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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
BBC offers a special licence fee dispensation to mark the Royal Wedding
April 30, 2018 | David Farnor
The BBC is offering local communities a special licence fee dispensation to mark the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Megan Markle on Saturday 19th May.
A TV licence is needed to watch or record live TV, on … Read More
Claire Foy receives £200,000 compensation for The Crown pay gap
April 30, 2018 | David Farnor
Claire Foy has received a £200,000 payment from the producers of The Crown, as compensation for the gender pay gap that was revealed earlier this year.
The royal drama, which won Foy the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a … Read More
EU moves ahead with Netflix and Amazon content quota
April 30, 2018 | David Farnor
The European Union is moving ahead with new rules that could require Netflix and other streaming services to commit to streaming a minimum quota of European content.
First proposed by the European Parliament in 2016, the rule would require streaming … Read More
Trailer: John Woo’s Manhunt heads to Netflix
April 28, 2018 | David Farnor
John Woo is heading to Netflix for his latest film, Manhunt.
A return to form for the Hong Kong director, it’s also a return to the basics for the balletic master of action, as he adapts Japanese novel Kimi yo … Read More
Trailer: Christina Hendricks and Uzo Aduba star in Netflix’s Candy Jar
April 27, 2018 | David Farnor
Christina Hendricks and Uzo Aduba star in Candy Jar, Netflix’s new original film.
The quirky comedy follows two duelling high school debate champs who are at odds on just about everything. It follows them as they forge ahead with ambitious … Read More
Clique Season 2 begins filming in Edinburgh
April 27, 2018 | David Farnor
Filming has begun in Edinburgh on the second season of BBC Three’s Clique.
Jess Brittain’s (Skins) seductive, university-set psychological thriller will once again star Synnove Karlsen, Sophia Brown, and Rachel Hurd-Wood as Holly, Louise and Rachel, in another gripping series … Read More
Jonathan Hickman and Robert Kirkman team up for two Amazon series
April 26, 2018 | David Farnor
Amazon is doubling down on its genre programming with two new series on the way from two fan favourites.
Comic book creator Jonathan Hickman and The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman are teaming up to develop two new series based on … Read More
The Bold Type Season 2 returns to Amazon UK this June
April 26, 2018 | David Farnor
The Bold Type is returning to Amazon Prime Video UK this summer, with Season 2 airing from June.
Inspired by the life of Joanna Coles, former Editor-in-Chief of fashion magazine, Cosmopolitan, and current Chief Content Officer of Hearst Magazines, the … Read More
Grenfell: Our Home: Channel 4 commissions first VR film
April 26, 2018 | David Farnor
Channel 4 is entering the world of VR with a new documentary exploring life in Grendel tower before the tragic fire of last summer.
The broadcaster’s Current Affairs department has commissioned its first VR film, a 15-minute short that … Read More
Jennifer Crittenden, Gabrielle Allan and Elizabeth Banks to adapt Girl Waits with Gun for Amazon
April 26, 2018 | David Farnor
Jennifer Crittenden, Gabrielle Allan and Elizabeth Banks are developing a new drama based on Girl Waits with Gun for Amazon Studios.
Amy Stewart’s bestselling book is inspired by the true story of Constance Kopp, who became the first female sheriff … Read More
