Posts By David Farnor
Skylanders, Spy Kids, Kong Season 2: Netflix unveils new original kids’ slate
June 17, 2016 | David FarnorNot content with just announcing further details of Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters, Netflix is continuing to place an emphasis on its original kids’ content with five new animated series.
“At Netflix, we invest in stories that our members will love … Read More
What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in June and July 2016?
June 16, 2016 | David FarnorWith summer here, who’s going to spend their time indoors watching things on the Internet? The answer: Anyone who has seen the list of films leaving NOW and Sky Movies in June and July 2016 and doesn’t want to miss … Read More
Sky Movies to relaunch as Sky Cinema
June 15, 2016 | David FarnorSky Movies is relaunching this July as Sky Cinema.
Sky’s movie platform has been a long-established part of its paid TV service, but has found itself increasingly competing with newer SVOD rivals such as Netflix in recent years. Now, it’s … Read More
Netflix builds comedy line-up with David Brent and Handsome detective
June 15, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix continues to build its comedy line-up with two new acquisitions this week.
The first is Ricky Gervais’ David Brent movie. The spin-off from his sitcom The Office, called Life on the Road, sees a documentary crew catch up with … Read More
The Living and the Dead box set to premiere exclusively on BBC iPlayer
June 14, 2016 | David FarnorThe Living and the Dead will premiere exclusively on BBC iPlayer on Friday 17th June.
All episodes of the eerie series, starring Colin Morgan, will be released at once as a box set for binge-viewing before the show begins its … Read More
BBC Three orders documentaries exploring US hate crimes
June 14, 2016 | David FarnorBBC Three has ordered a new string of documentaries investigating hate crimes in the USA.
At a time when accusations of race prejudice are dominating the US political debate, and the LGBT community is facing new state legislation aimed against … Read More
UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 6
June 13, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“There is only one defence against isolation: be with those you love.” That’s one of Penny Dreadful’s underlying themes right there – the strength of outsiders who would normally be alienated and alone uniting and supporting … Read More
Cannibal horror Tear Me Apart to hit VOD following June premiere
June 13, 2016 | David FarnorCannibal horror Tear Me Apart will land on VOD immediately following its UK theatrical premiere this June.Read More
UKTV Play launches revamped website
June 11, 2016 | David FarnorUKTV Play has been given a fresh lick of paint online with the launch of a new and improved website.
The VOD service’s revamped design places a new emphasis no the diversity of content available to catch up with: the … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (11th June 2016)
June 11, 2016 | David FarnorNot getting your art-house 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