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Virgin River tops the Nielsens thanks to the release of season 3 The Nielsens for the week July 5-11 are out and there’s a new number 1. Last week we predicted some churn, drop-off for a couple of shows but did think Loki would keep top. We’ll get to the figures in a moment, but it’s … >
ViacomCBS multi-year deal with Sky brings Paramount+ to Europe Another day, another deal in the VOD (Video on Demand — see our guide) world, as Sky brings Paramount+ to its ever evolving portfolio. It looks like good news for everybody (there are details): more content for Sky, European market for Paramount and more content for customers. We’ll … >
Rising British talent lead the line-up for ITV’s provocative teen drama, Tell Me Everything New coming-of-age drama Tell Me Everything has commenced filming in Welwyn Garden City, hometown of show creator Mark O’Sullivan. Newcomers Eden H. Davies, Lauryn Ajufo, Spike Fearn and Callina Liang will lead the line-up as 16-year-old friends Jonny, Louis, Neve and Mei; … >
In case you ever need to follow the business world view of streaming, you need to understand a bunch of acronyms, including SVOD, OTT and others. We explain them simply, and give some context NB — this is a lot dryer and more of a background piece than normal. First the baffling list of acronyms: … >
HBO Max is expanding its podcast portfolio and this includes Batman: The Audio Adventures With what it calls Scripted Audio Originals, Look-Backs, Brand Pods (and more), HBO Max is getting very serious about podcasts. They’ve also inked an expansion deal With Audacy, and seen a six-fold increase in portfolio since 2019. We’ll bring the news down (thanks to … >
The official Twitter account dropped the Lucifer poster for season 6 — we admire it and take a closer look With Lucifer season 6 coming ever closer (September if you haven’t heard), the official @LuciferNetflix account on Twitter has dropped the new poster. What can we tell from it? Well, we like the byline for starters: All Bad Things … >
Sky has released an official trailer for series 2 of its comedy Code 404 and confirmed a September start date The crime fighting duo of the future, DI Carver (Stephen Graham) and his AI-driven partner DI Major (Daniel Mays), are back! Unfortunately, there’s still a few bugs to patch out. Having cracked The Juggler case with … >
Top Gear is going to Bristol BBC Studios is transferring production of the show to its Bristol base from 2022. The move will create a number of openings for editorial and production management personnel based in the nations and regions. BBC Studios Bristol is the production hub for many long-running factual entertainment programmes including Countryfile, … >
Another Bel-Air showrunner has ‘left’ the Peacock reboot / restart / reimagining of the Will Smith classic The Fresh Prince of Bel Air To lose one showrunner may be classed as unfortunate; to lose two smacks of carelessness. We’ve learned of the departure of Diane Houston from the ‘troubled’ project [we can expect lots of people to … >
Prepare yourself for Haunted Happenings in Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales this October… Tony Hale and Christian Slater join returning cast for the new Halloween special Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales, premiering on Disney+ on October 1. The all-new animated special continues the rich legacy of collaboration between Lucasfilm and the LEGO® Group and is a seasonal celebration of … >