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Second week at Netflix #1 for The Union

Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg’s action-comedy, The Union, drew another 40.6 million views in the week commencing August 19th, ranking #1 in 83 countries and reaching the Netflix Top 10 in 93. Meanwhile, Emily in Paris Season 4, Part 1 maintained the top spot on the English TV List for a second week with 14.9 […]

August 28, 2024

Elton John: Never Too Late on Disney+ in December

Elton John: Never Too Late will premiere December 13th on Disney+. Directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, the documentary follows music icon Elton John as he looks back on his life and the early days of his 50-year career in this intimate and uplifting full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in […]

August 28, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Kinds of Kindness on Disney+ UK

Searchlight Pictures’ Kinds of Kindness will make its streaming debut on Disney+ in the UK on August 30th. From the Oscar-nominated director of Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos, the dark comedy features a star-studded cast, led by Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe. The movie is a triptych fable following a man without choice who […]

August 23, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ ad-tier expanding in Europe

Following the launch of its ad-supported plan in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK in 2023, Disney+ will expand its offerings to Finland, the Netherlands and Portugal this October. Deborah Armstrong, SVP & GM Media Networks and Advertising EMEA, commented: “The strong momentum of our ad-supported plan, following its launch […]

August 22, 2024

Jimmy Carr hosts Last One Laughing UK on Prime Video

Prime Video will launch a UK version of the international hit format, Last One Laughing, which will be hosted by comedian, television presenter and writer, Jimmy Carr. The series will see Carr challenge 10 of Britain’s best-known comics to spend the day together without so much as cracking a smile. Over the course of the […]

August 22, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Paramount+ Essential in Charter packages

Charter Communications and Paramount Global have announced that the ad-supported version of Paramount’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, Paramount+ Essential, is now available in all Spectrum TV Select and Mi Plan Latino packages in the US at no additional cost. As part of the companies’ new multi-year distribution agreement, Spectrum video customers can immediately begin streaming over […]

August 22, 2024

France: Paramount+ in Canal+ packages

Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount Global, and Canal+ Group have announced the expansion of their partnership in France. This strategic collaboration aims to expand the distribution of Paramount+ and its content in France. Through the extended deal, Canal+ subscribers can access Paramount at no additional cost, whatever subscription plan they have, starting immediately. As […]

August 21, 2024

The Union at Netflix #1

New action comedy, The Union, in which Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg star as high school sweethearts reuniting to take on an international crime syndicate, debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English Films List with 33.1 million views, making it the platform’s most-watched title in the week commencing August 12th. The film, which marks the first […]

August 21, 2024

Secret Level gaming series coming to Prime Video

During the Gamescom global livestream on August 20th, Prime Video announced its new adult-animated anthology series: Secret Level, featuring original short stories set within the worlds of some of the world’s most celebrated video games. From Amazon MGM Studios and Blur Studio, creators of Love, Death + Robots, will come 15 episodes with each serving […]

August 21, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Netflix orders How to Kill Your Family with Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy is set to star as murderous Grace Bernard, protagonist extraordinaire in How To Kill Your Family, a Netflix series inspired by Bella Mackie’s best-selling novel of the same name. The eight parter, announced at Edinburgh TV Festival, will be a first production for Netflix from Sid Gentle Films (Killing Eve) with Emma Moran (Extraordinary) […]

August 21, 2024