FrightFest announces 2020 short film line-up

FrightFest may be going online this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s about to shortchange horror fans, with a short film showcase included in the streaming line-up.

The festival, sponsored by Arrow Video, will highlight the best new genre … Read More

Laura Marling, Benjamin Grosvenor join live Proms 2020 line-up

Laura Marling, Benjamin Grosvenor and the Philharmonia Orchestra have joined the line-up of live concerts being performed for the 2020 Proms.

This year’s same-but-different classical festival is currently streaming online, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Running from 17th July to … Read More

Disney+ becomes 3rd most popular streaming service in UK

Disney+ is now the third most popular subscription streaming service in the UK, according to new data from Ofcom.

The media regulator’s latest report highlights just how much the home entertainment landscape has changed since the coronavirus lockdown. As people … Read More

BBC iPlayer racks up record six months

BBC iPlayer has racked up a record six months this year, as lockdown drove up viewing on the Beeb’s streaming service.

A record-breaking number of viewers turned to BBC iPlayer in the first half of 2020, with 3.1 billion requests … Read More

Watch: First trailer for Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things

“There’s something profoundly wrong here.” Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things arrives on Netflix this September, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the film’s mind-bending weirdness.

Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name … Read More

What’s coming soon to STARZPLAY UK in August 2020?

As one of the smaller streaming platforms in the UK, STARZPLAY struggles when it comes to having a large enough library to compete with Netflix or Amazon Prime Video. It has to therefore focus on quality over quantity, and 2020 … Read More

What’s coming soon to Quibi in August 2020?

This spring saw the surprise launch of Quibi in the UK. Short for “Quick Bites”, the streaming platform delivers programmes and films in short chunks of 5 to 10 minutes each, designed to be watched on mobile phones on the … Read More

BBC iPlayer streams Scenes for Survival

Scenes for Survival, the theatre project created by the National Theatre of Scotland in response to the coronavirus pandemic, is moving to BBC iPlayer this month.

The project, which has been running online and on social media since 27th … Read More

Leonardo DiCaprio inks first-look deal with Apple TV+

Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company has inked a first-look deal with Apple TV+.

DiCaprio is no stranger to streaming, having exec-produced the Netflix docuseries Fire Chasers and feature film doc Virunga. He will also produce Barry Jenkins’ dramatic feature based on … Read More

Amy Adams and Adam McKay team up for Netflix’s Kings of America

Amy Adams and Adam McKay are teaming up for Kings of America, a new drama for Netflix.

The series centres on the stories of three powerful women whose lives were inextricably intertwined with the world’s largest company: a Walmart heiress, … Read More