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SVoD study: Netflix offers most value for money

Over one million Brits cancelled their streaming service subscriptions early last year with ‘wanting to save’ as the primary reason for doing so. With broadband prices set to rise by up to 17 per cent this April, many ware expected to streamline their spending again, but which streaming service offers the most value for money? […]

March 2, 2023

Netflix bringing Stranger Things to London’s West End

Stranger Things: The First Shadow – a new play based on the hit Netflix series – will receive its world premiere in late 2023 at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End, directed by Stephen Daldry with co-direction by Justin Martin. Produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions, the play will go on sale this […]

March 2, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Netflix: Wednesday surpasses 1bn hours viewed

Netflix’s Addams Family spin-off series, Wednesday, has crossed 1 billion hours viewed (with a total of 1.02 billion total hours viewed) in its third week of release, becoming only the third Netflix title to cross this milestone within its first 28 days –  joining Stranger Things Season 4 and Squid Game. Wednesday also climbed into […]

December 14, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Netflix: Wednesday #3 most-watched ever

In just two weeks since its release, Netflix’s Wednesday series has become its third Most Popular English-language TV series ever with 752.52 million hours viewed, behind only Stranger Things 4 and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Since Wednesday‘s premiere, nearly 115 million households globally have seen the comedy-mystery series (752.25 million hours viewed […]

December 7, 2022

Data: Stranger Things most searched TV show

Research from William Hill Slots has revealed which TV shows have been the most popular over the last 12 months (October 2021 to October 2022) based on global and UK search volume data from Google Trends and AHrefs. The study showed that Stranger Things was the most searched-for show globally, but was beaten by Love […]

December 1, 2022

Wednesday sets Netflix viewing record

Addams Family spin-off series, Wednesday, debuted in the #1 spot on Netflix with a record breaking 341.23 million hours viewed in the week starting November 21st. Over 50 million households having watched the series (341 million hours viewed divided by 6.8 hours) which now holds the record for the most hours viewed in a week […]

November 30, 2022By Nik Roseveare

QVC, Stranger Things create livestream and VoD shopping events

QVC has partnered with Netflix’s Stranger Things and social influencer Tessa Netting to present four original streaming shopping events inspired by the hit series – including two livestreams.     QVC’s streaming shopping events appear exclusively on the QVC+ and HSN+ streaming experience, which is available in more than 100 million internet-connected US homes and on many […]

November 5, 2022

Netflix celebrates Stranger Things Day

In the very first episode of Stranger Things, Will Byers went missing in Hawkins, Indiana on November 6th 1983. Consequently, Stranger Things fans everywhere now celebrate November 6th as ‘Stranger Things Day,’ a special day to share their affinity for the hit Netflix series. Netflix themselves will also be observing Stranger Things Day by rolling […]

November 4, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Dahmer now #2 on Netflix most watched ever

Netflix true crime drama, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, topped the English TV List for the third week in a row, with 205.33 million hours viewed in the week beginning October 3rd. The limited series, created by Ryan Murphy, is now Netflix’s second most popular English language series of all time (701.37 million) […]

October 12, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Dahmer already among Netflix most watched ever

In only its second week of release, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has become one of Netflix’s most successful series of all time. The limited series by Ryan Murphy and starring Emmy Award winner Evan Peters has topped the English TV List for the second week in succession with 299.84 million hours viewed […]

October 5, 2022By Nik Roseveare