New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (15th 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

Scream TV series renewed for Season 3

MTV has officially renewed Scream the TV series for a third season.

The show, which is based on Wed Craven’s iconic horror franchise from the 1990s, was promptly renewed for a second season, but its future beyond that was uncertain. … Read More

Westworld premiere draws record-breaking UK audience

The premiere of Westworld broke ratings records last week. The first episode HBO’s sci-fi drama, which aired on Tuesday 4th October, drew a consolidated audience of 1.84 million, the largest ever audience for a brand new series in the history … Read More

This is what a Skylanders TV show looks like

Netflix 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?

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