November 2025 delivered what Nielsen has described as “one of the most historic months to date” in its report of The Gauge, the monthly snapshot of total TV and streaming consumption in the US. The five-week reporting interval produced a 5.5 per cent monthly increase in television usage, with live sports driving broadcast to its […]
In somewhat unsurprising news, Netflix has reported that the return of Stranger Things has set a new viewing record on the streaming platform. Volume 1 of the fifth and final season of the sci-fi juggernaut had the biggest premiere week for an English-language show on the Netflix Global Top 10 with 59.6 million views. Season […]
Netflix saw its streaming platform crash within minutes of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things dropping (1am on September 27th in the UK), leaving viewers unable to watch the first new episodes in over three years. According to outage tracker Downdetector, multiple reports of viewers being unable to use Netflix began instantly as […]
Virgin Media O2 is partnering with Netflix to bring Stranger Things to UK high streets, with an immersive pop-up experience at a selection of O2 stores from now until January. In the stores, Stranger Things fans can step back into the 1980s through immersive zones filled with nostalgic touchpoints – from posing on the famous […]
Netflix was off seven per cent in premarket on October 22nd as the streamer’s outlook for the coming quarter left investors underwhelmed. A victim of its own success, investors have become accustomed to routine outperformance of predictions, and the stock has bumped over 360 per cent in the past three years. But since peaking this […]
Digital i has released its latest Trend Report: Nostalgia on Demand, exploring how US streaming audiences are increasingly spending more of their viewing time on older and nostalgic content. The report primarily examines the share of viewing time to titles by US subscribers to the major streaming platforms Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video from January […]
Reedpop has announced that Joseph Quinn, star of The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Stranger Things, will be attending October’s MCM Comic Con in London. Quinn, who will be attending on October 25th, rose to international fame for his standout role as Eddie Munson in Netflix’s Stranger Things, where his performance quickly made him a […]
Not too long ago, we all had to plan our evenings around the TV. We had a guide in one hand, and at certain times during the week, we’d watch our favourite shows. If you weren’t there at the starting time, you missed it! Fast forward to today, and you can binge an entire season […]
Netflix’s Tudum event – an annual celebration of fandom and pop culture that reveals news content and release dates – took over the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on May 31st with a stacked lineup of talent, reveals and musical performances. Hosted by Sofia Carson, the event brought thousands of fans together at the venue, […]
The Stranger Things animated series, currently in the works at Netflix, now has a title: Stranger Things: Tales From ’85. “We’ve always dreamed of an animated Stranger Things in the vein of the Saturday morning cartoons that we grew up loving, and to see this dream realisd has been absolutely thrilling,” Stranger Things creators Matt […]