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Channel 4 to air FX’s Say Nothing

Channel 4 has licensed FX’s limited series Say Nothing from Disney Entertainment. The nine-episode series, based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe, is a story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during ‘The Troubles’ and will air on Channel 4 later this year. Spanning four decades, the series opens with the shocking disappearance […]

September 18, 2025

Disney, Universal, WBD sue Chinese AI

Disney, Universal and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have jointly filed suit against the Chinese creator of Hailuo AI a popular artificial intelligence video app, over what they call “wilful and brazen” copyright infringement. The suit against MiniMax, which owns the ‘Hollywood studio in your pocket’, is the first of its kind against a Chinese AI […]

September 17, 2025

UEFA Women’s Champions League draw live on Disney+

Disney+ is set to kick off he 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League season by streaming the League Phase draw live on September 19th. As part of their existing subscription, fans across Europe can watch as the fixtures of the teams going head-to-head in the League Phase are officially revealed. Streaming live at 11am (BST), the […]

September 16, 2025

Culture Minister opens Pinewood Indie Film Hub

New Culture Minister Ian Murray has carried out his first official visit since being appointed to the role by travelling to Pinewood Studios to formally open its new Independent Film Hub. The hub, which incorporates sound stages, production offices and workshop spaces, is designed to support lower budget, independent filmmakers. It has been set up […]

September 12, 2025

Barb: 20.6m UK SVoD homes in Q2 2025

Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.6 million UK homes (69.7 per cent) had access to a SVoD service in Q2 2025. This is an increase from 20.1 million UK homes in Q1 2025. The service-level subscriptions data are as follows: Netflix: 17.6 million […]

September 11, 2025

InterDigital awarded injunction against Disney

InterDigital, a mobile, video and AI technology research and development company, has been awarded a preliminary injunction against Disney by a court in Brazil. The 7th Corporate Court of the Judicial District of the Capital of Rio de Janeiro ruled that InterDigital is entitled to a preliminary injunction over Disney’s infringement of two InterDigital patents […]

September 11, 2025

Study: Critical link between premium ads and consumer purchase intent

Ads served on premium media outlets drive a 40 per cent uplift in purchase intent, according to research conducted by global advertising technology player, The Trade Desk, in partnership with PA Consulting. The findings also highlight how audiences find content served by premium media more trustworthy, as 85 per cent of consumers say they are […]

September 11, 2025

Murdaugh: Death in the Family on Disney+ this October

Disney+ has announced that Original limited series, Murdaugh: Death in the Family, will premiere on October 15th exclusively on Disney+ in the UK, with three episodes at launch, then one new episode weekly. Maggie and Alex enjoy a lavish life of privilege as members of one of South Carolina’s most powerful legal dynasties. But when their […]

September 11, 2025

Disney and Pixar’s Elio sets Disney+ premiere date

Disney and Pixar’s sci-fi adventure film Elio will land on the Disney+ streaming platform on September 17th. The movie’s debut onto the platform follows the success of last year’s Inside Out 2 which became the #1 film premiere on Disney+ in 2024, driving 30.5 million views globally in just 5 days. The film tells the […]

September 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie on Disney+ this November

Disney+ has announced that A Very Jonas Christmas Movie will premiere globally on the streaming platform on November 14th. From Disney Branded Television and 20th Television, the festive film features an all-star cast, including Billie Lourd (as Cassidy), Laverne Cox (as Stacy), KJ Apa (as Gene), Andrew Barth Feldman (as Ethan), Andrea Martin (as Deb), Kenny G (as himself) and Justin Tranter (as himself), with Randall Park (as Brad), and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (as Santa). Previously announced cast […]

September 9, 2025