Posts By David Farnor
BT Sport to broadcast Bundesliga matches
May 14, 2020 | David FarnorThis weekend, Germany’s Bundesliga becomes the first major football league to resume action, and BT Sport has the exclusive rights to the top-flight sporting fixtures.
BT Sport inked a deal back in 2017 for extended coverage of the league, with … Read More
Apple inks first-look deal with Scott Free Productions
May 14, 2020 | David FarnorApple has inked a first-look deal with Scott Free Productions.
Scott Free, which was founded by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott back in 1970, has been behind a number of major films, including Top Gun, Gladiator and The Martian.
NextUp hosts alternative Eurovision song contest
May 14, 2020 | David FarnorThis year’s Eurovision Song Contest may not be going ahead as normal, but streaming service NextUp is hoping to present the next best thing… probably.
Its alternative Eurovision competition will take place the night before the event would have taken … Read More
Shudder unwraps Scare Package this June
May 14, 2020 | David FarnorShudder will unwrap a special Scare Package for subscribers this June, with the debut of a new horror comedy anthology.
From creators Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns, the collection delighted audiences at numerous festivals including the Sitges Film Festival … Read More
The Eddy: BAFTA to host online Q&A with Damien Chazelle and Jack Thorne
May 14, 2020 | David FarnorBAFTA is hosting an online Q&A today with Damien Chazelle and Jack Thorne, talking about their Netflix drama The Eddy.
Set in the vibrant multicultural neighbourhoods of modern-day Paris, the series follows a once celebrated jazz pianist Elliot Udo (André … Read More
Trailer: Alex Rider arrives on Amazon Prime Video this June
May 14, 2020 | David FarnorAmazon has acquired the UK rights to Alex Rider, a new spy series based on the popular teen spy franchise.
The coming-of-age show is based on Point Blanc, the second novel in Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider series of books, which … Read More
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 doc heads to Disney+
May 14, 2020 | David FarnorDisney+ is taking Frozen fans behind the making of Frozen 2 with a new original documentary.
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 is a six-part series that sees filmmakers, artists, songwriters and cast open their doors to cameras to reveal … Read More
Steven Knight and Tom Hardy return to BBC One for Great Expectations
May 14, 2020 | David FarnorSteven Knight and Tom Hardy are returning to BBC One for a new adaptation of Great Expectations.
The series will be the second Dickens adaptation from Peaky Blinders creator Knight, who brought A Christmas Carol to the Beeb and FX … Read More
Disney lines up The New Mutants for theatrical release
May 13, 2020 | David FarnorDisney is lining up The New Mutants for a theatrical release, after much misplaced speculation about the film’s release online.
Digital distribution has become a go-to for many studios in these unprecedented times, with Universal in particular leading the way … Read More
Ju-On Origins: Netflix unveils The Grudge series
May 13, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is bringing The Grudge into the box set age with a new series based on the classic Japanese horror film.
Released back in 2000, Takashi Shimiziu’s Ju-On: The Curse quickly spawned a franchise based around its ghostly story of … Read More