BAFTA has welcomed Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer of Netflix to its headquarters at 195 Piccadilly to meet with past and present participants of BAFTA Breakthrough: a flagship programme, supported by Netflix, that spotlights and nurtures the next generation of creative talent in film, games and television. Sarandos took part in a discussion […]
Would a Netflix ad-supported subscription tier be a hit? The answer appears to be ‘no’, at least according to current subscribers surveyed by Whip Media. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos recently confirmed the streaming giant will be introducing an ad-supported subscription tier, possibly by the end of 2022. The decision made waves, considering Netflix has been […]
The Duffer Brothers, the duo behind hit series Stranger Things, have announced their new production company, Upside Down Pictures, for film and television projects as part of their overall deal with Netflix. According to The Duffer Brothers (Matt and Ross), Upside Down Pictures will “aim to create the kind of stories that inspired the Duffers […]
New episodes of Stranger Things Season 4 made the sci-fi series the most viewed Netflix title for the week commencing June 27th – appearing in the Top 10 in 93 countries. The series holds the #1 spot on the Most Popular English TV List with 1.15 billion hours viewed. Additionally, Seasons 1-3 of Stranger Things […]
That three-word slogan, famously pinned to the wall in the Clinton (Bill) campaign HQ in their winning 1992 run, has been deployed in many – sometimes quite random – circumstances since. It should be dusted down when looking around at near term prospects for the TV economy. In recent years there has been a significant […]
Netflix has announced that it will add brand new kids and family content each week throughout the summer. Titles include content that aims to bring everyone at home together for quality time (The Sea Beast, 13: The Musical, Lost Ollie, Ivy & Bean), preschool animations (CoComelon, Gabby’s Dollhouse, Action Pack), and the return of celebrated […]
SurveyMonkey research carried out by Momentive reveals current Irish consumer attitudes towards online streaming services against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis and an oversaturation of providers. While the streaming services market becomes evermore crowded with competition, more than a third (36 per cent) of Irish consumers say they are considering cancelling or […]
Netflix has picked up The Electric State, an adaptation of the illustrated novel by Simon Stålenhag, from independent studio AGBO – founded by Joe and Anthony Russo, the visionary directors behind several Marvel movies including Avengers: Endgame. The movie, set in a retro-futuristic past, will tell the story of an orphaned teenager (portrayed by Stranger […]
HBO Max and Disney+ are the two streaming services that US viewers are most satisfied with according to a comprehensive new report from Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world’s largest entertainment organisations. Whip Media’s new Streaming Satisfaction Report – which is based on survey results from nearly 2,500 […]
The Umbrella Academy returned with 124.53 million hours viewed on Netflix’s English TV list for the week commencing June 20th. Coming in at #1, the third season of the superhero drama was the most viewed Netflix title tand made the Top 10 in 91 countries. The first season of The Umbrella Academy also entered the […]