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Extraction 2 at Netflix #1 for a third week

Extraction 2 held the top spot on Netflix’s English Films list for the third straight week with 17.5 million views, making it the most-viewed title on the streaming service again in the week commencing June 26th. To date, the Chris Hemsworth-starring blockbuster has 102.5 million views. The first installment of Extraction also held strong on […]

July 5, 2023

Extraction movies top Netflix Top 10

For the second week in a row, Chris Hemsworth dominated the top two spots on Netflix’s English Films List in the week starting June 19th as Extraction 2 held strong at #1 with 42.2 million views, making it the most-viewed title on the service this week. The action sequel now has over 85 million views […]

June 28, 2023

Extraction 2 debuts at Netflix #1

Netflix viewers enjoyed the Extraction franchise as the action movies took the top two spots on the English Films List in the week commencing June 12th. With nearly 43 million views (88.38 million hours viewed divided by 2.07 runtime hours), Extraction 2 was the most viewed title of the week since debuting on June 16th. […]

June 21, 2023

Jones to be honoured at BAFTA Cymru Awards

BAFTA Cymru has announced Welsh producer Annabel Jones as the recipient of this year’s prestigious Siân Phillips Award at its annual BAFTA Cymru Awards, taking place on October 9th. The Siân Phillips Award is presented to a Welsh individual who has made significant contributions in either major feature films or network television programmes. With a […]

October 3, 2022

Netflix adds Double Thumbs Up recommendations

Netflix is introducing Double Thumbs Up, an additional way for members to let the streaming platform know what types of series and films they want to see more of. Netflix viewers can find this option next to the Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down buttons on their TV, Web, Android and iOS mobile devices effective immediately. […]

April 12, 2022By Nik Roseveare

KCP invests in Jellyfish Pictures

Private Equity house, Key Capital Partners (KCP), has completed a minority investment into Jellyfish Pictures. Jellyfish provides animation, visual effects (VFX) and art department services to media corporations around the world. Clients include Disney+, Netflix, DreamWorks, Apple TV, HBO, Sky, BBC and Amazon. Jellyfish Pictures has worked on a slate of well-known productions such as […]

March 1, 2022

Banijay completes Endemol Shine acquisition

Banijay has announced the completion of the acquisition of Endemol Shine Group, previously co-owned by The Walt Disney Company and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. The deal is valued at $2.2 billion. The closed deal, which has been successfully approved by the relevant regulators worldwide in consultation with relevant employee representative bodies, […]

July 3, 2020