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ITV Studios acquires Hartswood Films

ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Hartswood Films, the production company behind a raft of scripted series, including recent ITVX and ITV1 hit Douglas Is Cancelled, Prime Video’s psychological thriller The Devil’s Hour and the BBC’s Sherlock. Based in London and Cardiff, Hartswood Films was founded in 1979 by Beryl Vertue, making it […]

July 25, 2024

Sherlock & Daughter coming to discovery+

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced the new original crime thriller series Sherlock & Daughter. The new drama stars BAFTA Award-nominated actor David Thewlis (Fargo, Landscapers, The Artful Dodger) as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and will air on streaming service discovery+ later this year.   In this new series (8×60) is an older Sherlock Holmes, […]

February 16, 2024

Survey: Average viewer has streamed 3 series in lockdown

Streaming services such as Netflix have completely transformed entertainment consumption, making it normal for box sets to be polished off over the space of a weekend, according to British online retailer musicMagpie, which has surveyed the UK to reveal what the new streaming etiquette guidelines are, how often they are watching, and what the most […]

July 16, 2020