The BBC has acquired the UK rights to over 1,000 episodes of the English dubbed versions of the celebrated anime series One Piece. The series, produced by Toei Animation and based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga series of the same name, is the No.1 manga in the world with over 500 million copies sold and over […]

Research from Ampere Analysis highlights how new season releases boost the viewing of older seasons. Analysis of a basket of shows debuting new seasons on Netflix in H2 2023 revealed that older seasons of these shows saw an increase of 86 per cent in viewing hours on H1 2023. Titles without a new season saw […]

MCM London Comic Con’s first guest announcement for 2024 has been revealed as the cast of the hit One Piece anime series. Sonny Strait (the voice of Usopp), Ian Sinclair (Brook), Colleen Clinkenbeard (Monkey D. Luffy), Christopher Sabat (Roronoa Zoro), Luci Christian (Nami) and Mike McFarland (Buggy, Helmeppo) will be present at MCM London Comic […]

Leave the World Behind, starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali and Myha’la was once again Netflix’s most viewed title of the week, notching 44.9 million views in the week commencing December 11th. Viewerss continued to get intertwined in the newest love triangle of Jackie, Cole and Alex and sent Season 1 of the coming-of-age […]

At Jump Festa 2024, Netflix announced that the manga One Piece is getting a new anime adaptation starting from the iconic East Blue saga. Titled The One Piece, the anime series will be produced by the renowned WIT Studio, recognised for their work on hit animeseries  such as SPY x FAMILY and Attack on Titan.  […]

Old Dads, Bill Burr’s directorial debut in which he stars alongside Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine, debuted atop Netflix’s English Films List with 13.3 million views, making it the most viewed title of the week commencing October 16th. The Devil on Trial, the new documentary revisiting the only demonic possession ever to be taken to […]

Crunchyroll, the anime specialist, and Prime Video have entered into a global agreement to distribute the Crunchyroll subscription service on Prime Video. Crunchyroll is now available via Prime Video Channels immediately in the US – with the UK, Canada, Sweden launching later this week and additional territories to follow throughout 2024. Prime members can now […]

Netflix has announced that it is raising the price of some of its subscription plans in the UK. The streaming service said the price of its basic, ad-free subscription would rise from £6.99 a month to £7.99, while its premium subscription would rise from £15.99 to £17.99. Subscription prices will also rise in the US […]

Beckham – the new limited docuseries following football superstar David Beckham – debuted atop Netflix’s English TV List with 12.4 million views in the week commencing October 2nd. Season 4 of the coming-of-age series Sex Education stayed strong at #2 (6.6 million views) while Season 5 of Love Is Blind came in at #3 (3.7 […]