Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.1 million UK homes (68.8 per cent) had access to an SVoD service in Q3 2024. This is a slight increase from 20 million UK homes (68.7 per cent) in Q2. Barb has again shared an advertising tier estimate for Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video. […]
Steven Frayne, the magician formerly known as Dynamo, is back — with a new show which sees him return to his roots, taking his magic back to the streets – stunning huge crowds as he goes. After his dramatic rebirth in the epic conclusion of Dynamo Is Dead last year, Britain’s greatest magician is setting […]
With 34 million Brits set to enjoy a horror movie this Halloween, research from Sky Cinema and NOW has conjured the perfect horror movie formula, revealing the chilling cinematic elements that make Brits’ blood run cold. According to the study, whilst half (51 per cent) of Brits struggle to sleep after watching a horror movie, […]
Award-winning actor Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone, Here) is to star in new Sky Original crime thriller, Under Salt Marsh, from Writer, Creator and Executive Producer Claire Oakley (Make Up). Oakley will also helm the series as lead director. The series, produced by Little Door Productions in association with Sky Studios will begin filming later this year. […]
The winner of Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show and Best Newcomer, 2024 Chortle Award winner and Taskmaster Season 14 star, John Kearns’ debut special, The Varnishing Days, will land on Sky Comedy and streaming service NOW on August 31st. Recorded at London’s Royal Court Theatre, The Varnishing Days is the new show from the […]
NOW, Sky’s streaming service, has seen one of its online ads banned for being ‘misleading’ by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after a solitary complaint was upheld. The home page of the Now website, seen on March 29th, featured an offer for ‘Entertainment 6 Month Saver for £6.99 a month’ followed by details about the […]
Sky has announced that new documentary series The Body Next Door, which follows one of the most shocking murder mysteries in Welsh history, will be launching on Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW on August 11th. In November 2015, a disturbing discovery of a human corpse thrust the quiet Welsh village of Beddau, into the […]
Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints it received about the UK’s major mobile, broadband and pay-TV providers. These figures cover the first quarter of 2024, from January to March. During that time, complaints fell compared to the previous quarter – complaints about fixed broadband, pay-TV and landlines all fell while complaints about mobile services […]
Sky has announced that Dune: Prophecy will be coming soon to Sky. The six-episode season starring Emily Watson alongside Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May and Mark Strong, will debut later this year on Sky and streaming service NOW. From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before […]
Two US dramas are coming to UK audiences this year, with Elsbeth, US network CBS’ second most-watched new series of the 23-24 season, and Matlock, inspired by the classic television series of the same name, joining the line up of programming coming to Sky and streaming service NOW in 2024. Elsbeth stars Emmy Award winner […]