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Astrid: Murder in Paris tops Walter Presents in 2024

Walter Presents, the on-demand service offering foreign-language dramas from around the world, has revealed its top ten titles for 2024 based on a combination of C4 linear and streaming data. One of France’s slate of crime dramas has taken the crown this year, with Astrid: Murder in Paris topping the charts as the most watched […]

November 28, 2024

Exploring the tight bond between casinos and pop culture

The world of gaming has long fascinated authors and content creators, whether for its narrative power or its aesthetics. From manga to spy novels, the storytelling potential of a card draw ruled by sheer luck or a high-stakes poker tournament that could change the hero’s fate continues to captivate readers. Countless movies about gambling also […]

November 28, 2024

Dexter: Original Sin on Paramount+ this December

Ahead of the highly anticipated prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin, streaming exclusively on Paramount+ from December 13th – in the UK, Canada, Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria – Paramount has revealed the first look trailer. The 10-episode drama series chronicles TV’s favourite serial killer in training.      Set in 1991 Miami, Dexter: Original Sin […]

November 28, 2024

Survey: 62% of digital content creators don’t check facts

At a time when digital content creators have become a major source of information for people, a UNESCO survey reveals that 62 per cent do not carry out rigorous and systematic fact-checking of information prior to sharing it. But 73 per cent express the wish to be trained to do so. UNESCO is launching the […]

November 27, 2024

Boost for Merseyside, W Midlands creative industries

Creative technology firms and artists in Merseyside and the West Midlands are in line for a major financial boost, as a £13.5 million (€16.2m) investment in training, research and development funding is announced by the Culture Secretary to boost economic growth and job opportunities. Liverpool City Region’s MusicFutures cluster will benefit from £6.75 million to […]

November 27, 2024By Colin Mann

Survey: “Gladiators ready” most iconic TV quote of the year

Sky has revealed the most meme’d, quoted, and repeated phrases from TV in the last year, with ‘Gladiators ready’ (Gladiators, 19 per cent), ‘I am a Faithful’ (The Traitors, 15 per cent) and ‘Sent from iPhon’ (Baby Reindeer, 14 per cent) topping the list. It has been a hit year of television, with quotes from […]

November 27, 2024

EFL matches in Cosm venues

CBS Sports and Cosm have announced that select English Football League (EFL) matches will be presented in shared reality at Cosm’s immersive entertainment venues in Los Angeles and Dallas. The partnership will see a minimum of six Sky Bet EFL matches broadcast, commencing December 3rd, with a further additional EFL match at Cosm to be […]

November 27, 2024

A Man on the Inside at Netflix #1

A Man on the Inside, Mike Schur’s new comedy series starring Ted Danson, debuted atop Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing November 18th with 6.9 million views. Also entering the list was Our Oceans, the new docuseries narrated by former President Barack Obama, at #6 with 2.1 million views. Elsewhere on the English […]

November 27, 2024

Samsung TV Plus adds Mythical 24/7 FAST channel

Mythical, the digital-first entertainment studio led by creators Rhett & Link, has announced two new ways for fans to watch Mythical content on Samsung TV Plus. As of November 15, 2024, Mythical’s always-on, FAST (Mythical 24/7) channel is available on Samsung TV Plus in the US and Canada. Additionally, all episodes of Rhett & Link’s […]

November 27, 2024

Channel 4 sets multiple streaming records in October

Channel 4 has revealed that it set multiple new streaming records in October 2024. Across the month, seven billion viewing minutes were consumed on Channel 4 streaming – a new monthly record –while October 30th was its biggest day since April with 270 million viewing minutes watched. Married At First Sight UK was the most […]

November 26, 2024