Channel 4 joins BritBox as broadcasters take on Netflix

Channel 4 has joined BritBox just in time for the launch of the new streaming service.

A joint venture from the BBC and ITV, BritBox is a subscription platform aiming to push back against the competition of the SVOD giants … Read More

BritBox officially launches in the UK

BritBox, the streaming service created by BBC and ITV, has officially gone live in the UK today, as the public service broadcasters team up to take on Netflix.

The subscription VOD platform launched quietly in beta testing mode last month … Read More

Mayans MC renewed for Season 3

Mayans MC will ride on to our screens again, with FX ordering a third season of the show.

Created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James, Mayans M.C. is a spin-off that follows on from the award-winning Sons of Anarchy saga. … Read More

Watch: New trailer for The Two Popes

“You’re very popular.” “I just try to be myself.”

That’s the sound of two Popes colliding in Netflix’s The Two Popes.

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce star in this intimate look at a historic turning point in the Catholic Church. … Read More

Amazon orders Narcos vs Zombies series

Narcos and The Walking Dead are set to collide in Amazon’s new original series.

Simply called Narcos vs Zombies, the series will see an army of the undead fave off against drug lords and the military along the US-Mexico border.

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NBA TV launches subscription streaming service

NBA Digital has launched NBA TV as a new streaming service.

The direct-to-consumer subscription offering means fans can access the channel through the NBA website or app and stream more than 100 exclusive live NBA games, plus original programming and … Read More

Intergalactic: Filming begins on Sky One sci-fi

Filming is now underway on Sky One sci-fi series Intergalactic.

The Sky original drama imagines life off earth, sees Savannah Steyn (The Tunnel, Wannabe) head up a galaxy of stars including:  Parminder Nagra (Bend It Like Beckham, ER), Eleanor Tomlinson … Read More

Lionheart: Netflix’s Nigerian movie disqualified from Oscar

Lionheart, Netflix’s first Nigerian movie, has been disqualified from an award in this year’s Oscars race.

The film, which is the first original movie to be produced in the country for the streaming giant, marks the directorial debut of Genevieve … Read More

Hearst heads to Facebook Watch for two series

Hearst is heading to Facebook Watch for two new original series.

The shows, tied to its magazine brands, will bring lifestyle programming to the social network’s fledgling video platform, which is partnering with brands and publishers in a move to … Read More

Amazon unwraps Kacey Musgraves Christmas special

Amazon Prime Video will unwrap a new Kacey Musgraves festive special this Christmas.

The online giant is teaming up with the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter for The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show. The special, produced by Fulwell 73 Productions, marks Prime Video’s … Read More