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SVoD study: Netflix offers most value for money

Over one million Brits cancelled their streaming service subscriptions early last year with ‘wanting to save’ as the primary reason for doing so. With broadband prices set to rise by up to 17 per cent this April, many ware expected to streamline their spending again, but which streaming service offers the most value for money? […]

March 2, 2023

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel final season on Prime Video in April

The popular Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs Maisel has revealed the official teaser and premiere date for the series’ fifth and final season. The series, which has delighted fans for the past six years, will kick off on April 14th with a three-episode premiere and new episodes weekly. After burning bridges and being cut […]

March 2, 2023

Whip Media: True Lies most anticipated new show in March

There are a number of big-name shows, like The Mandalorian (Disney+) and Succession (Sky/HBO), making their returns this March, as well as a handful of highly-anticipated new series like Daisy Jones & The Six (Prime Video) making their debuts, reports Whip Media. But the two shows leading Whip Media’s March Anticipation Report, which looks at […]

March 1, 2023

Prime Video’s Dead Ringers premieres in April

Prime Video has released the teaser trailer for the psychological thriller Dead Ringers. A modern take on David Cronenberg’s 1988 thriller starring Jeremy Irons, Dead Ringers will feature Rachel Weisz playing the double-lead roles of Elliot and Beverly Mantle, twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes—including pushing […]

March 1, 2023

Amazon Freevee reveals more Neighours returning cast members

Amazon Freevee and Fremantle have announced seven more celebrated characters will be moving back to Ramsay Street for the new chapter of Neighbours. Annie Jones (as Jane Harris), Rebekah Elmaloglou (as Terese Willis), Georgie Stone (as Mackenzie Hargreaves), and Tim Kano (as Leo Tanaka) will reprise their roles as series regulars. Returning in guest roles […]

February 28, 2023

Citadel premieres in April on Prime Video

Prime Video has announced that its action-spy thriller series, Citadel, will premiere exclusively on the streaming platform on April 28th with two episodes, followed by a new episode released weekly every Friday through to May 26th. A teaser trailer can be viewed here. The landmark drama is executive produced by the Russo Brothers’ (of Marvel’s […]

February 27, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video confirms second season of The Rig

Prime Video will return to Scotland for a second instalment of supernatural series The Rig. The global hit show is the second UK Original drama to be renewed in recent months, following the success of The Devil’s Hour. Helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a bold new location, where new […]

February 24, 2023

Analysis: SVoDs set for $8.5bn sports rights spend

Subscription OTT services’ spend on sports rights globally will reach $8.5 billion (€7.9bn) in 2023, a 64 per cent increase compared to 2022, according to a report from Ampere Analysis analysing the role of sports in the streaming wars. The research also predicts that the share of spend on sports rights by streaming platforms will […]

February 20, 2023

Prime Video extends Champions League rights in Italy

Prime Video has secured the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League in Italy for three additional seasons from 2024/25 and will remain the exclusive provider for the top-pick match on Wednesday until the 2026/27 season. From 2024, this will include 18 live and exclusive matches per season and continues the promise to feature an […]

February 20, 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