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Taylor Swift sets Disney+ viewing record

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) attracted 4.6 million views on Disney+ in just three days, making it the No. 1 music film ever on the streaming platform. Taylor Swift fans took to Disney+ to watch 16.2 million hours of the blockbuster 3.5-hour concert film during its first weekend of release. Disney+ is […]

March 20, 2024

FilmBox adds Paramount, Prorom titles in CEE

SPI International, a Canal+ company, and the operator of the movie services brand FilmBox, has announced a new lineup of titles from Paramount and Prorom set to grace the screens in selected Central and Eastern European countries such as Poland, Romania, Czechia and Slovakia, Hungary and Adria region.  New titles will swiftly be integrated into […]

November 8, 2023

Vodafone: Data demand up 99% at Glastonbury

Vodafone, Glastonbury’s Official Connectivity Partner, has revealed that 169 terabytes of data was consumed by data-hungry Festival-goers – the most Vodafone data ever used at Glastonbury Festival and 99 per cent more than 2022. Data stats show that 450 gigabytes of data was uploaded during Elton John’s headline performance on June 26th. 20 terabytes of […]

June 30, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Elton John pulls record audiences for BBC Glastonbury

A record 21.6 million people, over a third of the UK population, watched the BBC’s Glastonbury TV coverage with over 40 hours of linear programming available to audiences. The audience was up 7 per cent on last year across linear television. Sir Elton John’s headline set on June 25th on BBC One received the biggest […]

June 26, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Defender Official Vehicle Partner for Glastonbury 2023

Defender will be at the heart of one of the world’s greatest live music event as the Official Vehicle Partner of the 2023 Glastonbury Festival. When in electric mode, a fleet of 20 Defender 110 electric hybrids will transport headline artists to and from their performances in hushed, zero-emissions comfort at Worthy Farm in Somerset […]

June 22, 2023

Stars joining Elton John for live Disney+ concert

Disney had announced that celebrated artists Dua Lipa, Kiki Dee and Brandi Carlile will join musical icon Elton John on stage during his final North American performance at Dodger Stadium, paying tribute to the singer and his legendary career. Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium will exclusively be livestreamed on November 21st at 4am GMT […]

November 14, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ acquires Elton John doc

Disney+ has acquired an official Elton John documentary that covers the early years of his career right up to his current run of final concerts. Disney has reportedly paid $30 million (€28.4m) for the production, according to Deadline, and will air the feature in select cinemas and film festivals before it lands on the Disney+ […]

May 20, 2022