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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix's New Fred And Rose West Documentary Has Critics Saying The Same Thing
A new documentary about Fred and Rose West is now streaming on Netflix. The couple's horrific crimes – which included the torture, sexual abuse and murder of at least 12 people, including their own children – dominated the headlines when they were arrested in 1994. Netflix's new doc is the second under their British Horror Story umbrella (which began with a two-part offering about Jimmy Savile in 2022), and combines newly-discovered police video with original interviews, including with some victims who are speaking publicly for the first time. However, given how much has already been written about the Wests over the years (including a 2001 documentary from Channel 5 and the award-winning 2011 drama Appropriate Adult), some are questioning whether another documentary is really necessary. In a two-star review, The Guardian asked: 'What is the point of a programme that is little more than a bald summarisation of a bleak and terrible tale?' 'If you are not even calling proper attention to the many, many times authorities had concerns and could have intervened before nine people (at least – Fred suggested there were many more) died in horrific ways, what are you doing?' the review continued, concluding: 'If it brought a measure of peace to the victims' relatives interviewed to remember them in public, I'm glad. But beyond that, it's just a ratings hunt and it stinks.' Similarly critical was The Independent, describing the documentary as 'a world away from Netflix's last British Horror Story, a meticulous slice of cultural history about the Jimmy Savile scandal' and 'lazy, cynical and misleading' in its own two-star review. Even The Times' slightly more favourable three-star critique ended by comparing watching Netflix's documentary to having 'rubbernecked at this grotesquely inhuman crime story all over again', although they added that they 'sincerely hope the series gives the families some of that closure'. The Telegraph also gave the new Wests documentary three stars, but said that it 'inadvertently raises questions about how true-crime shows are made', particularly as they said it's not made apparent which interviews shown on screen are new, and which are from archive footage. Meanwhile, The Irish Times claimed the doc 'generally trundles along on true crime autopilot' but also praised Netflix for including 'enough [moments] to remind audiences this was a real horror story with real victims'. Both episodes of Fred And Rose West: A British Horror Story are now streaming on Netflix. These Are Our 9 Top Picks Of The New Shows And Films Streaming On Netflix This May Netflix Has Now Removed Black Mirror's Most Unique Episode From The Platform Richard Gadd Opens Up About 'Challenging' Baby Reindeer Legal Drama
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Despite Success Of ‘Squid Game', Koreans Are Choosing YouTube Over Netflix
Earlier this week we brought news that South Korean content is now second only to the U.S. on Netflix, but it appears Korean audiences are opting for YouTube over the streamer. According to new research from Digital-i, which examined YouTube viewing for the first time, South Korean people with active YouTube accounts spent a whopping 210 minutes (3 hours 30 minutes) per day watching the platform in the final quarter of last year, which was second only to Japan (214 minutes) in the countries measured. More from Deadline Netflix Spotlighting Fred & Rose West For Its Next 'British Horror Story' Kevin Spacey Reprises 'House Of Cards' Role To Promote Tim Dillon's Netflix Comedy Special 'Adolescence' Climbs To Third On Netflix's Most Popular TV List; 'Black Mirror' Returns At No. 4 On Weekly Charts Koreans who subscribe to Netflix spent less than half that time (96 minutes) watching the streamer, which airs Korean hits like Squid Game, Love Next Door and Queen of Tears. Digital-i found by far and away the biggest gap between YouTube and Netflix viewing in Japan and South Korea, with other nations much more equal. In the U.S., active Netflix subs watched 117 minutes of Netflix per day in Q4 2024 while the figure for YouTube was 97. In the UK, the figures were 89 and 95 respectively. Italy had the biggest gap in the opposite direction, with 91 minutes viewed daily on Netflix versus 54 on YouTube. The research niftily demonstrates the challenges faced by the streamers and traditional broadcasters when faced with the might of the Google-owned platform. Digital-i also noted that long-form viewing on YouTube has risen to account for 68% of total viewing time compared with 53% three years ago. The streamers and YouTube have of course been combining on shows like The Sidemen's Inside, which launched its second season on Netflix, and Amazon's Beast Games from top YouTuber Mr Beast. 