Figures released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and based on data from the Official Charts Company and Futuresource Consulting, show that the home entertainment sector grew by 9.5 per cent in 2019, bringing the total market value to £2.6 billion (€3.05bn). A proliferation of consumption models, including traditional physical media and digital […]
Amazon Prime Video has announced that the highly conspiracy thriller Hunters, created by David Weil, starring legendary Hollywood actor Al Pacino and executive produced by Academy Award-winner Jordan Peele, will launch globally on the streaming platform on February 21st. Hunters follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, […]
Netflix UK has shared the top 10 most watched shows on its platform in 2019, revealing that The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a documentary focusing on the infamous missing child case from 2007, tops the list. Just behind the documentary was Michael Bay’s action film, 6 Underground, starring Ryan Reynolds, which only went live on […]
Disney+ series WandaVision, a spin-off from the record-setting Avengers movies starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, will debut on the streaming service in 2020 – a year earlier than originally planned. The show will consist of 6 episodes that will, much like Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian, be released on a weekly basis – […]
The latest research from Australia’s Department of Communications and the Arts shows the consumption of online content continues to grow and online copyright infringement continues to trend down. This year, more than 2,400 responses were received for the Consumer survey on online copyright infringement 2019, showing that Australians are downloading, streaming and sharing more content […]
Apple has held talks with MGM as it seeks to bolster the content offering on its Apple TV+ service and has been exploring deals for MGM Holdings content and college sports rights. Apple executives reportedly met with MGM representatives and the Pac-12 Conference this year for preliminary talks that have “yet to reach an advanced […]
The biggest Doctor Who Classic collection ever streamed in the UK launches on BritBox on December 26th. Over 600 pieces of Doctor Who Classic content will be available on the service, comprised of a mix of episodes, spin-offs, documentaries, telesnaps and more – and includes many rarely-seen treasures. Subscribers will be able to access this […]
Amazon Studios has signed a first look deal with Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom. As part of the deal, Bloom will work with Amazon Studios to create television and film projects that will launch exclusively on the Prime Video streaming service. “I have thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with Jen Salke and the team at Amazon and I […]
Netflix has revealed that over 26 million accounts watched its epic mob movie, The Irishman, in its first week of release. The streaming giant has also estimated that this figure will rise to 40 million accounts by the end of the year. The movie, which went live on November 27th, received widespread critical acclaim, with […]
Netflix has announced an untitled scripted series about the Swedish start-up that shook the entire music industry and evolved into becoming one of the world’s leading music services – Spotify. The limited series is inspired by the book Spotify Untold by authors Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud – both business reporters at Swedish Dagens Industri […]