Ani Bundel has been blogging professionally since 2010. This is her second major independent site launch. A DC native and Keyboard Khaleesi, she spends all her non-writing time photographing her cats. Regular bylines also found on MSNOW.
BritBox
Unlike some more established conferences where streaming services and production studios bring new series to buy and sell, Content London is a relative newcomer to the schedule, having only existed since 2014 and the dawn of the streaming wars. However, its London location means easy access for British-based executives, so
Netflix
Netflix's decision to split The Crown's final season in half was not really that hard to understand. The streaming service wanted to take advantage of the show's fanbase and get as many viewers watching the show as possible. Since it cannot actually admit that
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It's the end of 2023, and the holidays are in full swing in most places, from Christmas carols in shops to emails blanketing your inbox with gift-giving ideas. Streaming services are also getting in on the act, with Christmas movies and specials all heading this way for the
Netflix
They say be careful what you wish for, and this season of The Great British Baking Show has been a stark reminder of why that's true. Since the series exited the BBC, losing most of the cast along the way and upsetting the balance of power in the
Paramount+
Paramount+ had high hopes pinned to The Gold when it launched in September 2023. The streaming service had good reason to believe that, of the 50+ international dramas it had commissioned in the year since July 2022 when it announced it was aiming to appeal to a global market, this
PBS
The holidays are officially here, with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday all inundating our inboxes. With the significant holidays spread across the December landscape, it's the time of year when everyone gets into the Very Special Episode action. Marathons of Christmas-themed editions of
Acorn TV
Among the British mystery TV set, only Silent Witness currently beats out Midsomer Murders for the longest-running series still producing episodes today. However, Silent Witness, for whatever reason, never really caught on in the States, partly because it wasn't based on a preexisting novel and, therefore, not picked
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
If it's the last Monday morning in November, it must be Holiday Shopping Time. No matter what end-of-the-year celebration you pick as your favorite, right now, your inbox is filling up with endless emails hawking deals you don't need, your relatives are stressing you out with
PBS
Call The Midwife has officially finished filming Season 13 just in time for the holiday season. The beloved British series, which is all the cozy, none of the mystery, will return to the small screen for its yearly "Festive Special" for the holidays and then to the BBC
Netflix
In the before times, when The Great British Baking Show's producers were not quite aware of just how much its American audience was into the series, the show hewed to the British fall TV schedule, which kicks off over the final week of August, as the British do
PBS
There are many kinds of cases in police procedurals. There are serial murderers; there are one-off killings; there are cold cases; crooked cops commit crimes, you name 'em, there's a show about them. But of all the different kinds of detective stories, none are quite so emotionally
Netflix
My favorite thing about reality competition shows, not just The Great British Baking Show, but all of them, from the nationalist contests that spawned American Idol to the early years of Project Runway when it truly was The Greatest Show on Earth, is that every week is a new week,