Sky launches Sky VR App

Sky has launched its brand new VR app, marking the technology’s increasing presence in our living rooms.

Called, funnily enough, Sky VR, the app was announced earlier this year, as the broadcaster through its significant commercial weight behind the idea … Read More

BBC iPlayer brings us Oasis in Their Own Words

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 22 years since Oasis first arrived on the British music scene. With the passing of time comes the inevitable music documentaries looking back at their legacy – and sure enough, last weekend saw … Read More

MUBI hosts one-year retrospective of Lav Diaz

MUBI has announced that will host an exclusive one-year retrospective of Lav Diaz, starting this weekend.

The subscription streaming service has made a name for its carefully curated carousel of arthouse films and old classics, with a new title arriving … Read More

Sky lines up comedy shorts for Halloween

Sky is lining up a series of comedy shorts for Halloween.

The eight spooky shorts will be broadcast this autumn on Sky Arts, but will premiere first on-demand.

They will feature some the UK’s best comedians, including Sunday Night at … Read More

Shield 5 and Discocalypse lead Raindance Web Fest 2016 Awards

Instagram series Shield 5 and Discocalypse led the Web Fest Awards at the Raindance 2016 Film Festival.

The Web Fest, which showcases the brightest and best independent web series in the UK, began several years ago, not only screening series … Read More

Amazon bags streaming rights to CITV’s Bookaboo

Amazon has bagged the rights to the reading-themed kids series, Bookaboo.

The show, which will arrive later this month exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK, will already have its fans in the UK, thanks to its … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (1st October)

Heard 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 Dogtooth.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (1st October 2016)

Not 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

Amazon acquires UK rights to Animal Kingdom TV series

Amazon has acquired the exclusive UK rights to Animal Kingdom the TV series.

The US show is inspired by the 2010 Australian movie of the same name. The film, which was directed by David Michôd, received an Oscar nomination for … Read More

What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in October 2016?

Amazon’s streaming service gets better and better with age and October is another reminder of just how ambitious and diverse its original programming has become, with the premiere of legal thriller Goliath, period feminist drama Good Girls Revolt and the … Read More