Witches will premiere exclusively on US streaming service HBO Max on October 22nd, ahead of its theatrical release on October 28th. The movie, a reimagining of the classic Roald Dahl story, is directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Guillermo del Toro and includes Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Kristin Chenoweth and Chris Rock […]

October 5, 2020By Nik Roseveare

The Boys & Mulan gatecrash Netflix’ Nielsen domination

Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings only debuted a month ago, but the top 10 most-watched shows in the US each week has been completely dominated by Netflix, until now… Nielsen has revealed its top 10 streaming programmes for the week of August 31st to September 6th features both Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys and Disney+ movie […]

October 2, 2020