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Whip Media: Most anticipated streaming shows in March

The streaming world isn’t just dominated by Netflix anymore – and a look at Whip Media’s list of the most anticipated new TV series of March makes that clear. Interestingly, there isn’t one Netflix title among the top 5 most anticipated new shows coming out this month in the US, according to Whip Media; the […]

March 2, 2022

Spider-Man: No Way Home on Rakuten TV on March 22

Premium Video-On-Demand platform Rakuten TV has announce the release of their latest titles. March’s releases include original productions with motivational stories, the biggest Blockbusters, Oscar-nominated films and brand-new TV series.Available on AVOD from 2nd March, Rakuten TV will be releasing their latest original documentary, Ona Carbonell: Starting Over. The film follows the Olympic synchronised swimming […]

February 28, 2022

Disney releases Nobody Like U song from Turning Red

The original song “Nobody Like U” and its companion lyric video are now available from the forthcoming Turning Red Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The soundtrack features three original songs (“Nobody Like U,” “1 True Love, “U Know What’s Up”) performed by the fictional boy band 4*Town, written by Grammy-winning singer-songwriters Billie Eilishand Finneas O’Connell, with an original score by Oscar, Gra,mmy, […]

February 25, 2022

Research: Most complained about UK TV ads

Research carried out by Sortlist has revealed the TV ads which Brits have complained about the most, as well as the industries taking the majority of these complaints and the type of adverts receiving the most negative feedback. The most complained about ad of all time, with 5,523 complaints is Paddy Power’s 2015 campaign. The […]

February 21, 2022

Quay Street Productions announces 5 new hires

Quay Street Productions, the Manchester-based production company launched by prolific multi-award-winning producer Nicola Shindler OBE in 2021, has made five new hires across production, development and business affairs, ahead of its first raft of productions. Richard Fee, Davina Earl, Chris Leach, Athena Stavrakis and Kate Boyle join the growing team as Executive Producer, Head of […]

January 26, 2022

Disney+ premiere of NatGeo’s Torn set for Feb 4

Disney+ announced that “Torn,” from director Max Lowe and producer Chris Murphy, along with Lightbox’s award-winning has producers Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn, will premiere on Disney+ on Feb. 4, 2022. From National Geographic Documentary Films, “Torn” had its world premiere at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and won the award for Best Feature Film […]

January 20, 2022

Off the Fence distribution deal with Infield Fly for Curb Your Carbon

Off the Fence, winner of this year’s BAFTA and Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (My Octopus Teacher), has announced a distribution deal with Canadian production company Infield Fly Productions for Curb Your Carbon, a  humorous documentary narrated by environmental activist and actor Ryan Reynolds. Commissioned by CBC and premiering January 14, 2022 on the public […]

December 8, 2021

BAFTA appoints Harris as VP for Television

BAFTA has appointed Dame Pippa Harris DBE as its Vice President for Television. Harris will serve an ambassadorial role for the arts charity across the television sector, flying the flag for BAFTA’s charitable work in the UK and globally and formally supporting BAFTA’s President, HRH the Duke of Cambridge. Former Vice Presidents for Television include […]

November 17, 2021

Cruella available to all Disney+ subs from August 27

Starting August 27th, Disney+ subscribers will be able to enjoy the movie event that kicked off the summer, Disney’s “Cruella.” All the fun, fashion and edge served up by Academy Award winners Emma Stone and Emma Thompson will be available for streaming again and again, exclusively on Disney+. Academy Award winner Emma Stone (“La La […]

August 23, 2021

Off the Fence adds WaterBear Network’s original content

This World Nature Conservation Day, content company Off the Fence has announced it has furthered its collaboration with WaterBear Network, a free streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet, by adding the platform’s original documentaries to its extensive catalogue. Sharing the same founder, the executive producer of BAFTA and Oscar winning feature documentary […]

July 28, 2021