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Nielsen: US streaming consumption continues to set records

For a third consecutive month, streaming’s share of total TV viewing in the US reached a record high in April, according to Nielsen’s monthly The Gauge report. Time spent streaming accounted for 44.3 per cent of total TV viewing in April, adding a half-point over March and 1.7 points since January. Compared with April 2024, […]

May 20, 2025

Grey’s Anatomy celebrates 20th anniversary

Hit medical drama Grey’s Anatomy celebrates its 20th anniversary this week. The show premiered on ABC on March 27th 2005 and has since aired for 21 seasons featuring 0ver 440 episodes – and has also seen two spin-off series in Private Practice (2007–2013) and Station 19 (2018–2024). The cast has featured the likes of Ellen […]

March 25, 2025

Medical TV shows that changed the way we see medicine and doctors

We cannot fully count on the accuracy of TV shows, as sometimes life can be way crueler than many of those happy-ending dramas. It’s worth reinforcing the fact that cinema can induce a distorted perception of real life, spreading misinformation and persuading fake standards, whether regarding romance and family or medicine and politics. However, as […]

March 25, 2025

Popular programmes on Canadian nighttime television

Nighttime television offers a source of entertainment for those who want to be transported to a different world, with gripping plots and interesting characters they can emotionally invest in. The popularity of nighttime television can be seen in Canada with many Canadians rallying around the TV screen with their loved ones to bond over a […]

October 4, 2024

McKidd to star in BBC’s The Primrose Railway Children

BBC Studios Kids and Family productions have announced that Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy, Six Four) will be starring in the upcoming 1×90’ CBBC special The Primrose Railway Children. Adapted by Tom Bidwell (The Velveteen Rabbit, The Irregulars) the feature length family drama is based on Jacqueline Wilson’s novel of the same name, which is a […]

July 11, 2024

Five entertaining games inspired by TV shows

A TV show is just a TV show. A game is just a game. Or so you might think, but that’s not the case at all. Some TV shows are so popular that they lead to the creation of games based on them. Fans just can’t get enough of them, so the makers create the […]

June 21, 2024

Electric Entertainment acquires Archstone Entertainment titles

Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has acquired four feature length films from Archstone Entertainment, the distribution and sales arm of Archstone, focused on delivering high quality theatrical films to the world-wide audience. The films, headlined by “Adam the First” starring Oakes Fegley and David Duchovny, include “Futra Days,” starring Tania Raymonde, […]

December 20, 2023

Lionsgate to acquire eOne

In a move that strengthens its scripted and unscripted television business and expands its presence in Canada and the UK, production house Lionsgate and toy and game specialist Hasbro have signed an agreement under which Lionsgate will acquire the independent content platform eOne in a transaction valued at approximately $500 million (€458m), comprised of cash […]

August 3, 2023

Season 6 of Station 19 heading to Disney+

From 26th October, season 6 of the celebrated Grey’s Anatomy spin-off series Station 19 will be available to stream on Disney+, alongside all previous seasons of the series. Created by Stacey McKee and starring Jaina Lee Ortiz, this much-loved drama series follows the work and lives of heroic firefighters at the Seattle Fire Department, Station […]

October 20, 2022

New Grey’s Anatomy on Disney+ UK

Disney has announced that Season 19 of Grey’s Anatomy, from executive producer Shonda Rhimes, will launch exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service in the UK on October 26th. The new season joins all previous seasons of the hit medical drama (400+ episodes) already available on Disney+ in the UK. Picking up six months after the Season 18 finale, […]

October 6, 2022By Nik Roseveare