Woodley “not necessarily interested” in Divergent TV show

Shailene Woodley may have poked something of a hole in the young adult bubble this week, as she pointed out that she didn’t sign up to be in a Divergent TV show.

Her comments, made in a recent interview with … Read More

YouTube doesn’t pay UK musicians enough, warns report

YouTube doesn’t pay UK musicians enough money for streaming their music, warns a new report.

The annual Measuring Music 2016, published by the organisation UK Music, highlights just how important music is to the country’s economy. 2015 saw increased export … Read More

Trigger Happy returns this month as All 4 shorts

Trigger Happy TV is returning – but not as you know it.

Dom Joly’s hit hidden camera series first aired on Channel 4 back in 2000, the year Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia, when the Tate Modern Gallery … Read More

Evening Standard launches Vlogstar Challenge for young Londoners

The Evening Standard has launched its Vlogstar Challenge for 2017, inviting young vloggers from across London and Essex to compete for £2,000, camera equipment and 1-2-1 training from YouTube.

The challenge, which is run by the newspaper in partnership with … Read More

Making a Murder nabs four Emmy awards as Game of Thrones dominates

Game of Thrones dominated the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the weekend.

The awards, which were handed out on both Saturday and Sunday night, recognise artistic and technical achievement on the small screen, as well as guest performances, animation and … Read More

YouTube unveils first look at The Thinning

YouTube Red has unveiled a first look at its new original film, The Thinning.

The movie, which is produced by Legendary Digital Studios, stars Vine’s Logan Paul and Peyton List as two students in a world where population control is … Read More

Amazon to serve up original documentary series about Novak Djokovic

Amazon is serving up a documentary series about Novak Djokovic.

The show, which has the working title “Novak”, will follow the world’s number one tennis player throughout the 2017 season.

“There are not enough superlatives to describe Novak Djokovic, … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (10th September)

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 L’Age d’Or.

Luis … Read More

FilmDoo launches crowdfunding campaign to drive international expansion

FilmDoo has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support its international expansion.

The UK-based video on-demand start-up, which launched at the Cannes Film Festival last year, has made its name by providing a platform for international filmmakers. Hand-picking award-winning films from … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (10th September 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