Nielsen expands TV ratings to include Netflix, but are they accurate?

Nielsen this week announced that it is expanding its TV ratings to include Netflix.

The firm has long been the go-to analyst for viewing figures across the small screen, but as the world of entertainment and video has changed, so … Read More

Untitled to premiere at Cambridge Film Festival and online simultaneously

Untitled will be released online across the UK on the same day it screens at Cambridge Film Festival this week.

The movie, which premiered at the London Film Festival earlier this month, is the final film from Austrian documentarian Michael … Read More

Sean Penn’s lawyers warn Netflix over El Chapo series

Sean Penn’s lawyers have warned that Netflix’s new El Chapo documentary could put the actor in danger, by implying that he was involved in the capture of one of the world’s most wanted men.

The Mexican druglord, whose real name … Read More

The Weekly MUBI Digest | 21st October

MUBI took us to the London Film Festival this month, with the exclusive online release of Spell Reel, following its big screen premiere. As well as looking forward, MUBI continues to look back, both at Takashi Miike’s work – ahead … Read More

Netflix preys on French crime thriller The Mantis

Netflix has nabbed the rights to French crime thriller The Mantis (La Mante).

The series, which is made by Septembre Productions, stars Carole Bouquet. Best known for playing “Bond girl” Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only, she also won … Read More

What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in October / November 2017?

Halloween is in the air, and while you may be drawn to Stranger Things on Netflix, there’s nothing more disturbing than the thought of missing out on one of the last year’s other best shows.

From superheroes to life-like robots, … Read More

Sky Kids app adds games to streaming line-up

Sky is bulking out its Sky Kids app with a host of games inspired by TV shows.

Games featuring their favourite characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Peppa Pig and Ben 10, are now available to download. Free to Sky customers, the … Read More

Trailer: Jean-Claude Van Johnson arrives this December

Jean-Claude Van Damme is coming to Amazon Prime Video this December – but not as you know him.

JCVJ stars the global martial arts and film sensation as Jean-Claude Van Damme, a global martial arts and film sensation – and, … Read More

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond gets trailer and November release date

Where does Jim Carrey begin and Andy Kaufman end? That was the question many asked after watching the excellent biopic Man on the Moon. That question, though, was also asked behind the scenes, as director Chris Smith’s new documentary gives … Read More

What’s leaving Netflix UK in October / November 2017?

Halloween is almost upon us, but the really terrifying thing that keeps us awake at night? The thought that we might miss something we’ve always wanted to see because it’s left Netflix.

There may not be much to be afraid … Read More