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Christmas

Nutcrackers movie coming to Disney+

New Christmas movie Nutcrackers, starring Ben Stiller in his first lead film role in six years, will be coming to the Disney+ streaming platform on November 29th. This comedy-drama unfolds as Mike (played by Stiller) is on the heels of closing the biggest deal of his career, when he is pulled away from his bachelor […]

November 13, 2024By Nik Roseveare

System1 reveals early Christmas ad leaders

The latest Test Your Ad data from System1 reveals that the UK is anticipating a ‘Golden’ Christmas, with high levels of happiness driving standout results. Six major brands – Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Cadbury, Amazon and M&S Food – have already achieved the top Test Your Ad score of 5.9 Stars. Amongst the latest releases is a […]

November 8, 2024

BBC to mark 40th anniversary of Band Aid

BBC Four and BBC Radio 2 will be marking the 40th anniversary since the recording of the first ever Band Aid single, Do They Know It’s Christmas?, which took place on November 1984 25th. The programming includes footage from that day which has never previously been broadcast. Singer-songwriter Bob Geldof created Band Aid, which brought […]

November 6, 2024

M&S Christmas ad scores max rating from System1

System1, the Creative Effectiveness Platform, has unwrapped the first 5-Star Christmas ad of the season from M&S Food, which is set to air on November 5th. Their Christmas brand mascot Fairy has once again won the attention of audiences and scored the maximum on Test Your Ad with 5.9-Stars, just like she did in 2023. […]

November 4, 2024

Steven Frayne Mrings miracles to Sky this Christmas

Steven Frayne, the magician formerly known as Dynamo, is back — with a new show which sees him return to his roots, taking his magic back to the streets – stunning huge crowds as he goes. After his dramatic rebirth in the epic conclusion of Dynamo Is Dead last year, Britain’s greatest magician is setting […]

October 29, 2024

ITV, Mattel announce Pictionary game show

Mattel, the toy and family entertainment company, and ITV have jointly announced new game show Pictionary (25 x 30”) based on the popular drawing game. The show will be produced by Whisper North and hosted by Mel Giedroyc. The format deal was brokered by Laura Burrell, Vice President, International Formats, Paramount Global Content Distribution. Following […]

October 23, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Data: Record excitement for Christmas ads

Positive feelings towards 2024 Christmas ads are the highest since measurement began following a strong showing last year, according to data from Kantar. Over half (59 per cent) of people say they ‘love’ Christmas TV ads, up from 51 per cent in 2023. While 48 per cent of consumers last year were ‘really looking forward […]

October 22, 2024

Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Letter Express coming to Netflix

Mattel Television Studios has announced that Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Letter Express one-hour holiday special will debut on Netflix in the US on November 21st, followed by global launches across a number of broadcast and streaming platforms including Milkshake! on Channel 5 and Nick Jr in the UK and Cartoonito in Italy. Inspired by […]

October 20, 2024

That’s Christmas channel returns

That’s TV has launched its annual Christmas entertainment channel That’s Christmas. The channel will broadcast festive entertainment including many classics first seen during the holiday seasons of yesteryear. That’s Christmas is avaiiable free-to-air 24/7 across the UK on Freeview channel 71, Sky channel 191 and Virgin Media channel 296, replacing the That’s TV 3 channel […]

October 16, 2024

Halloween, Christmas FAST channels on Rakuten TV

Rakuten TV, the European streaming platforms, has expanded its catalogue with the launch of two new seasonal FAST channels: 100% Christmas and Halloween. With more than 100 hours of content, the channels are dedicated to providing non-stop free entertainment during two of the most celebrated times of the year. The Halloween channel is available from […]

October 14, 2024By Nik Roseveare