Homeschooling: Record number of kids turn to the BBC

A record number of kids, parents and teachers have turned to BBC iPlayer this month, as the Beeb steps up its educational offering during the current coronavirus lockdown.

From 11th January, BBC Two and CBBC have been broadcasting dedicated slots … Read More

Homeschooling: Your educational TV and film streaming kit

With schools closed at the start of 2021, parents across the UK are once again facing the challenge of working from home while also trying to homeschool their children. Schools are providing resources, mostly via the web, but even with … Read More

Homeschooling: BBC Bitesize Daily – 2021 Term Timetable

The BBC has openEd its doors once again to its homeschooling initiative, Bitesize Daily. The virtual learning push, which began in 2020 during the first coronavirus lockdown, brings together more than 200 teachers and a host of celebrities to help … Read More

What’s leaving Netflix UK in January / February 2021?

While people still navigate their way through the coronavirus pandemic and work out when it’s safe to go outdoors, Netflix UK’s sizeable library of movies and TV shows remains a handy resource for keeping entertained indoors.

But before you start … Read More

MUBI to release Notturno this March

MUBI will release Gianfranco Rosi’s Notturno this March.

The striking and powerful new documentary premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it won three awards, before screening at the Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival and streaming … Read More

Virt Locker: NextUp launches new weekly comedy show

NextUp is launching The Virt Locker, a new weekly comedy show streaming every Thursday night.

The subscription streaming platform, dedicated to showcasing up-and-coming stand-up comics, has become a go-to destination for live-streamed comedy during the coronavirus pandemic, with a range … Read More

Snowpiercer renewed for Season 3

Snowpiercer has been renewed for a third season before its second has even aired.

The show, which is based on the 2013 sci-fi movie by Bong Joon-ho, takes place seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, with … Read More

McG to direct Disney+ Turner & Hooch reboot

McG has signed up to direct the Turner & Hooch reboot for Disney+.

The project is based on the 1989 film that starred Tom Hanks as Scott Turner, an ambitious, straight-laced US Marshall who inherited Hooch, the big, unruly dog … Read More

Paramount+ streaming service ready for US launch

Paramount is launching its new streaming service, Paramount+, this March.

The platform will effectively be a rebranding of CBS All Access, which has so far given the world Star Trek: Discovery, Lower Decks and Picard, as well as a revival … Read More

Trailer: Greenland heads to Amazon Prime Video this February

Greenland, the new disaster movie starring Gerard Butler, will be released on Amazon Prime Video this February.

The movie, which co-stars Morena Baccarini (Deadpool), sees a family fight for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity (Gerard … Read More