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Paramount+ adverts are coming as they join an ever-increasing group of streamers — will Apple TV+ follow next? Thanks to Digital TV Europe, we read how Paramount+ will rollout adverts internationally this spring. Netflix seems to have a first mover advantage here, and recent financials suggest the move has been a success. Disney+ also has … >
Disney+ has released the Renegade Nell official trailer and it looks fantastic! Updated 21/03/24: Disney+ release an all-action extended clip. As part of a run of announcements at Series Mania festival in Lille, The Walt Disney Company EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) delivered a new clip from Renegade Nell. Although we’ve seen elements of it … >
Franklin, a new limited series starring Michael Douglas, is coming to Apple TV+ this April — we bring you all the details you need to know. Led by Douglas in the title role of Benjamin Franklin, the series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on Friday, April 12th, followed by … >
BBC Studios takes full ownership of BritBox International in a £255 million deal Reported by both sides from different angles (BBC takes full ownership vs ITV sells its 50% share), it’s clear the deal has been some time coming. Since ITV launched ITVX, its focus has been there, with Britbox coverage increasingly limited. Now BritBox … >
Merger rumours concerning Paramount+ and Peacock demonstrate a market still in flux We’ve reported before on the ever-evolving market for streaming. Over the past two years the stories have been about how companies cope with the vast costs associated with market entry. More established brands (eg Disney) have spend big (Star Wars and Marvel), produced a lot … >
Percy Jackson scored a second season on Disney+ The final episode of Percy Jackson and the Olympians has only just landed on Disney+, but we learn (via the Disney Q1 financials update) it has scored a renewal. There’s plenty of information in the official press release, but it boils down to popularity as measured across a … >
Netflix has announced the cast for new series Department Q Currently filming in Edinburgh, Department Q is a new Netflix series based on the set of novels by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. The series is written by Scott Frank, Chandni Lakhani, Stephen Greenhorn and Colette Kane, and revolves around Carl Morck, a former top-rated detective in Edinburgh … >
It came, it created a lot of interest, then it faded away. In Remembering Rebel Moon, we look at how reality can triumph over enthusiasm It was hard to ignore the Netflix publicity for Zack Snyder’s two-part space epic Rebel Moon. We brought you this handy guide to the first instalment, A Child of Fire and … >
The Netflix Q4 2023 earnings show the benefit of reinvention Netflix (as of Jan 23, 2024) published it’s fourth quarter 2023 results with more than a little triumph. You can read all the details here, or focus the rather more accessible Letter to Shareholders (as most commentators seem to have done). Or, you could stay … >
Prime Video adverts are coming — what are the details, is it reasonable and what next If you’re in the UK (and various other regions) and an Amazon Prime subscriber, you will find an email arriving (we got ours today) with details of changes to the service — heads up, it’s not a surprise New … >