Proving once again that Ozone’s Premium Web publisher platform drives epic entertainment engagement, last week’s release of Gladiator II boosted Movies page views to a blockbuster week.
Topical News
- Critical reaction to and the royal premiere of Ridley Scott’s latest epic, Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, propelled Movies engagement to an all-time high last week. Up by almost two-fifths week on week, 35m page views were 2.4x higher than the 2024 average.
- In other news, Gary Lineker, the BBC’s highest-paid presenter, announced he will leave the publicly funded broadcaster after the corporation’s coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Sport TV page views increased by +93%.
- Sticking with Sport, which increased +8% week on week, the heavily touted, Netflix live streamed Boxing match between YouTuber Jake Paul, 26, and former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, 58 – which Paul won on points – drove Boxing page views to 6.4x growth.
Seasonal Events
- Shopping engagement continued to climb last week as Black Friday approaches. Page views rose by +24%, with the Sales & Promotions topic up +65%.
- Tech & Computing also saw a +9% increase, driven by significant growth in the Wearables (+53%) and Smartphone (+47%) topics. Related content, including Gifting (+83%) and Children’s Toys (+67%) also rose.
- Also, hype around the 30th anniversary of the National Lottery led to 2.3x higher Lotteries & Scratchcards page views.
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