BBC Reports 10,000 Shows Viewed Online a Day, Compared With Netflix’s 4,800, Prime Video’s 2,400: ‘Everyone’s a Streamer, Even the Broadcasters’
The streaming platforms of European broadcasters are outgunning the global streamers when it comes to depth of content, research agency Glance reported in Cannes during TV market Mipcom this week.Meryem Uzerli-Starring Age-Gap Romance 'RU' Marks the 'Next Chapter of Turkish Drama': 'It's About Speaking Up for Yourself as a Woman' “Everyone is a streamer, even the broadcasters,” Frédéric Vaulpré, senior VP at Glance, told Variety in a café in the Riviera resort, referring to a process he calls “platformization.” “Broadcasters now act as streamers and streamers start to act also as broadcasters,” he said, mentioning how streamers were including live events,...
Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden pulls out of this week’s show as BBC issue update
Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has pulled out of this week’s show.The 34-year-old, who returned to the dancing competition this year following treatment for breast cancer, was taken to hospital on Saturday (26 October) after feeling unwell during the live show.Strictly It Takes Two host Fleur East issued an update on Amy during Monday’s show (28 October).Reading out a statement, she said: “Amy Dowden MBE is doing much better and the Strictly family send her love and wish her well. She is delighted that fellow professional dancer, Lauren Oakley is able to step in for rehearsals and to perform in Saturday’s show for JB Gill’s Couples Choice dance.“We are hopeful that Amy will be back to dance with JB next week.” Read More Johnnie Walker’s emotional sign-off brings 58-year BBC radio career to closeFurious Vladimir Putin blasts BBC journalist when challenged at press conferenceSarah Ferguson escapes to secluded beach as Duchess shares mental health message
Strictly’s Amy Dowden replaced in training after medical emergency
Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has been replaced in training after being taken to hospital.Dowden, 34, required medical attention after falling ill just minutes after her performance with celebrity partner JB Gill during Saturday night’s (26 October) Halloween Week special.The dancing professional was attended to by paramedics and taken away from the Elstree studios, where the BBC One show is filmed.Writing on Instagram, Gill said: “On behalf of both amy-dowden and I, I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone for voting for us and wishing us well.“We absolutely loved our performance on Saturday night...