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Netflix has announced that it will begin to declare its true UK revenue from next year.It comes after ongoing criticism about the amounts of tax paid by the streaming service, including by US President-elect Joe Biden.Think tank Tax Watch says Netflix’s UK holding company, Netflix Services UK, declared £43million revenue in 2018, though its true revenue was likely to be somewhere around £860m.The discrepancy comes as Netflix’s Netherlands-based company, Netflix International, collects a large

Given that “The Crown” offers a dramatized depiction of real events involving Britain’s royal family, viewers may not realize that what they’re watching is far less real than they might believe.

Ellise Shafer editorUK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has demanded that Netflix label “The Crown” as fiction, making it clear that certain events depicted in the show should not be taken as fact.In an interview with Daily Mail, Dowden said: “It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that.

Netflix has revealed that it plans to start declaring its true UK revenue amid growing political pressure on the streamer and reports investigating its low tax bill.

Netflix should add a disclaimer to The Crown making clear to its 195M subscribers that the royal drama is partly a work of fiction, according to the UK government.

Utopia will not see a second series made for Amazon.Utopia, which aired in the UK for two seasons between 2013 and 2014, was picked up by Gone Girl author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn for a US version starring John Cusack, Sasha Lane and Rainn Wilson, and premiered in September.As Deadline reports, Amazon has now opted to not order a second season owing to the remake having a quiet run.Utopia tells the story of a group of young adults who meet online and are pursued by a deep state

Netflix is currently trialling a Top 50 feature for its UK subscribers.According to S&P Global Market Intelligence reporter Saqib Shah, the streaming giant is testing the expansion on the Top 10 feature introduced earlier in the year.“Netflix confirmed to me that is testing a Top 50 list, expanding on the Top 10 it rolled out earlier this year,” Shah tweeted.

Netflix has doubled the amount of money spent on making TV shows and films in the UK this year.The streaming giant will have spent $1billion (£750million) by the end of 2020, as its production chain continues to soldier on during the coronavirus pandemic.Major UK successes for Netflix include The Crown, which just released its fourth season, and Sex Education and The Witcher, both set to drop new seasons in 2021.

ViacomCBS' ViacomCBS Networks U.K. unit said Wednesday that it has struck a deal to bring its subscription VOD service MTVPlayto Amazon Prime Video Channels in Britain.

Amazon has struck a deal to exclusively stream YA movie After We Collided on Prime Video in the UK, France, Italy and Spain.

Netflix has doubled its spending in the UK to $1B (£750M) this year following the success of British-made shows including The Crown, The Witcher, and Sex Education.

@luistroyano at the end of @BritishBakeOff. I’ll never forget your baked colliery in honour of #poynton! Your empanadas were the best! "Held it together until the photo of @luistroyano," added a fourth.

Michael Ball & Alfie Boe are on course for their third UK Number 1 album together but have Korean boyband BTS to overcome to secure the top spot.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle signed their massive production deal with Netflix, it answered a few questions (like "what will Harry and Meghan do with their time following their royal exit?" and "how will the Sussexes achieve the financial independence from the rest of the royal they announced they wanted?"), but it raised a lot more.

Bee Gees documentary How Can You Mend A Broken Heart has been released – you can watch it below.The first feature-length film about the band, chronicling the stratospheric rise of Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, is set to reach UK cinemas for one night only in December.Directed by Frank Marshall, who produced The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, the documentary promises an intimate look at the musicians’ lives and careers.“Like so many people around the world, I’ve loved the Bee Gees’ music all

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVComedian, writer, actor and host London Hughes has set her first stand-up special for Netflix, produced by HartBeat Productions, Variety has learned exclusively.The hour-long special, entitled “London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck,” will stream on Dec. 22.