Netflix Introduces Price Hikes For Existing UK Users From This Week

Netflix Introduces Price Hikes For Existing UK Users From This Week

Netflix is rolling out price hikes for existing subscribers in the UK this week following similar moves in the U.S. and Canada. Standard tier users will now pay £9.99, instead of £8.99, while Premium users will fork out an extra £2, receiving a monthly bill of £13.99. The Basic plan will be kept at the…

Capitol Riots: World Leaders Dismayed By “Assault On Democracy”, Call For Peaceful Transfer Of Power

Capitol Riots: World Leaders Dismayed By “Assault On Democracy”, Call For Peaceful Transfer Of Power

World leaders have expressed dismay and revulsion at yesterday’s assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Trump. Many have decried the actions as an “attack on democracy” and urged a peaceful transition of power, while some have also called out Trump for inciting the violence. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canadians “are…

BBC Scrubs $433M From The Value Of Its Production, Studios & Global News Units Amid Coronavirus Crisis

BBC Scrubs $433M From The Value Of Its Production, Studios & Global News Units Amid Coronavirus Crisis

EXCLUSIVE: The coronavirus pandemic has wiped £318 million ($433 million) off the combined value of the BBC’s commercial operations, including BBC Studios, which makes global shows including Doctor Who, Good Omens, and Top Gear. The British broadcast has revalued its three non-licence fee-funded units (BBC Studios, BBC Global News and studios facility BBC Studioworks) at…

‘Joker’ Tops UK Home Ent In 2020; Discovery+ MENA Launch; Cinesite London Hire – Global Briefs

‘Joker’ Tops UK Home Ent In 2020; Discovery+ MENA Launch; Cinesite London Hire – Global Briefs

‘Joker’ Tops 2020 UK Home Ent Chart Joker was 2020’s biggest home entertainment title in the UK, with more than 1.4 million copies of the film sold across physical disc, EST and TVOD, according to industry body BASE. In total, the market was worth £3.3BN across the year, up 26% on the previous 12 months….

ITV News Journalist Goes Viral, Wins Praise After Extraordinary Report Following Trump Mob Into Capitol

ITV News Journalist Goes Viral, Wins Praise After Extraordinary Report Following Trump Mob Into Capitol

Robert Moore, the Washington correspondent for Britain’s ITV News, has gone viral and won widespread praise from peers for an extraordinary report following Donald Trump’s supporters as they forced their way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Moore was in the thick of the carnage on a historic day in the U.S. capital, surfing the…

Donald Trump, In New Statement, Says There Will Be “Orderly Transition Of Power”

Donald Trump, In New Statement, Says There Will Be “Orderly Transition Of Power”

Donald Trump released a new statement in which he said that there would be an “orderly transition of power,” amid the uproar over his role in fomenting a mob of protesters who went on to storm the U.S. Capitol. Shortly after Congress affirmed the victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, one of Trump’s aides,…

Animation Studio Snipple Launches Originals Unit With $8M Of Investment From BGF

Animation Studio Snipple Launches Originals Unit With $8M Of Investment From BGF

EXCLUSIVE: Snipple, the Philippines-based animation studio that has worked on series including Where’s Waldo? and Dora And Friends: Into the City!, is launching an originals unit in the UK with £6M ($8M) of backing from investment firm BGF. London-based CEO Kaine Patel quietly hatched Snipple Originals last year, hiring veteran Karina Stanford-Smith as animation development…

Congress Certifies Victory Of Joe Biden And Kamala Harris After Dramatic, Violent Day At Capitol

Congress Certifies Victory Of Joe Biden And Kamala Harris After Dramatic, Violent Day At Capitol

A joint session of Congress certified Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the winners of the 2020 election early on Thursday, the climax to a day of unrest in which supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in a violent siege that ultimately failed to stop the proceedings. As Vice President Mike Pence presided over…