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Netflix adapts The Thursday Murder Club

Netflix has ordered a movie adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club, a novel written by UK TV personality Richard Osman. The story follows a group of friends in a retirement home who gather to solve murders for fun, but find themselves caught in a real case. Helen Mirren will play ex-spy Elizabeth, Ben Kingsley will […]

April 26, 2024

Data: 52% UK SVoD subs search Netflix first for new content

Findings from marketing data and analytics company Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data and analysis on the UK’s streaming market suggest that Prime Video’s introduction of ads was met with significant resistance, leading to a notable subscriber exodus and dissatisfaction – although Prime Video has been quick to refute the data. Meanwhile, AppleTV+ and […]

April 25, 2024

Ireland: Large increase in adult BVoD, SVoD users

Kantar’s TGI ROI has published figures on Irish adults’ evolving viewing / listening habits. The sample is representative of 4,000 adults aged 16+ in Republic of Ireland, based on fieldwork from March 2023 – February 2024. The data uncovers that Irish adults spend 24.2 hours a week watching TV. RTE One remains the popular channel […]

April 24, 2024

Rebel Moon sequel at Netflix #1

Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English Films List with 21.4 million views, making it the most-watched title in the week commencing April 15th. The sci-fi epic reached the Top 10 in 92 countries and pulled its prequel, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, back onto […]

April 24, 2024

CoComelon Lane returns for Season 2

Netflix Kids’ #1 show, CoComelon Lane, has returned for Season 2. In this new season, families will join beloved preschooler JJ and his best friends – with JJ speaking directly to the audience – as they celebrate life’s special milestones of growing up. Created in collaboration with educational and research consultant Dr. Alisha Crawley-Davis, CoComelon […]

April 22, 2024

Netflix up 9.3m subs, focus switch to profit

Netflix added 9.3 million subscribers in Q1 2024, hugely surpassing analyst estimates, and now has 269.6 million subscribers globally, further asserting the company as the world’s leading streaming service. Netflix reported revenue of $9.4 billion (€8.8bn), up 15 per cent YoY, and operating income of $2.6 billion. The company advised that it will stop reporting […]

April 19, 2024

Report: Netflix pipeline leads to consecutive quarters of share growth

Two years after small subscriber losses disappeared an eventual $200 billion in shareholder value, Netflix has almost fully recovered its peak share price, and kicks off the latest round of media and entertainment earnings with the wind at its back reports Parrot Analytics When analysing key metrics such as subscribers, profitability, and audience demand, it’s […]

April 18, 2024

Taylor vs Serrano 2 on Netflix

Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) have announced that, after two years, Matchroom’s undisputed super lightweight world champion Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) will step back into the boxing ring for a rematch against  unified featherweight champion Amanda ‘The Real Deal’ Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs). Taylor vs Serrano 2 will stream live globally, exclusively on […]

April 17, 2024By Nik Roseveare

3 Body Problem spends third week at Netflix #1

3 Body Problem, the drama series from David Benioff, DB Weiss,and Alexander Woo, spent its third week atop Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing April 8th, clocking 4.8 million views. Guy Ritchie’s aristocratic gangster series The Gentlemen claimed third place (3.7 million views) in its sixth week and the limited series adaptation Ripley, […]

April 17, 2024

A1 Group integrates Netflix in 6 countries

At the end of 2023, A1 Group announced the signing of a multi-year partnership agreement with Netflix. Following the launch of Netflix at A1 North Macedonia, Netflix is now also available in Austria, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. “With the launch of A1 & Netflix bundle offers in what is now the sixth […]

April 15, 2024