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Bridgerton Season 3 crowned Netflix #1

Part 1 of Season 3 of Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing May 13th, racking up 45.1 million views. The series, which stars Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton, was #1 in 78 countries and reached the Top 10 in 92. Part 2 is set to be […]

May 22, 2024

Third week at Netflix #1 for Griselda

Griselda, the limited series starring and executive produced by Sofía Vergara, spent its third week at #1 on the Netflix English TV List with 10.3 million views in the week commencing February 10th. One Day, the new limited series starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall and adapted from David Nicholls’ celebrated romance novel, debuted in […]

February 14, 2024

Lift is Netflix’s most viewed title of the week

For the second week in a row, F. Gary Gray’s action heist thriller Lift was the most watched Netflix title of the week, staying on top of the English Films List with 36.7 million views. The film, starring Kevin Hart, reached the Top 10 in 93 countries in the week commencing January 15th. New dystopian […]

January 24, 2024

Fool Me Once remains atop Netflix English TV List

Harlan Coben’s crime thriller adaptation Fool Me Once was #1 on the Netflix English TV List for the second week in a row with 23.9 million views in the week commencing January 8th. Action drama The Brothers Sun, starring Michelle Yeoh, climbed to second place with 6.9 million views. Making their list debuts were the […]

January 17, 2024

Roku unveils new original programming

Roku, the TV streaming platform, hosted its second in-person IAB NewFront at the Chelsea Factory in New York City on May 2nd. During the presentation, Roku highlighted several new Roku Original titles that will debut in the 2023-2024 broadcast year. Newly announced series include Charlie Makes a Record (wt) starring Charlie Puth; Celebrity Family Cook Off […]

May 3, 2023

Die Hart 2: Die Harter sets Roku viewing record

Roku has announced that Roku Original comedy series Die Hart 2: Die Harter broke viewership records during its opening weekend on The Roku Channel, becoming the #1 Roku Original TV series weekend premiere of all time by both unique views and streaming hour engagement. Die Hart 2: Die Harter nearly doubled the opening weekend audience […]

April 14, 2023

MotorTrend Premium on The Roku Channel

MotorTrend Group, a Discovery company, has announced that MotorTrend’s complete collection of series, specials and documentaries dedicated entirely to the automotive world are now available to US consumers through Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel. Streamers can now access MotorTrend’s catalogue of automotive series including: Top Gear America, Kevin Hart’s Muscle Car Crew, Motor MythBusters, […]

February 28, 2022

Red Notice still #1 on Netflix Top 10

The top title on Netflix’s official Top 10 for the third week in a row is Red Notice starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds – which has become the streaming platform’s most popular film with 328.80 million total hours viewed after only 17 days. Audiences flocked to Halle Berry’s punchy directorial […]

December 1, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Roku unveils ‘Roku Originals’ Quibi rebrand

Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has confirmed that the content from the Quibi acquisition in January will be re-branded as ‘Roku Originals’ and will be launched on The Roku Channel. Roku Originals will also be the brand name for future original programming for The Roku Channel, the home of free, ad-supported entertainment on the […]

April 21, 2021

New Snap Originals for Snapchat

At the Snap Partner Summit, Snap revealed a new slate of shows made exclusively for Snapchat. In a press statement, Snap said that “more than half of the US Gen Z population are watching Snap Originals […] And for the first time, Snapchatters can become part of the show!” Snap is using its unique augmented […]

June 12, 2020