Amazon Video Direct: An important new platform?

Earlier 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

Shorts 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

Hayley 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

A 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

Former 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)

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 Red Road, the … Read More

Sigourney Weaver will play the villain in The Defenders

The 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)

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

This year’s Doctor Who Christmas special looks (ahem) super

Doctor 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

Trailer: Good Girls Revolt follows in Mad Men’s footsteps

Amazon’s original series Good Girls Revolt arrives this month – and a new trailer gives us a taste of the Mad Men vibes that are in store.

The series, written and exec produced by Dana Culvo, charts the beginning of … Read More