Posts By David Farnor
This is what a Skylanders TV show looks like
October 13, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix is teaming up with another giant of the computer age this month with Skylanders Academy – and now, we have an idea of what exactly a Skylanders TV series looks like.
The animation follows the heroic adventures of the … Read More
Amazon Video Direct: An important new platform?
October 12, 2016 | David FarnorEarlier this year, Amazon took the unexpected step of launching its own YouTube-like distribution platform, Amazon Video Direct. The service effectively opened up Amazon’s streaming infrastructure to anybody: third party publishers and creators can now use AVD to distribute titles … Read More
All 4: Shorts coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in October 2016
October 12, 2016 | David FarnorShorts continue to be a central part of Channel’s VOD service, All 4. Following the premiere of the rebooted Trigger Happy as a series of new shorts, All 4 switches from funny to scary this month, as it prepares for … Read More
Sky Living snaps up US drama Conviction
October 11, 2016 | David FarnorHayley Atwell is coming back to our TV screens in US drama Conviction, which has just been snapped up by Sky Living.
From The Mark Gordon Company and ABC Studios, the show tells the story of Hayes Morrison (Atwell), the … Read More
HyperNormalisation releases new clip, featuring a young Donald Trump
October 10, 2016 | David FarnorA new clip from Adam Curtis’ HyperNormalisation has been released – and it features a very familiar face.
Donald Trump, who is filling our news headlines with his dubious campaign to become US President, has attracted all kinds of reactions … Read More
Universal TV President Bela Bajaria heads to Netflix
October 9, 2016 | David FarnorFormer President of Universal Television Bela Bajaria is moving to Netflix.
Bajaria, who oversaw creative programming for the studio, has previously been Senior Vice President, Cable Programming for CBS TV Studios, and Senior Vice President of Movies and Miniseries for … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (8th October)
October 9, 2016 | David FarnorHeard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.
Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s Red Road, the … Read More
Sigourney Weaver will play the villain in The Defenders
October 9, 2016 | David FarnorThe Defenders have found themselves a villain: Sigourney Weaver.
A veteran of the sci-fi genre, the legendary actress needs no introduction – and, sure enough, Jeph Loeb, Head of Marvel TV, didn’t give her much of one at the New … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (8th October 2016)
October 8, 2016 | David FarnorNot getting your arthouse fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas special looks (ahem) super
October 8, 2016 | David FarnorDoctor Who lands in our living rooms once again this Christmas and, while the return of Matt Lucas as Nardole might suggest we’re retreading old ground, this trailer promises new, super territory.
The Christmas special will see Peter Capaldi’s Doctor … Read More