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UK: SVOD access rises slightly, reaching 67.5% of households 4 JUN 2025

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UK: SVOD access rises slightly, reaching 67.5% of households

Barb reports 20.1 million UK homes used at least one SVOD service in Q1 2025, with Netflix leading at 59.2% penetration. Paramount+ posted the strongest quarterly growth, up 16% to 3.1 million homes, while Amazon Prime Video saw 87% of its 13.4 million homes on its ad-supported tier.
UK indie Chief completed the documentary "The Masterplan" starring Jason Flemying 4 JUN 2025

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UK indie Chief completed the documentary "The Masterplan" starring Jason Flemying

The title is the official story of Battersea Power Station from its inception to its present-day transformation into a vibrant cultural destination.
Nicole Clemens joins Amazon to lead International Originals 3 JUN 2025

Corporate Moves

Nicole Clemens joins Amazon to lead International Originals

The news comes during a time of major shifts at Amazon, both in the U.S. and overseas. Studio head Jennifer Salke recently left the company, shortly after international originals chief James Farrell and UK managing director Chris Bird also stepped down.
Cineflix Rights closed multiple deals for science, history and culture content 3 JUN 2025

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Cineflix Rights closed multiple deals for science, history and culture content

One of the main titles is "Secret Nazi Science" (8x60’, Go Button Media for Super Channel, Canada), which reveals how the Nazis commandeered Germany’s top scientists to work around the clock to win the war. The series has been acquired by National Geographic Channels for the UK and Eire.
Banijay UK tapped Richard Bond for the newly created role of Creative Director of Factual Drama 29 MAY 2025

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Banijay UK tapped Richard Bond for the newly created role of Creative Director of Factual Drama

Bond’s new role will be focused on building a slate of factual drama commissions, working with scripted labels across the group to develop and produce scripted projects based on real-life events.