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Netflix: Anatomy of a Scandal debuts at #1

Netflix viewers sought to unveil the truth as Anatomy of a Scandal made its way to #1 on the English TV List for the week beginning April 18th. With 75.56 million hours, the limited series – starring Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery and Rupert Friend – also appeared in the Top 10 in 89 countries. Bridgerton […]

April 27, 2022

Netflix: Bridgerton S2 most watched series ever

After four weeks atop the English TV list, Netflix has revealed that Bridgerton Season 2 is now its Most Popular English language series of all time with 627.11 million hours viewed, ahead of Bridgerton Season 1 in second place. This marks the first series to hold both the first and second place on a Most […]

April 20, 2022

Netflix: Bridgerton now #3 on Most Popular list

Season 2 of Bridgerton continues to draw big viewing figures for Netflix. The period drama had 115.75 million hours viewed on the English TV list for the week starting April 4th, and appearing in the Top 10 in 91 countries, making it the most viewed title for the third week in a row. The season […]

April 13, 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

Netflix: Bridgerton sets weekly viewing record

For the second week in a row, Season 2 of Bridgerton drew impressive viewing figures for Netflix with 251.74 million hours viewed, breaking the record for the most viewed title in a week on the English TV list (Squid Game still holds the overall record with 571.76 million hours viewed). The Shondaland-penned series was also […]

April 6, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Bridgerton s2 sets Netflix premiere record

The second season of Bridgerton debuted on Netflix with 193.02 million hours viewed for the week beginning March 21st, making it the most viewed Netflix English language TV title in its premiere weekend. The series was #1 in 92 countries. Fans also returned to the series with Season 1, which jumped back onto the Top […]

March 30, 2022By Nik Roseveare

BT TV reveals top TV picks based on star sign

As this month marks the start of spring and the astrological New Year, research from BT TV has revealed that more than a third of Brits are falling out over what to watch on TV several times a month, and star signs could offer an explanation.  In a time where the range of entertainment content […]

March 29, 2022

Netflix raises UK prices

Netflix has announced a price rise for both new and existing members in the UK and Ireland for the second time in 18 months. In the UK, the basic and standard plans will both increase by £1 a month to £6.99 and £10.99 respectively, while the premium tier will go up by £2 to £15.99. […]

March 10, 2022

Whip Media: Most anticipated streaming shows in March

The streaming world isn’t just dominated by Netflix anymore – and a look at Whip Media’s list of the most anticipated new TV series of March makes that clear. Interestingly, there isn’t one Netflix title among the top 5 most anticipated new shows coming out this month in the US, according to Whip Media; the […]

March 2, 2022

Netflix: Shares crater on sluggish growth

Netflix lost up to 20 per cent of its value as it reported the subscriber base grew to 222 million in 2021, but admitted it is facing an uncertain future as the surge of interest it saw during the pandemic continues to wane. Netflix added 18.2 million subscribers in total last year – around half […]

January 21, 2022