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Don’t Look Up leads Netflix Xmas Top 10

Netflix movie Don’t Look Up, directed by Adam McKay, soared to the top of the streaming service’s top 10 for the week commencing December 20th. Audiences watched the star-studded film – which features Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Himesh Patel, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep – […]

December 29, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Strictly wins Christmas Day 2021 ratings

The BBC’s Christmas Day line-up proved a winning formula once again, taking the top seven spots with new specials of popular shows. BBC secured eight out of the top ten programmes as audiences turned to the BBC across the day, showcasing a range of new programmes across drama, comedy and entertainment. Charlotte Moore, BBC’s Chief […]

December 27, 2021

The Witcher dominates Netflix top 10

The Witcher is back and dominated Netflix’s global top 10 charts for the week commencing December 13th. The Witcher Season 2 debuted at #1 with audiences spending 142.43 million hours immersed in the fantasy world created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and starring Henry Cavill. The Witcher Season 1 closely followed at #2 on the English […]

December 22, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Loewe returns to UK market wth Netgem

German luxury TV-maker Loewe has relaunched in the UK with its high-end, top-quality TV sets. This comes after the brand initially left the UK in July 2019, but returned following what has been described as a ‘significant investment’ from international technology investment company Skytec. Loewe will be partnering with Netgem TV in the UK, which […]

December 10, 2021By Colin Mann

VIZIO adds Winter Watchland to WatchFree+

VIZIO is giving the gift of free entertainment for the holidays with Winter Watchland, a collection of over 500 hours of free holiday-themed featured movies, TV shows, recipes, and music on its treaming service, WatchFree+. Winter WatchLand, sponsored by Microsoft, is an all-in-one holiday destination that allows SmartCast users in the US to discover free […]

December 10, 2021

ITV, Vodafone’s ReBoxing Day partnership

In a bid to take Boxing Day back to its origins as a day of charitable giving, Vodafone is partnering with ITV this holiday season to rebrand Boxing Day as ‘Reboxing Day’. The partnership, which feeds into Vodafone’s ‘everyone.connected’ initiative, will launch on ITV on December 10th and is fronted by Radio Host & TV […]

December 10, 2021

Free data, movies, football for Sky subs this Xmas

This Christmas, Sky is saying thank you to its subscribers with a number of free gifts including Sky Cinema movies, Premier League football matches, free mobile data, and international calls. Available to existing customers, Sky says the gifts will help viewers to get together, either at home with movies and matches, or remotely with calls […]

December 8, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Research: Brits plan to stream more TV this Xmas

Almost half of Brits (48 per cent) have revealed they are planning to watch more TV via streaming over the Christmas holidays, compared to usual, according to research commissioned by adtech company, The Trade Desk. Nevertheless, whilst the appetite for content over Christmas is strong, almost one in five (18 per cent) report that they […]

December 7, 2021

Die Hard joins Disney+ Xmas lineup, amidst debate

To celebrate Die Hard launching on Disney+, YouGov has conducted a nationwide survey answering the question that family and friends debate each festive season, “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” Over 2,000 adults (18+) from across the UK took part in the survey. The 1988 Oscar nominated movie stars Bruce Willis as a New York […]

December 3, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Research: Brits watch 62 hours of TV over Xmas

A survey looking into the nation’s Christmas TV viewing habits has shown that, on average, Brits currently spend 62 hours over the Christmas period from December 20th to January 2nd watching TV, amounting to being glued to the box for almost four and a half hours every day. Commissioned by Samsung UK, the research polling […]

December 1, 2021