Netflix for the arts? Marquee TV launches in the UK

New subscription streaming service Marquee TV has launched in the UK, and it’s got arts lovers firmly in its sights.

The SVOD platform promises culture on-demand to subscribers, serving up a collection of dance, opera, theatre, music and documentaries from … Read More

The Weekly MUBI Digest | 14th July 2018

MUBI delves into Paul Schrader’s sleazy past, as First Reformed hits UK cinemas, but also finds time to showcase some of the new cinema coming out of Canada, not to mention its growing collection of highlights from the prestigious International … Read More

Eleven Sports snaps up UK rights to Serie A and LaLiga

Sports streaming service Eleven Sports has snapped up the UK rights to Serie A and LaLiga football, ahead of its launch this summer.

Eleven Sports is teaming up with IMG in the UK and Ireland to launch two sports channels … Read More

Netflix inks overall deal with La Casa de Papel creator

Netflix has inked an exclusive overall deal with award-winning producer and writer Alex Pina, the creator of La Casa de Papel.

The streaming giant is increasingly stepping up its direct relationships with individual creators, as it seeks to commission and … Read More

Keeping up with Vai Anitta? Netflix announces new reality series

Hot on the heels of Queer Eye’s reboot bagging an Emmy nomination, Netflix is expanding its reality TV library with a new docuseries about Brazilian star Vai Anitta.

With more than 29.4 million followers on Instagram, two billion views on … Read More

Netflix leads Emmy nominations for the first time

Netflix is leading the nominations for the 2018 Emmys for the first time. HBO has held the most-nominated crown for 17 years in a row, but this year, Netflix has overtaken the cable network and knocked it off the top … Read More

BBC orders suffragette and WWII VR movies

The BBC’s virtual reality arm is extending into new territory this year, as it orders two new experiences based around the suffragettes and WWII.

Smashing barriers with your voice in VR The first experience, Make Noise, empowers viewers to … Read More

Trailer: Michael Peña stars in Netflix’s Extinction

Michael Peña is taking the lead in Netflix’s new sci-fi thriller, Extinction, and a trailer gives us a first proper look at him in action.

The film, which started out at Universal, was pulled from its schedule at the … Read More

Puerta 7: Netflix kicks off new soccer drama in Argentina

Netflix is returning to Argentina to kick off a new soccer crime drama, Puerta 7.

Netflix’s third Argentine original series is created by Martin Zimmerman (Ozark, Narcos), written by Patricio Vega (Los Simuladores) and produced by local powerhouse production company … Read More

Sky Cinema to release Amazon’s Life Itself in the UK

Dan Fogelman’s new film Life Itself will be released by Sky Cinema in the UK.

Amazon Studios’ latest original project, the movie is a multi-generational love story, with characters’ lives intersecting over several decades in New York and the Spanish … Read More