5.3m join Netflix as momentum shows no sign of slowing

5.3 million people signed up to Netflix in the third quarter of 2017, as the streaming giant’s momentum shows no sign of stopping.

The figure marks a record number of additions in any Q3 since the service’s launch, rising 49 … Read More

Trailer: Jack Whitehall comedy special to premiere on Netflix next week

Jack Whitehall: At Large will debut on Netflix on Tuesday 24th October, and a new trailer gives us a taste of what the comedian has in store.

The writer and actor returns to the stage for his biggest-ever UK arena … Read More

Netflix’s Kingdom of Us crowned Best Documentary at London Film Festival

Netflix’s Kingdom of Us has been awarded the Best Documentary prize at the 2017 London Film Festival.

The movie, which is directed by Lucy Cohen, explores how a family deals with memories of a traumatic event. For over three years, … Read More

YouTube launches new Creators Site

YouTube has launched a new, revamped Creators Site to provide support to those looking to create content for the web.

The original Creator Hub launched just over a year ago and was a first step in bringing together the site’s … Read More

Netflix snaps up literary script Dorothy and Alice

Netflix has snapped up literary mash-up screenplay Dorothy and Alice.

The spec script was written by Justin Merz, an English teacher at a school in Santa Monica, who previously sold Topsiders (co-written with Jonathan Rosenbloom) to DreamWorks and also worked … Read More

Shudder to stream Found Footage in 3D (and in 2D)

Shudder is bringing a whole new dimension to found footage this Halloween, with the exclusive release of Found Footage 3D.

Directed by Steven DeGennaro, the horror comedy follows an aspiring filmmaker who is hired to document the behind-the-scenes action of … Read More

Movies Anywhere: Hollywood studios team up for cross-platform digital locker

Hollywood is finally coming up with the answer to the fragmented nature of the online streaming world with the launch of a new service, Movies Anywhere.

The digital locker is a free app and website that collates movies that have … Read More

iPlayer streams 6 comedy-horror shorts for Halloween

BBC iPlayer is streaming six comedy-horror shorts this Halloween.

Commissioned by BBC Writersroom, Fright Shorts is a series of five-minute films, written by six brand new Northern Ireland comedy writers. Selected from hundreds of applicants from an open call by … Read More

The Weekly MUBI Digest | 14th October

MUBI took us to the London Film Festival this week, 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

Despacito smashes 4 billion views barrier

If you haven’t been watching the music video for Despacito on a loop this summer, you’ve been doing the Internet wrong. The song, which is performed by Luis Fonsi and features Daddy Yankee, has dominated airwaves and playlists for weeks … Read More