Posts By David Farnor
Netflix enters human science doc arena with Babies
February 8, 2020 | David FarnorUpdate: Part 2 premieres on Netflix UK on Friday 19th June.
Netflix has made rapid inroads into the nature documentary arena in recent years, with programmes such as Our Planet proving that it can rival the BBC for spectacle in … Read More
YouTube Premium and Music rack up 20 million subscribers
February 8, 2020 | David FarnorYouTube Premium and YouTube have more than 20 million subverts together, Google has revealed.
The video giant has been tight-lipped before now about the success of YouTube Premium, its subscription offering that was originally launched as YouTube Red. Initially positioned … Read More
BBC One bags A Winter’s Tale from Shaun the Sheep
February 8, 2020 | David FarnorBBC One will be welcoming Aardman back into the fold with A Winter’s Tale, a new animation starring the world’s favourite sheep.
In the half hour special, Shaun the Sheep’s seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to … Read More
ITV orders adaptation of Val McDermid’s The Distant Echo
February 8, 2020 | David FarnorITV is bringing Val McDermid’s The Distant Echo to the screen in a new cold case murder drama.
The drama, which has a working title of Karen Pirie, is based on McDermid’s series of cold case investigations and hails from … Read More
The MUBI Weekly Digest | 8th February 2020
February 8, 2020 | David FarnorWhat better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to show one of the most achingly romantic films ever made? Yes, MUBI is celebrating this week in yearning style with Wong Kar-wai’s masterful In the Mood for Love, with 2046 on … Read More
Justin Bieber: Seasons breaks YouTube original records
February 8, 2020 | David FarnorJustin Bieber: Seasons has broken YouTube records to become the most-watched YouTube original to date.
The docuseries, which premiered last month, sees the pop superstar pull back the curtain for the first time for a TV series to give fans … Read More
Netflix brings Broadway musical 13 to screen
February 7, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is bringing Broadway musical 13 to the screen.
13 follows young Evan Goldman, as he grapples with his parents’ divorce following a move from New York City to small-town Indiana, prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah, and navigates the … Read More
Trailer: Hidden returns to BBC for Season 2 this February
February 7, 2020 | David FarnorHit BBC series Hidden is returning for a second season this February, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the show’s new mysteries.
Season 2 will see the return of DCI Cadi John (Sian Reese-Williams) and DS … Read More
Sky inks first-look deal with Romesh Ranganathan’s Ranga Bee
February 7, 2020 | David FarnorSky Studios has signed a first-look script deal with award-winning comedy and entertainment indie Ranga Bee.
Founded by comedian Romesh Ranganathan and EMMY-winning exec producer and director Benjamin Green, Ranga Bee will work directly with Sky Studios to develop new … Read More
Netflix now lets you turn off autoplay previews while browsing
February 6, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is always trying out new features and additions, from variable speed playback to instant replays, a shuffle button for TV episodes and even a section highlighting its most watched titles. But throughout the changing features, new originals and painful … Read More