Game of Thrones is 2018's most popular series in the UK / Goldmedia publishes an annual ranking of the most popular series on paid streaming platforms in the UK (FOTO)

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Watching series on streaming platforms has become part of everyday
life in the UK. Some of the most successful series are now bona fide
blockbusters. Exclusive productions are extremely popular among VoD
users, especially those made by the leading streaming providers
Amazon and Netflix. BBC series were also among the most popular
British titles.

This is shown by the annual charts on the VoD Ratings analysis
platform, published by the consulting and research group Goldmedia
(www.vod-ratings.com). VoD Ratings continuously records the usage of
Paid VoD services in Germany and, since January 2019, also in the
United Kingdom. The 2018 annual VoD ranking just published also
includes a representative survey of VoD users in the UK on their
favorite series and new discoveries in 2018 (survey: end of December
2018 to mid-January 2019, n=1019).

Most popular Paid VoD series (user survey): "Game of Thrones"
ahead of "Stranger Things" and "The Walking Dead".

"Game of Thrones" (HBO) was the favorite series among the British
in 2018, even though no new season was released. This shows how big
the hype still is around the series, with the season finale to be
broadcast this year. "Stranger Things" (Netflix), another production
that didn't release a new season in 2018 but whose season finale was
announced for 2019, is in second place. The BBC was able to
successfully place three titles in the top 10 most popular series:
"Peaky Blinders", "Killing Eve" and "Luther". This proves the BBC's
strength in the British market.

The series "Bodyguard" (World Productions) is one of the most
successful new series worldwide - in fact it was the only series
launched in 2018 to establish itself in the annual ranking. "The
Walking Dead" (AMC), "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix) and "The
Good Place" (NBCUniversal) already had a large fan base before 2018.
With their latest seasons they could convince again and achieve top
positions in the ranking.

New discoveries of the year 2018: Netflix dominates

The VoD annual ranking for the UK also asked which series the
users had discovered in 2018. Netflix was particularly convincing in
this respect. Netflix offered 14 of the 15 new discoveries in 2018.
The comedy series "The Good Place", which picked up many new viewers
with its third season in 2018, took first place among the new
discoveries. Second and third places went to Netflix exclusive
titles: The stalker series "You" (Warner Bros.), which came in second
after appearing right at the end of 2018, had a particularly strong
launch. "The Haunting of Hill House" (Paramount) in third place was
Netflix's own horror series for Halloween. Similarly successful was
"The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina", which Netflix had the pleasure
of broadcasting in the gap left by "Stranger Things" in 2018 and
which was able to score points with viewers thanks to its combination
of teen drama and horror.

Source: VoD Ratings from Goldmedia: www.vod-ratings.com + survey

Further information on the VoD ratings: Research@Goldmedia.de

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Research@Goldmedia.de, www.Goldmedia.com

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