Posts By David Farnor
CBS All Access is heading overseas
August 8, 2017 | David FarnorCBS All Access is heading overseas, buoyed by the positive buzz surrounding the upcoming release of Star Trek: Discovery.
The sci-fi franchise’s return was intended to be the flagship programme for the launch of the OTT app, helping to bring … Read More
Netflix acquires Mark Millar’s Millarworld
August 7, 2017 | David FarnorNetlix and Mark Millar are joining forces to bring his comic book creations to the world.
The streaming giant has acquired Millarworld, the comic book publishing powerhouse founded by the man behind Kick-Ass and Kingsman, labelling him “one of the … Read More
Amazon’s Black America and HBO’s Confederate: Two halves of the same alt-history coin
August 7, 2017 | David FarnorFrom Timeless and The Man in the High Castle to SS-GB, alt-history TV is having something of a moment, as writers, spurred on by the golden age of the small screen, seize the opportunity to imagine a different version of … Read More
Convicts and criminologists join Walter Presents summer line-up
August 6, 2017 | David FarnorWalter Presents is heading to Brazil and Belgium this summer on a holiday that embraces convicts and criminologists alike.
This August, get ready to be hooked on Belgium’s most neurotic and endearing detective: Professor T. The crime thriller follows the … Read More
Bardo: Netflix orders first Chinese-language original series
August 5, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix has ordered its first Chinese-language original series.
Bardo (擺渡身), which hails from Taiwan, is an eight-episode jailbreak thriller with a karmic dimension.
It follows the journey of Ah Quan, a good man who has descended into crime and … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (5th August 2017)
August 5, 2017 | David FarnorThis week, MUBI takes us on holiday to South America, where it dives into the vibrant, surprising and unique cinema of Argentina. A new wave of Argentine film has brought a number of impressive independent filmmakers to our screens, while … Read More
Box Set Britain: 8 in 10 admit to binge-viewing
August 4, 2017 | David FarnorIt’s official: Britain has become a nation of telly addicts, as research from Ofcom shows just how normal binge-viewing has become.
40 million of us now watch episodes back-to-back, according to Ofcom, prompting it to dub the country “Box Set … Read More
You may soon be able to control BBC iPlayer with your voice
August 4, 2017 | David FarnorYou may soon be able to control BBC iPlayer with your voice, judging by new tests undertaken by the BBC.
The Beeb has worked with Microsoft to build an experimental version of the catch-up service that uses artificial intelligence … Read More
Amazon to step up original content spend
August 4, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon will step up its original content spend again this year, as it races with Netflix to produce the next big thing.
Amazon’s latest report for its second quarter shows the online giant’s net sales grew 25 per cent year-on-year … Read More
YouTube slowly gaining on Twitch
August 4, 2017 | David FarnorWhile Netflix and Amazon continue their battle to be the biggest streaming presence in your living room, there’s another battle quietly raging for eyeballs in your home: the battle of the gaming giants.
Ever since Amazon bought live-streaming platform Twitch, … Read More