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Sky orders London 7/7 bombings docuseries

Zai Bennett, Sky’s Managing Director of Content, has revealed that the broadcaster has commissioned a three-part series, 7/7: Britain’s Day of Terror (w/t) which will launch on Sky Documentaries and NOW in 2025 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings. Bennett told members of the Royal Television Society in London that the […]

May 17, 2023By Colin Mann

Rian Johnson’s Poker Face on Sky Max and NOW this May

Sky has confirmed all episodes of detective series Poker Face will be available from May 26th exclusively on Sky Max and streaming service NOW. The series promises to be a thrilling ride for viewers who enjoy edge-of-your-seat entertainment, as it features an all-star cast led by Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Orange Is The New Black) […]

May 10, 2023

OneWeb secures Philippines distribution

OneWeb and NOW Corporation, a publicly listed firm in the Philippine Stock Exchange with investments in telecom, media, and technology, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity to the Philippines. The partnership combines the satellite technology of OneWeb with NOW Corp’s existing broadband service and strong local presence, especially […]

May 3, 2023

Data: ITVX premium growth accelerates

Marketing data and analytics company Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the British streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the following behaviours within the VoD market between January to March 2023: VoD-enabled households that subscribed to at least one video streaming service in Great Britain fell to […]

April 20, 2023By Colin Mann

Sky releases first-look at Juan Carlos: Downfall of The King

Sky has released the first-look trailer for Juan Carlos: Downfall of The King, a new Sky Original documentary series. Charting the rise and fall of former Spanish King Juan Carlos I, the four-part series will be coming to Sky Documentaries and NOW on May 21st. For many years, King Juan Carlos I was a Spanish […]

April 17, 2023

Portuguese antitrust probes Vodafone, Nowo deal

The Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC), Portugal’s Competition Authority, has launched an in-depth investigation into Vodafone Portugal’s acquisition of local quad-play provider Nowo, expressing competition concerns. The antitrust authority justified its decision with the fact that, “given the evidence so far, it cannot be excluded that the merger will significantly impede effective competition in the national […]

April 6, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Juan Carlos: Downfall of The King coming to Sky in May

Juan Carlos: Downfall of The King, a new Sky Original documentary series, charting the rise and fall of the former Spanish King Juan Carlos I, will be coming to Sky Documentaries and NOW on 21st May 2023. The four-part series will also receive its world premiere in competition at Canneseries on April 17th. For many […]

March 28, 2023

Succession returns to Sky with final season on March 27

The fourth and final season of Succession will be start exclusively from March 27th in the UK on Sky Atlantic and NOW. Fans of the award-winning show will not miss out on the global excitement with each episode available at the same time as the US premiere each week at 2am, and on-demand thereafter. Succession […]

March 2, 2023

Barb: Number of UK SVoD homes dips in Q4

Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 19.42 million UK homes (67.7 per cent of households) had access to an SVoD service in Q4 2022. This was a -0.6 per cent decrease from 19.54 million in Q3 2022. Netflix and NOW saw quarterly drops in the number of UK homes with access […]

February 17, 2023

Sky: “Phenomenal viewing figures for The Last of Us”

The adaptation of video game The Last of Us is proving to be a huge hit for Sky with the first episode reaching over 3.05 million UK viewers, reflected in the 7-day cumulative audience figure. The Last Of Us marks Sky Atlantic’s second-biggest US drama debut, behind only House of the Dragon which launched in […]

January 31, 2023By Nik Roseveare