Posts By David Farnor
Amazon suffers the axe again, as CBS scraps shows
October 21, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon’s bad luck with US acquisitions continues this year, with CBS deciding to cancel both BrainDead and American Gothic.
US exclusives are a cornerstone of UK streaming services. While Netflix and Amazon in the US snap up British fare, such … Read More
Sky Q launches mobile app
October 21, 2016 | David FarnorSky Q has launched a new mobile app, making it easier for customers to take their recordings wherever they go.
Sky Q was unveiled earlier this year as the broadcaster’s premium, next generation box, improving its visual quality, it’s interface … Read More
What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in October / November 2016?
October 21, 2016 | David FarnorWith those cold winter nights drawing in, it’s the perfect time to sit down under a duvet on the sofa and watch a good movie. But in this world of ever-shifting streaming rights and rights windows, what you want to … Read More
Australian swimming drama Barracuda dives onto BBC Three
October 21, 2016 | David FarnorAll episodes of Barracuda are available on BBC Three from Saturday 17th December 2016.
BBC Three has bought the UK rights to Australian series Barracuda.
The deal with NBCUniversal International Distribution will see the swimming drama make a splash on … Read More
Things get personal in new trailer for The Crown
October 21, 2016 | David Farnor“Might I suggest not being head of the church, or the state, or the army, or the navy, or the government…” snaps Prince Philip at Queen Elizabeth II in the new trailer for The Crown.
The latest glimpse of … Read More
Netflix goes Dark with first German original series
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has started principal photography on Dark, its first Germany original series.
Set in a German town in the present day, the show follows the disappearance of two young children, which exposes the double lives and fractured relationships among four … Read More
Frankie Boyle reunites with BBC iPlayer for US election autopsy
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorFollowing the success of his Scottish Referendum and General Election Autopsy comedies, Frankie Boyle is reuniting with BBC iPlayer to dissect the 2016 US election.
American Autopsy will see the comedian at his acerbic best doing stand-up, review, discussion … Read More
Watch John Cleese recap the first six seasons of The Walking Dead
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorWith less than a week to go until The Walking Dead Season 7 is available to watch in the UK, we’re all desperate to know who was chosen at the end of Season 6 – but in all the careful … Read More
Shudder officially launches in the UK
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorShudder has officially launched in the UK and Ireland today, offering all-you-can-scream horror on-demand.
The subscription video service, backed by AMC Networks, first launched in the USA last year, growing to become the horror genre’s answer to Netflix.
The site’s … Read More
What’s coming soon to Shudder UK?
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorShudder is finally here in the UK. Promising all-you-scream thrills, spills and scares for £4.99 a month, it’s the Netflix of horror – and, like Netflix, the site places a lot of importance of having haunting flicks you can’t find … Read More