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Blog posts, opinion pieces, news and features about video on-demand.
YouTube Gaming powers down as part of strategy reboot
September 25, 2018 | David FarnorYouTube has quietly powered down its YouTube Gaming this month, as it reboots its strategy around video games.
Gaming content has become a major part of the online streaming landscape From mobile gaming to strategy guides, Let’s Plays to Esports … Read More
Marvel hasn’t ruled out more The Defenders or Daredevil
September 25, 2018 | David FarnorMarvel hasn’t ruled out more episodes of The Defenders or Daredevil, it’s TV head has confirmed.
Marvel’s growing Netflix universe has become increasingly interwoven since it debuted with Matt Murdock and with each new solo outing it opens up new … Read More
UKTV Play launches on Samsung TVs
September 25, 2018 | David FarnorUKTV Play has launched on Samsung TVs across the UK.
With thousands of hours of Dave, Drama, Really and Yesterday programming on offer, UKTV’s on-demand and catch-up offers anytime viewing, access to box-sets, previews of new shows, exclusive content and … Read More
Netflix starts production on Mexican series Yankee
September 25, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has started production on its New Mexican series Yankee.
The project marks Netflix’s growing investment in Mexican originals, with series recently launched including Ingobernable, Club de Cuervos, Luis Miguel and La Casa de Las Flores. It is even releasing … Read More
Trailer: Morgan Neville goes behind The Other Side of the Wind in new Netflix doc
September 25, 2018 | David FarnorThis November, Netflix releases The Other Side of the Wind, the restored final film by the cinematic force that was Orson Welles. In 1970, the Citizen Kane director was an artist in exile looking for his Hollywood comeback, before dying … Read More
Trailer: Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac star in Netflix’s Operation Finale
September 25, 2018 | David FarnorBen Kingsley and Oscar Isaac are heading to Netflix with their next film, Operation Final.
The movie, which is produced by MGM and Automatik Production, was released in the US last month, but will head straight to Netflix in the … Read More
Diecisiete: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo heads to Netflix for new feature film
September 24, 2018 | David FarnorDaniel Sánchez Arévalo is returning to feature films for the first time in five years, and he’s doing so at Netflix.
Having won 90 international awards and 30 Goya nominations so far, the filmmaker is stepping back behind the camera … Read More
Netflix inks overall deal with Disenchantment’s Shion Takeuchi
September 24, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has inked an overall deal with Disenchantment’s Shion Takeuchi.
The adult animated comedy, which debuted this summer, is set in the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, and follows the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion, … Read More
Bodyguard bows out with a record-breaking bang
September 24, 2018 | David FarnorBodyguard bowed out last night with a record-breaking bang, as Jed Mercurio’s thriller ended its gripping six-part run.
The series, which starred Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes, wound a tight path between the ridiculous and the ridiculously tense, as it … Read More
Netflix’s Outlaw King to axe 20 minutes following Toronto premiere
September 24, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix’s historical epic Outlaw King will be trimmed by 20 minutes following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by David Mackenzie, the drama tells the story of Robert The Bruce, who transformed from defeated nobleman to … Read More