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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Watch: Kanye West and Lewis Hamilton in David Letterman’s Netflix talk show
May 29, 2019 | David Farnor“It’s like when I used to work at the Gap, bro.” Those are words of Kanye West after styling David Letterman in the talk show host’s new Netflix series.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction sees the interviewer sit down … Read More
The Good Place Season 2 comes to E4 this week
May 28, 2019 | David FarnorThe Good Place Season 2 will be available to watch in the UK without Netflix this week, as the show continues to air on E4.
Channel 4 inked a deal with NBC for the rights to the show last year, … Read More
Facebook changes video ranking rules
May 28, 2019 | David FarnorFacebook is shaking up the way it determines video rankings on the site.
The social network has been significantly stepping up its efforts to rival YouTube in recent years, from the actual platform itself (Facebook Watch) and monetisation methods to … Read More
Instagram’s IGTV opens up to horizontal videos
May 28, 2019 | David FarnorInstagram is shifting its position on IGTV, opening it up to support horizontal videos.
IGTV is a long-form video platform launched last year, as part of the photo app’s attempt to build a YouTube rival among its community. Despite a … Read More
Watch: Full trailer for Jessica Jones Season 3
May 28, 2019 | David FarnorWith only a week to go until Jessica Jones bids farewell, Netflix has released the full trailer for her third season.
The Marvel series, which stars Krysten Ritter as the eponymous New York detective, follows the super-powered Jones as she … Read More
Netflix orders two more seasons of Chef’s Table
May 27, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix is ordering another helping of Chef’s Table, and it’s going for a double portion.
The streaming giant’s series was its second ever documentary to be commissioned, and quickly won over audiences with its portrait of some of the world’s … Read More
YouTube changes the way it counts subscribers
May 25, 2019 | David FarnorYouTube is changing the way it counts subscribers.
The number of subscribers is one of the most important metrics on the video site, joining the number of views each video gets to indicate popularity, demand and influence. Indeed, in recent … Read More
STARZPLAY arrives on Apple TV
May 25, 2019 | David FarnorSTARZPLAY is now available on the Apple TV app.
The international subscription streaming service was launched by Starz almost exactly one year ago, bringing together a range of STARZ and Lionsgate content in one place. That includes shows such … Read More
Filming begins on The A Word Season 3
May 25, 2019 | David FarnorThe A Word will return to BBC One, with filming now underway for the third season.
Peter Bowker’s family drama will again see Max Vento, Morven Christie, Lee Ingleby, Greg McHugh, Molly Wright, Pooky Quesnel, Leon Harrop and Christopher Eccleston … Read More
Netflix’s Historical Roasts is a “history lesson for millennials”
May 25, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix is getting ready to teach history a lesson this spring, with new series Historical Roasts arriving on the streaming service.
The show aims to provide “a history lesson for millennials”, exec producer Michael D. Ratner told EW, in an … Read More