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Love Island launches with 4.8m viewers
January 21, 2020 | David FarnorThe launch episode of Love Island is currently the most watched show of the year among young people across all channels and the most watched digital channel programme of 2020 overall among TV viewers.
The seven day consolidated audience … Read More
EastEnders enjoys record-breaking year on BBC iPlayer
January 21, 2020 | David FarnorEastEnders enjoyed a record-breaking year on BBC iPlayer in 2019.
New figures from the BBC reveal that across the year, iPlayer viewers requested to stream or download the soap opera a record 234 million times, up 10 per cent on … Read More
Trailer: Mark Wahlberg stars in Netflix’s Spenser reboot
January 21, 2020 | David FarnorMark Wahlberg and Netflix are bringing back Spenser to our screens, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the 1970s detective back in action.
Spenser (Mark Wahlberg) — an ex-cop better known for making trouble than solving … Read More
Disney+ announces new UK launch date and pricing
January 21, 2020 | David FarnorDisney+ is coming to the UK a little bit sooner than expected with a new release date announced by the House of Mouse.
Disney’s new subscription streaming service has been in the works for some time, as the company looks … Read More
Trailer: Netflix finds the Lost Girls this March
January 21, 2020 | David FarnorLiz Garbus’ Lost Girls is coming to Netflix this March, and the first trailer gives us a glimpse of the film.
The narrative debut of the two-time Oscar nominee is inspired by true events. It follows Mari Gilbert, as she … Read More
What Did Jack Do? David Lynch drops surprise Netflix short
January 20, 2020 | David FarnorHow do you celebrate your birthday? Go out for a meal with family? A quiet night of drinks with friends? Release an experimental short film about you interrogating a monkey? David Lynch, whose birthday is today, opted for the third … Read More
BBC Director General Tony Hall to step down this summer
January 20, 2020 | David FarnorBBC Director General Tony Hall will step down this summer, raising questions about what the corporation’s future will look like.
The Beeb has faced multiple obstacles since he began the post in 2013, leaving behind the Jimmy Savile and Lord … Read More
Mega Movie Week: Amazon, Apple TV, Google and more launch digital movie deals
January 20, 2020 | David FarnorMega Movie Week is back for second year from today, as a host of distributors and digital platforms team up to offer discounted prices for one week only.
The seven-day celebration, which runs from today until 26th January, is designed … Read More
Studio Ghibli films to be released on Netflix UK
January 20, 2020 | David FarnorStudio Ghibli is officially coming to Netflix UK, with almost the entire Japanese anime studio’s catalogue available to stream this spring.
21 films from Academy Award-winning art house will be made available on the service in the UK, through a … Read More
The Morning Show and The Crown succeed at 2020 SAG Awards
January 20, 2020 | David FarnorThe Morning Show and Parasite were surprise winners at last night’s 2020 SAG Awards.
The Screen Actors Guild gave Jennifer Aniston the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, one of the few wins The Morning Show … Read More