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FA Cup Channel returns to BBC iPlayer for fifth round
March 2, 2020 | David Farnor
BBC iPlayer is bringing back its FA Cup Channel for the fifth round of the football tournament.
Fans can watch two additional live matches on BBC iPlayer for the FA Cup’s fifth round, as well as the games that will … Read More
Amazon acquires Sundance documentary Time
March 1, 2020 | David Farnor
Amazon has acquired new documentary Time following its Sundance debut.
The film, which premiered at the Utah festival in January, is directed by Garrett Bradley, who served as second unit director on Netflix’s When They See Us and had her … Read More
Teaser: Doctor Who Season 12 finale introduces The Timeless Children
March 1, 2020 | David Farnor
“This is going to hurt.” That’s the promise of the Doctor Who Season 12 finale.
In the epic and emotional conclusion to Jodie Whittaker’s second run in the TARDIS, the Cybermen are on the march. As the last remaining humans … Read More
Trailer: Go Karts races on to Netflix this March
March 1, 2020 | David Farnor
“Go karts are for kids.” Those are the unwitting words of 15-year-old Jack, who finds himself bitten by the racing bug in new Australian coming-of-age flick Go Karts.
From Top Gear director Owen Trevor and Paper Planes screenwriter Steve Worland, … Read More
BritBox arrives on Amazon Fire TV
February 29, 2020 | David Farnor
BritBox is now available on Amazon Fire TV devices.
A joint venture between the BBC and ITV, the subscription platform brings together British TV box sets from recent years and decades past, with ITV, the Beeb and Channel 5 all … Read More
Sky and A+E team up to launch Sky History channel
February 29, 2020 | David Farnor
A+E Networks UK and Sky are teaming up to launch Sky History this spring.
The co-branded channel, effectively renaming A+E’s HISTORY, builds on a 25-year relationship between the two broadcasters, and also reinforces Sky’s ongoing strategy of grouping its content … Read More
Trailer: Netflix opens The Letter for the King this March
February 29, 2020 | David Farnor
Netflix is venturing into the family fantasy arena this March with new series The Letter for the King.
The show, which is pitched somewhere between CBBC’s Raven and HBO’s Game of Thrones, is a epic for tweens, which sees a … Read More
Crunchyroll announces first slate of original anime
February 29, 2020 | David Farnor
Crunchyroll is stepping into the world of original content with its first slate of original anime.
The eight series, spanning adventure, fantasy, romance and historical fiction, will build upon Crunchyroll’s global collection of anime, with more than 1,000 titles and … Read More
Get Off Your Ass: BBC Three orders Michelle Visage talk show
February 29, 2020 | David Farnor
Michelle Visage has got her own talk show on BBC Three, with the online channel ordering eight episodes of Get Off Your Ass from World Of Wonder.
The show, which is centred around the Drag Race and Strictly Come Dancing … Read More
Frank of Ireland: Gleeson brothers head to Channel 4
February 29, 2020 | David Farnor
The Gleeson brothers are heading to Channel 4 for new comedy Frank of Ireland.
The first comedy penned by brothers Brian and Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Moloney, it follows Frank Marron, played by Brian Gleeson (Peaky Blinders, The Bisexual), a … Read More
