This week's news, Critic's Picks, final Christmas Cracker, and complete list of 25 TV and streaming moments revealed!
This week's news
1. 尼尔森 figures showed Netflix 's share of viewing among 2-11 year olds in the US fell by four percentage points to 21% in the two years to September, while YouTube rose from 29.4% to 33% over the same period.
Source Tubefilter : https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/12/27/youtube-kids-netflix-streaming-viewership-nielsen-cocomelon-lane/
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2. 亚马逊 announced it is to begin running "limited advertisements" on its Prime Video service in the US on January 29. It told customers: “We aim to have meaningfully fewer ads than linear TV and other streaming TV providers. No action is required from you, and there is no change to the current price of your Prime membership." Prime Video will begin running ads in the UK on February 5.
Source(s) The Verge : https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/26/24015595/amazon-prime-video-ads-coming-january-29
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3. King Charles’ annual Christmas broadcast topped the Christmas Day TV ratings, according to overnight data, with an average of 5.9m viewers. The ten-minute message was broadcast across BBC One, BBC Two and ITV, with the majority watching on BBC One. The BBC broadcast nine of the 10 most watched programmes on the day, with Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas Special drawing in 5.3m viewers ahead of Doctor Who in third place with 4.7m. The BBC said it “dominated the ratings", which do not include figures for programmes watched on catch-up services.
Source The Guardian : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/26/king-charless-christmas-message-rules-the-ratings-with-59m-viewers
King's speech overnight viewing figures were down from last year's address, Charles' first as King, which was seen by 8.1m viewers. The sole ITV show in the top 10 on Christmas Day was Lee Mack-hosted gameshow The 1% Club Christmas Special, which was seen by 3.4m. The Guardian noted that ITV soaps, once a staple of high Christmas ratings, failed to make the December 25 top 10, with Coronation Street on 2.6m and Emmerdale on 1.9m.
Source The Guardian : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/26/king-charless-christmas-message-rules-the-ratings-with-59m-viewers
4. UKTV scheduler Laura Lailey expressed confidence that Gold will reach 10m viewers this month, up from 9.6m a year ago, as the channel dedicates itself to classic Christmas episodes. She said: "There are 32 Last of the Summer Wine specials and 18 for Only Fools and Horses alone. It's a selection box that is a real treat to dive into."
Source The Times : https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meet-tvs-mrs-christmas-the-mastermind-behind-decembers-viewing-56l7cr68p
5. The Sunday Times noted Warner Bros. Discovery would be able to combine its 96m streaming subscribers with Paramount 's 60m if they pursue their mooted merger, still well short of Netflix 's 247m.
Source The Times : https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-global-merger-talks-streaming-tt6vsz57r
This week's Critic's Picks
Survival of the fittest requires moral sacrifices in this week's Critic’s Picks of the latest films and TV shows on streaming channels.?
Seek absolution for the new year in Damon Smith ’s upstanding recommendations and the platforms you can find them on:
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This week's Christmas Cracker
Ding dong merrily with the final PA TV Metadata crackers filled with mottos that relate to a movie you might have watched this festive season on streaming or linear TV.
Can you name the Christmas film from the metadata?
Have we saved your favourite Yuletide movie to the end?
Did your favourite appear in our top 25 moments?
This week we finished our countdown to the top 25 linear and streaming TV moments of 2023.
Spanning iconic moments across soap, sci-fi, sport and much more - did we include your favourite from 2023?
Read the full list on our blog here: https://pa.media/blogs/pa-tv-metadata/pa-tv-metadata-advent-calendar/
Below is a round-up of the moments announced since the last newsletter.
Happy New Year from PA TV Metadata
Finally, a Happy New Year from the whole team at PA TV Metadata!
We look forward to catching up with you again in 2024!
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Stay tuned for next week's article.