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Christmas

Disney+ orders more of The Santa Clauses

Disney+ has announced a season two greenlight for the Original series The Santa Clauses, following its first season finale. Disney icon Tim Allen will executive-produce and continue in the role of Santa/Scott Calvin and Elizabeth Mitchell will reprise her role as Mrs. Claus/Carol from Walt Disney Pictures’ celebrated franchise. Season one, which premiered on November […]

December 15, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Hallmark Channel continues to lead entertainment cable networks

Hallmark Channel continues to lead as the #1 most-watched entertainment cable network in the quarter to-date, with this past weekend’s Countdown to Christmas original holiday movie premieres delivering two out of the top three most-watched entertainment cable programmes of the week among Women 18+, A Fabled Holiday and Undercover Holiday. Rounding out the weekend’s original […]

December 7, 2022

WWE’s Becky Lynch talks WarGames, Royal Rumble, and Christmas…

On the heels of WWE’s Survivor Series: WarGames, WWE superstar Becky Lynch has spoken out about her highly-anticpated return to action. Lynch also offered insights into her hopes and plans for 2023, as well as her own Christmas traditions. You returned from injury ahead of Survivor Series: WarGames and got the win for your team. […]

December 7, 2022By Nik Roseveare

VIZIO’s Winter Watchland on SmartCast

VIZIO is bringing season’s greetings to SmartCast audiences with its Winter Watchland – a collection of movies and shows, On Demand exclusives, holiday music and winter break escapes. Winter Watchland is an all-in-one holiday destination on the VIZIO home screen. VIZIO users can discover festive finds with VIZIO’s Seasons Greetings carousel featuring holiday content across […]

December 6, 2022

Survey: 63% watch The Muppet Christmas Carol every year

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Muppet Christmas Carol, Radio Times has conducted a survey about the festive favourite movie. Over 2,500 film fans from across the UK took part in the survey. The movie is available to watch now on streaming service Disney+, and the full-length version with the additional song When Love […]

December 6, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Survey: 55% intend to watch King’s Xmas speech

With the festive season upon us, research from Samsung Electronics UK has revealed that the nation has no intention to put down their TV remotes and have crowned their ultimate Christmas TV moments. The Only Fools and Horses ‘Batman and Robin’ episode has been named the greatest festive TV moment of all time; the poll […]

December 2, 2022

Report: Cadbury named “most effective” Xmas ad

Cadbury’s Secret Santa campaign has beaten rivals to be crowned the most effective Christmas ad this year, according to analysis by Kantar. Based on feedback from over 3,750 consumers and facial recognition technology to assess people’s emotional responses, Cadbury took the coveted top spot with a campaign that focused on the true meaning of Christmas […]

November 30, 2022

A-list cast star in Sam Mendes’ Oliver Twist for Audible

Audible, a specialist in spoken-word entertainment, has announced that Brian Cox (Succession), Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls, Bridgerton), Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah) and Emilio Villa-Muhammad (The Man Who Fell to Earth) are heading up the all-star cast of Audible Original title Oliver Twist, produced by Oscar winning director Sam Mendes (1917, American Beauty).  […]

November 30, 2022

Whip Media Survey: Holiday TV movie viewing trends

The holiday TV season is upon us, and a survey from Whip Media looks at US viewers’ attitudes and behaviours toward made-for-TV holiday movies as networks and streamers are rolling out their seasonal titles. There are hundreds of new Christmas movies premiering in 2022 — and consumers of holiday movie content have a strong appetite […]

November 29, 2022

The Crown continues reign as Netflix #1

The Crown continued its Netflix reign for another week coming in #1 on the English TV List with 84.31 million hours viewed, making it the most viewed title for the week beginning November 14th. Season 5 of the fictional royal drama, inspired by real events, appeared in the Top 10 in 86 countries. Creators Baran […]

November 23, 2022