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Swisscom launches package with Netflix, Disney+

From October 28th, Swisscom’s blue Binge will launch a combined Netflix Basic and Disney+ subscription (Standard option) for CHF 19.90 (€21.28) per month, making it around 28 per cent cheaper than paying for the Netflix and Disney+ packages separately. The minimum subscription period for blue Binge is one year, but it can be upgraded at […]

October 23, 2024

Say Nothing premieres on Disney+ in November

Disney+ has announced that Original limited series, FX’s Say Nothing, will premiere with all nine episodes on November 14th exclusively on Disney+ in the UK. The series is based on the best-selling book by Patrick Radden Keefe, which recently ranked #19 on the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21stCentury. Say Nothing is a gripping story […]

October 23, 2024

Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+ in March

At this year’s New York Comic-Con, Marvel Television surprised fans with a visit from Hell’s Kitchen’s own Daredevil and Kingpin, Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio. The stars of the upcoming series Daredevil: Born Again greeted fans during a panel at the weekend revealing for the first time the Disney+ launch date: March 5th 2025. . […]

October 22, 2024

The Old Man Season 2 on Disney+ this November

Season 2 of FX’s The Old Man – starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow and Alia Shawkat – will premiere on November 6th exclusively on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. In Season 2, former CIA agent Dan Chase (Bridges) and former FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper (Lithgow) set off on their most important mission to […]

October 21, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Sunrise launches TV Shop strategy

Swiss telco Sunrise has added Disney+ and a new TV Shop strategy to its TV offering. “Sunrise TV is more than just television. We offer everything our customers prefer to see and all in one place. With the new TV Shop, they can access their favourite content easily on the Sunrise TV Box and enjoy […]

October 18, 2024

History Hit partners with BFI on Saving South doc

History Hit, the streaming service, podcast, and content platform founded by historian Dan Snow, has produced a new documentary Saving South, in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI). This documentary, available from October 24th, delves into the rich history behind the filming of South (1919), filmed and directed by Frank Hurley, and explores the […]

October 17, 2024

More Disney titles coming to ITVX

ITV has acquired Welcome to Chippendales and Culprits from Disney Entertainment. Both series will be available to stream for free on ITVX later this year. Welcome to Chippendales tells the true story of Somen Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest male-stripping empire – and let nothing stand in […]

October 10, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Data: Netflix tops UK streaming market in Q3

JustWatch, the streaming guide, has released updates on the UK market share of all major streaming platforms across 60 different countries. The results reflect data collected in Q3 2024. Netflix continues to secure the streaming crown, securing 27 per cent of the streaming market in the UK. Prime Video is in second place with shares […]

October 7, 2024

FreeCast launches YouBundle in US

FreeCast is launching YouBundle, a new service that lets consumers in the US build a customised bundle of streaming video products, centralise their subscription management, and consolidate media costs into a single monthly payment. FreeCast says the product is the first piece of its omni-channel media industry solution to be rolled out, with several more […]

October 7, 2024

Disney+ orders more The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

Disney+ has announced that the Original unscripted series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has been renewed for 20 additional episodes with the first installment coming to the service in 2025. An exact launch date is TBC. “There was a philosophical question raised in season one which was ‘Can MomTok survive this?’ The answer unequivocally […]

October 4, 2024