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Handmaid’s Tale s5 to co-premiere on Prime Video UK

Prime Video will co-premiere the fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale to Prime members in the UK and Ireland later this year. The first four seasons of the critically acclaimed series are available to stream now on Prime Video. The Handmaid’s Tale tells the story of the dystopian Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was […]

October 10, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Data: Hocus Pocus 2 biggest Original streaming debut of 2022

Disney+ has announced that Hocus Pocus 2 is the #1 film premiere on the streaming platform to date, but how does it compare to other streaming original film releases this year on competitive services? According to Whip Media, Hocus Pocus 2 came out on top again when compared to the most watched streaming original films […]

October 7, 2022

Netflix to debut Knives Out sequel in cinemas

Netflix has announced a one week preview event for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, from November 23rd, in cinemas aroud the globe. The sequel to 2019 hit movie Knives Out will be the first-ever Netflix film to debut across all three major US theatrical chains: AMC, Regal, and Cinemark. The film will also play […]

October 7, 2022By Nik Roseveare

The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition on Prime Video US

The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition is now available on-demand on Prime Video exclusively in the US, marking the first time the show will be available for viewers in the country. The first season was released on Netflix in over 150 countries earlier this year, ranking in the Netflix Top 10 in Singapore and Indonesia and […]

October 7, 2022

Survey: 65% US streaming subs cancelled a service in last year

Video streaming service providers have been feeling the effects of streaming fatigue, with nearly two out of three people (64.92 per cent) cancelling services because of price and non-use according to a study published by Blue Label Labs. The study surveyed 1,005 people in North America between the ages of 15 and 67, revealing which […]

October 6, 2022

New Grey’s Anatomy on Disney+ UK

Disney has announced that Season 19 of Grey’s Anatomy, from executive producer Shonda Rhimes, will launch exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service in the UK on October 26th. The new season joins all previous seasons of the hit medical drama (400+ episodes) already available on Disney+ in the UK. Picking up six months after the Season 18 finale, […]

October 6, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Forecast: Streaming subs slow in Portugal

The number of users and subscribers of streaming services in Portugal continued to grow in the second quarter of 2022, but at a slower rate than before, according to the BStream study by Marktest. In Q2 2022, 44.1 per cent of Portuguese used streaming services to access TV content, a growth of 2.1 per cent […]

October 5, 2022From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Survey: 63% considering gifting subscriptions

Subscription gifting is primed to soar for the holidays. According to a survey conducted by Recurly, a subscription management and billing platform, this holiday season will be big for businesses with gift subscriptions, with 63 per cent of consumers reporting they would consider giving subscriptions as a gift and 70 per cent interested in receiving […]

October 5, 2022

Dahmer already among Netflix most watched ever

In only its second week of release, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has become one of Netflix’s most successful series of all time. The limited series by Ryan Murphy and starring Emmy Award winner Evan Peters has topped the English TV List for the second week in succession with 299.84 million hours viewed […]

October 5, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ relaunches on PS5

PlayStation 5 users can download Disney+ natively on theur consoles. With the relaunch, users can now stream movies, TV shows, Originals, and morefrom the DIsney+ library in 4K High-Dynamic Range video quality. “A key part of our global expansion strategy is to meet consumers wherever they are, which is why we’re excited to enhance Disney+ […]

October 4, 2022