'YouTube has become an integral part of how younger audiences consume content,' said Digital-i Chief Analytics Officer Matt Ross. 'The challenge for the industry now is understanding how to respond to this fragmented, highly personalised viewing behaviour in a meaningful way.' Live sports driver Digital-i's latest Trend Report titled 'Evolving Streamer Strategies' did shine a light on how the SVoDs' push into ads and live sports is reaping rewards. The biggest Netflix subscription driver in the final quarter of last year was the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight, according to the report, which was watched by 457,000 new subscriber accounts, just ahead of Squid Game Season 2 on 410,000. Fourth on the list was the NFL Christmas Gameday match between the Chiefs and the Steelers. The vast majority of these events were watched live, totalling more than 100 million Netflix viewers as the streamer pivots towards sport. On the ads side, Amazon's strategy of moving all Prime Video users onto an ad-supported plan by default accrued a significant share of hours viewed for shows like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Cross, which gathered 67% and 71% of their viewing respectively from ad-supported accounts. Nearly 90% of Prime Video Subs watched ads in Q4 2024, Digital-i said. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 'And Just Like That ...' Season 3: Everything We Know So Far
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Despite Success Of ‘Squid Game', Koreans Are Choosing YouTube Over Netflix
Earlier this week we brought news that South Korean content is now second only to the U.S. on Netflix, but it appears Korean audiences are opting for YouTube over the streamer. According to new research from Digital-i, which examined YouTube viewing for the first time, South Korean people with active YouTube accounts spent a whopping 210 minutes (3 hours 30 minutes) per day watching the platform in the final quarter of last year, which was second only to Japan (214 minutes) in the countries measured. More from Deadline Netflix Spotlighting Fred & Rose West For Its Next 'British Horror Story' Kevin Spacey Reprises 'House Of Cards' Role To Promote Tim Dillon's Netflix Comedy Special 'Adolescence' Climbs To Third On Netflix's Most Popular TV List; 'Black Mirror' Returns At No. 4 On Weekly Charts Koreans who subscribe to Netflix spent less than half that time (96 minutes) watching the streamer, which airs Korean hits like Squid Game, Love Next Door and Queen of Tears. Digital-i found by far and away the biggest gap between YouTube and Netflix viewing in Japan and South Korea, with other nations much more equal. In the U.S., active Netflix subs watched 117 minutes of Netflix per day in Q4 2024 while the figure for YouTube was 97. In the UK, the figures were 89 and 95 respectively. Italy had the biggest gap in the opposite direction, with 91 minutes viewed daily on Netflix versus 54 on YouTube. The research niftily demonstrates the challenges faced by the streamers and traditional broadcasters when faced with the might of the Google-owned platform. Digital-i also noted that long-form viewing on YouTube has risen to account for 68% of total viewing time compared with 53% three years ago. The streamers and YouTube have of course been combining on shows like The Sidemen's Inside, which launched its second season on Netflix, and Amazon's Beast Games from top YouTuber Mr Beast. 'YouTube has become an integral part of how younger audiences consume content,' said Digital-i Chief Analytics Officer Matt Ross. 'The challenge for the industry now is understanding how to respond to this fragmented, highly personalised viewing behaviour in a meaningful way.' Live sports driver Digital-i's latest Trend Report titled 'Evolving Streamer Strategies' did shine a light on how the SVoDs' push into ads and live sports is reaping rewards. The biggest Netflix subscription driver in the final quarter of last year was the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight, according to the report, which was watched by 457,000 new subscriber accounts, just ahead of Squid Game Season 2 on 410,000. Fourth on the list was the NFL Christmas Gameday match between the Chiefs and the Steelers. The vast majority of these events were watched live, totalling more than 100 million Netflix viewers as the streamer pivots towards sport. On the ads side, Amazon's strategy of moving all Prime Video users onto an ad-supported plan by default accrued a significant share of hours viewed for shows like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Cross, which gathered 67% and 71% of their viewing respectively from ad-supported accounts. Nearly 90% of Prime Video Subs watched ads in Q4 2024, Digital-i said. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 'And Just Like That ...' Season 3: Everything We Know So Far
