Top TV shows coming soon in 2017: Your VOD preview guide

Go to the gym. Eat less cake. Don’t stay up so late. Arrive at work on time. The start of a new year is a time for making resolutions and improving your life, right? You’ll find no judgement here. The … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (8th January 2017)

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 Martin Scorsese’s … Read More

First look at Netflix psychological thriller Clinical

Netflix may be best known for its budget original series, but one of the streaming giant’s other signature traits is investing in indie films, from festival acquisitions, such as The Casting of JonBenet, to original productions.

The latter has … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (8th January 2017)

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

BAFTA Rising Star Nominees 2017: Where you can see them in action on Netflix and Amazon

This week, BAFTA unveiled its nominees for 2017’s Rising Star award. The only award that is voted for by the public, it recognises the world’s best upcoming talent, with previous winners ranging from John Boyega to a young James McAvoy.

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Here’s your first look at images from Duncan Jones’ Mute

If you’re looking for a reason why 2017 is looking better than 2016, look no further than the fact that this year is when we finally get to see Duncan Jones’ new film, Mute.

Planned by the Moon and Source … Read More

Stream on: Video downloads and subscriptions overtake DVD and Blu-rays for first time

Digital video revenue has overtaken DVD and Blu-ray sales for the first time in the UK.

The rising popularity of online streaming of both films and TV surged in 2016, reveal new figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association. Subscription services … Read More

Love Alarm to become Netflix’s first Korean original series

Almost a year ago, Netflix expanded its reach to pretty much every country in the world. Since then, the streaming giant has been expanding its content line-up to go with it, with a growing number of localised and international original … Read More

Amazon unveils new range of Smart TVs

Amazon is entering the Smart TV market with a new range of Fire TV-branded models.

Amazon’a Fire TV, which first launched in 2015, has proven a huge hit for the online giant, powering sticks and set top boxes that have … Read More

Red Dwarf drives record year for UKTV, as on-demand views soar

UKTV enjoyed a record year in 2016, with TV ratings hitting an all-time high and on-demand views soaring.

Britain’s biggest multichannel broadcaster, UKTV is predicting it will register record-breaking growth in commercial audiences (SOCI) across the last 12 months. UKTV … Read More