Marvel’s Luke Cage


TBI Weekly: Netflix cancellations in context

The recent slew of Netflix cancellations can reveal some important strategy plans coming from the platform, according to TV consultant Stephen Arnell. “Recent cancellations on Netflix display an increasingly focused approach and a realisation of the evolving SVoD market,” he says. Just this week, it was revealed that the company will pull the plug on […]

In-demand: Germany (July 2-8, 2018)

New season releases have been most demanded in Germany this past week, with Marvel’s Luke Cage and Sense8 leading the way for digital titles. Marvel’s Luke Cage topped Germany’s digital list with 3.3 million demand expressions, with Sense 8 following in second place with 3.1 million demand expressions. Returning series have dominated Germany’s digital list […]

Luke Cage is top US streaming show

Demand for Marvel’s Luke Cage outstripped that for any other digital original in the US last year, according to new stats from Parrot Analytics. The superhero drama, set in Harlem, beat comedy Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Fuller House and Orange is the New Black to the title, taking maximum demand expressions of […]

In-demand chart: Germany (January 29-February 4, 2017)

Amazon is successfully taking on Netflix in Germany, Europe’s largest TV territory, with the overall most in-demand digital original, and another in the top five. Reflecting a wider trend, Amazon Prime Video has challenged Netflix with two titles in the top five digital originals in Germany: The Grand Tour in first place and The Man […]

In-demand chart: Norway (January 1-7, 2017)

Skam was undeniably the most unexpected Norwegian drama series to make international headlines last year. The in-house NRK drama, originally produced for the pubcaster’s web platforms and for teenage girls, suddenly became a worldwide sensation after building the brand on linear channels, with national newspapers around the world writing column inches on it throughout 2016. […]

In-demand: The top shows of 2016

With executives brushing away the New Year cobwebs and getting back to the business of making and selling television, TBI has teamed up with Parrot Analytics to bring you the most in-demand programmes across Europe last year. The exclusive data brings into focus the new shows, perennial favourites, and those beginning to fade from the […]

Netflix lifts the lid on viewing trends

Netflix says it has identified a new trend among its members whereby they integrate movies into their series binge watching. The US streaming service redefined and gave new life to the term ‘binge watching’ and has now lifted the lid on how its customers weave features into those bingeing habits. Netflix identified the trend by […]

In-demand chart: Iberia (November 13-19, 2016)

Perhaps it’s indicative of a wider global narrative, but dystopian drama is the top genre in Iberia. The Walking Dead’s grim survival tale tops the overall charts in Spain and Portugal, while Charlie Brooker’s futuristic anti-fables in Black Mirror are the winning digital originals. The Walking Dead’s status as the most-watched US cable series is […]

In-demand chart MIPCOM special (October 2-8, 2016)

MIPCOM is undeniably upon the TV industry. In offices around the world, sales executives are drilling down into their new catalogues, and buyers are marking down the series that could be the game-changers for their schedules. Viewers, of course, are just interested in the best new shows available. Indeed, it’s a new show that makes […]