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Netflix announces NBA series Starting 5

Netflix has announced its newest sports series, Starting 5, set to premiere on October 9th. The 10-part series, provides an intense, behind-the-scenes look at the 2023-24 NBA season through the eyes of five of the league’s biggest players – Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento […]

September 27, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Netflix announces Countdown: Paul vs Tyson docuseries

Netflix has announced Countdown: Paul vs Tyson – a three-part documentary series with intimate access to Jake ‘El Gallo’ Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) and Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) as they prepare for Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions’ highly-anticipated boxing mega-event on November 15th from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. The series will take viewers […]

September 26, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Report: Streaming bundles gain momentum

According to analysis from Omdia, 365 million SVoD subscriptions will be distributed through operator TV, broadband and mobile bundles, representing 20 per cent of the global streaming market. By 2029, bundling is expected to generate 540 million online video streaming subscriptions, or 25 per cent of the global market. Omdia has completed a significant extension […]

September 25, 2024

Monsters at Netflix #1

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story debuted at #1 on the Netflix’s English TV List with 12.3 million views in the week commencing September 16th and ranked in the Top 10 in 89 countries. Women defying the odds claimed three spots on the English Films List. Uglies, […]

September 25, 2024

Netflix unveils Rebel Moon video game

At Netflix’s Geeked Week 2024 Live, Hollywood director Zack Snyder, creator of Rebel Moon, unveiled Blood Line: A Rebel Moon Game, arriving exclusively for Netflix members in 2025. Developed by Super Evil Megacorp (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, Catalyst Black) this online co-operative action game takes on the role of a rebel, picking between […]

September 20, 2024By Nik Roseveare

UK titles rule Netflix’s H1 most-watched shows

Netflix has shared its latest Engagement Report, which shows what people watched on Netflix from January to June 2024. Introducing the report, the streaming platform said: “Watchtime — or engagement — is our best indicator of member happiness. When people watch more, they stick around longer and recommend Netflix to others. In the first half of […]

September 19, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Study: ‘Streamflation’ is unrelenting

FinanceBuzz conducted a study analysing the monthly prices for both standard and premium streaming subscribers over the 20 years since the services were first launched. The study tracked the pricing changes of Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock, Max, Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV+ in the US. It begins with Hulu’s launch in 2007, which did not […]

September 19, 2024

Hireworks Connect launches on Disney, Netflix, HBO productions

Production rental company Hireworks has announced the global expansion of Hireworks Connect, its proprietary shared storage solution. Hireworks Connect enables production teams to work securely from home and collaborate remotely in real time. Editors can stay synced with one another in an emulated shared storage environment by using a Connect box that can configurate with […]

September 19, 2024

The Perfect Couple holds on to Netflix #1

Susanne Bier’s whodunnit limited series The Perfect Couple, starring Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber, spent another week atop Netflix’s English TV List clocking 21.9 million views in the week commencing September 9th. Season 4, Part 2 of Emily in Paris debuted in second place with 11.5 million views. The ladies of the Oppenheim Group sent […]

September 18, 2024

Sarandos: “Still so much potential in TV”

Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, in delivering his keynote speech at the Royal Television Society London Convention, began by declaring that Britain is one of the best places for TV and film production. “The Royal Television Society always holds a special place in my heart because it was here, back in 2016, that I showed […]

September 17, 2024Colin Mann @ RTS London Convention