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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
NextUp heads to Edinburgh for Fringe filming frenzy
June 22, 2019 | David FarnorNextUp is gearing up for its biggest year yet at Edinburgh’s Fringe. The subscription VOD service, which is dedicated to stand-up comedy, is sending a full crew up to the festival this summer to film new specials for streaming online.
Netflix cancels Chambers after one season
June 22, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has cancelled Chambers after only one season.
The streaming giant has increased the number of shows it cancels just as it increases the number of shows it commissions, balancing its investment in productions with a culling of those that … Read More
David Walliams, Sian Gibson and Celia Imrie to star in Sky’s Cinderella: After Ever After
June 21, 2019 | David FarnorDavid Walliams, Sian Gibson, Celia Imrie and Tom Courtenay will star in this year’s Christmas TV production from Sky.
The original special from King Bert Productions will turn the classic Cinderella story on its head. All fairy tales end with … Read More
BBC Four to host A Night In with Bros
June 21, 2019 | David FarnorBBC Four is hosting A Night In with Bros this summer.
Following the success of the documentary Bros: After The Screaming Stops, 1980s pop icons Matt and Luke Goss have been invited to return to BBC Four in July to … Read More
Watch: MUBI drops new trailer for Knight + Heart
June 21, 2019 | David FarnorThis July, MUBI serves up the latest offering from Yann Gonzalez (You And The Night), and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of the filmmaker’s twisted mind.
Knife + Heart is an erotically kitsch love letter to European … Read More
Watch: New trailer for Stranger Things Season 3
June 21, 2019 | David Farnor“You let us in…and now…you are going to have to let us stay.” It’s the summer of ‘85 in Hawkins: Everything is at stake. And only they can stop it. As Netflix’s Stranger Things returns for Season 3, … Read More
Anima: Paul Thomas Anderson and Thom Yorke team up for Netflix short film
June 20, 2019 | David FarnorPaul Thomas Anderson and Thom Yorke are teaming up for Anima, a new Netflix short film.
Described as a “one-reeler”, after the 10 to 12-minute shorts made during the heyday of celluloid that would be contained on one reel of … Read More
Janet Mock inks landmark overall deal with Netflix
June 20, 2019 | David FarnorJanet Mock has inked a landmark overall deal with Netflix.
The director, producer and writer of FX series Pose has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement that makes her the first transgender woman of colour to be in such a powerful content … Read More
Seth Carr, Tichina Arnold join WWE stars for Netflix’s The Main Event
June 20, 2019 | David FarnorSeth Carr and Tichina Arnold are teaming up with WWE stars for The Main Event, a new wrestling movie for Netflix.
Based on an original screenplay by Larry Postel, the film follows an 11-year-old aspiring wrestler, who enters a competition … Read More
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World swoops back to Number 1 in UK Film Chart
June 20, 2019 | David FarnorSwooping in to claim Number 1 from its competitors, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World returns to the top of the Official Film Chart following its release on disc. The final instalment of the series has outsold its … Read More