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Disney+ brings forward Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.

Disney+ has announced a new premiere date for Lucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Subsribers in the UK will now be able to stream the first two episodes now premiering from December 3rd at 2am GMT. Subsequent episodes will continue to stream on Wednesdays at 2am GMT for the remainder of the season. Star Wars: Skeleton […]

November 26, 2024

Whiskey on the Rocks coming to Disney+

Whiskey on the Rocks, a political satire inspired by real events, is the first Nordic Original series to premiere on Disney+ in select countries (and Hulu in the US) on January 22nd 2025. All six episodes will be released at once. The series is the latest project from the team behind the celebrated Swedish film The 100- […]

November 26, 2024

WWE Network shutting in UK ahead of Netflix move

From January 6th 2025, WWE’s flagship weekly programming – Raw, SmackDown and NXT – will stream on Netflix alongside all previous and future Premium Live Events. As a result of the Netflix deal, an email has now been sent to WWE Network subscribers in the UK, confirming the WWE Network SVoD service will no longer […]

November 22, 2024By Nik Roseveare

C4 exec: ‘BVoD great opportunity for advertisers in VoD age’

Following his participation on a panel at the British Screen Forum in London on ‘Where Next For VoD’, Ewan Douglas, Head of Nations/Regions Sales at UK commercial PSB Channel 4 has shared some thoughts on the opportunities for advertisers and broadcasters in the streaming age, admitting he has never been more optimistic about the vital […]

November 21, 2024By Colin Mann

Cowshed Collective takes The Sidemen series to Netflix

Cowshed Collective, the UK based entertainment studio and agency, is producing Season 2 of high-stakes reality series Inside for British YouTube stars The Sidemen. Season 1 streamed on YouTube, but the series will be moving to Netflix for its second season. The seven part-series is set to premiere globally on the streaming platform in early […]

November 21, 2024By Nik Roseveare

The Trade Desk unveils Ventura

Advertising technology specialist The Trade Desk has developed streaming TV operating system Ventura. The Trade Desk will partner with smart TV original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other streaming TV aggregators to deploy Ventura. According to The Trade Desk, Ventura represents a major advance in streaming TV operating systems as it solves key issues with prevailing […]

November 21, 2024

India: Prime Video adds Channel K

Prime Video in India has launched Channel K, Interactive Media Mix (IMX)’s Korean entertainment channel, as an add-on subscription. As the home to some of the most popular series, movies, K-pop concerts, and reality shows, Channel K will offer Prime members an immersive Hallyu experience with popular series such as Summer Strike, Personal Taste, movies […]

November 21, 2024

Report: BBC Studios faces challenges long-term

BBC Studios, the BBC’s main commercial arm, has returned £1.9 billion (€2.2bn) to the BBC by substantially growing its income and profits – reaching £1.8 billion and £202 million in 2023-24 – but needs to continue to evolve in a dynamic market to meet ambitious growth plans, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report has […]

November 20, 2024By Colin Mann

Disney+ partners with AudienceProject

Disney+ has partnered with AudienceProject, a provider of audience measurement solutions. The collaboration enables advertisers to access independent audience measurement of Disney+ advertising campaigns across all devices, including mobile, tablet and connected TV. The measurement solution will initially be available to advertisers in the UK, Germany and the Nordics, with more markets to follow. AudienceProject’s […]

November 20, 2024

Tyson vs Paul at Netflix #1

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson battled it out in a record-breaking event for the ages, making history with the main event drawing over 108 million live global viewers to become, according to Netflix, the most-streamed sporting event ever. The boxing match wast #1 on Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing November 11th, cleanly […]

November 20, 2024