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Netflix shares plunge. It’s a statement of fact — following their quarterly investor update, the share price took an 11% hit. So what? Cultbox is about content rather than business, though for most streamers, their business is content. It matters, hence our fascination with global trends and ratings. If you’ve paid any attention to entertainment … >
Filming has begun on Showtrial, a brand new BBC One drama from writer Ben Richards (The Tunnel, Strike, Cobra), produced by World Productions (Line Of Duty, Bodyguard, The Pembrokeshire Murders) for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Zara Hayes (Poms, Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist) directs New drama Showtrial stars Tracy Ifeachor (Quantico, Treadstone, The Originals); James … >
It’s success for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as Disney+ tops this week’s Nielsens As we suggested last week, Disney+ tops this week’s Nielsens (US streamed viewing figures of certain services) and we expect some celebration later. There’s plenty of churn, several new entries, and even a Hulu show coming into range. As ever we’ve processed the Nielsen data, … >
Brand new wellbeing stream Radio 1 Relax launches on BBC Sounds Clearly focused on young adults (hence Radio 1 Relax) heres how the BBC describes the new stream: …will provide the ultimate destination for listeners to unwind, bringing the best well-being and relaxation focussed shows from across Radio 1 and BBC Sounds into a dedicated stream … >
BBC Cyrmu Wales has unveiled a collection of new comedy programmes to be broadcast over the next eighteen months, including a new sketch comedy show that uses pioneering AI technology previously seen in The Mandalorian to be broadcast on BBC Wales later this year, Mammoth and more Six shows have been unveiled details for six comedy … >
Army of the Dead extras are available to get you in the mood in the form of a video mini-documentary We reported on the May 21 release for Army of the Dead recently, and now there’s a useful documentary to get you up to speed on Zack Snyder’s zombies. Here’s the fairly long synopsis: The film … >
Sky Arts celebrates UK music with artists including Noel Gallagher, Little Simz, Chrissie Hynde, Paul Weller and The Who In their own words, it’s a raft of brand new music programmes which will bring musicians from Soul II Soul to Slipknot straight to your living room. Two brand new original commissions for music-lovers include: The Live … >
BBC iPlayer has seen its best quarter on record with over 1.7 billion streams in the first three months of the year The BBC’s streaming service has grown 22 per cent on the same period last year, driven by the success of new titles like The Serpent and Bloodlands, returning big hitters including Line of Duty … >
Today, Netflix released some first look images from the Ragnarok season 2 and announced a global launch on Netflix on May 27, 2021 Ragnarok season 2 will pick up where the first season left: what do you do when you’re a 17 year-old high schooler who has just learned that you’re up against an ancient and … >
Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa will film all over New South Wales, Australia this summer… Directed by George Miller and starring Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor-Joy and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Furiosa is set to become the biggest film to ever be made in New South Wales. The economic benefits of the film and the importance of New South Wales were … >