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Netflix marks 10 years of series

Ten years ago this week, Orange is the New Black premiered on Netflix. Along with House of Cards, which came out a few months earlier, it was one of the very first Netflix series. In a blog post, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said: “It’s easy to hear some of the stories from those early days […]

July 12, 2023

Analyst: SVoD drives demand for LGBT+ content

Research from Ampere Analysis has revealed that the SVoD players are leading the way in commissioning LGBT+ content. Between Q1 2019 and Q2 2020, 12 commissioners globally ordered multiple LGBT+ movies or series. 80 per cent of those commissions were destined

August 10, 2020

Research: ‘Netflix binges mean a €2bn+ electricity bill’

Consumers spend more than £2 billion (€2.23bn) globally to cover the electricity needed to watch Netflix for an average of two hours per day according to research from comparison and switching service Uswitch.com. The research took global costs per KWh and average television energy consumption to calculate the total cost of energy used to watch […]

July 10, 2020