Posts By David Farnor
MUBI and Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight launch year-long partnership
May 11, 2016 | David FarnorMUBI is teaming up with Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight to celebrate the very best of world cinema with a year-long showcase of acclaimed directors.
The unprecedented collaboration will see the film festival’s iconic Quinzaine des Réalisateurs – an independent selection of … Read More
Spotify unveils original video slate
May 11, 2016 | David FarnorSpotify has unveiled its slate of original video programming for 2016.
The music subscription service first entered the video game last year, when it added clips from parters such as Comedy Central to its platform. Now, the company is doubling … Read More
Amazon takes on YouTube with Amazon Video Direct
May 10, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon is taking on YouTube with Amazon Video Direct, a new service that will let anyone upload a video to Amazon’s streaming platform.
The self-service program will let people upload their own content to Amazon Instant Video, offering it to … Read More
Chelsea’s Netflix Talk Show – the trailer, schedule and guest line-up
May 10, 2016 | David FarnorChelsea Handler’s new talk show premieres on Netflix on Wednesday 11th May – and it’s anybody’s guess what’s in store.
Promising to “free the talk show”, the series – cunningly titled “Chelsea” – marks a big departure for the time-honoured … Read More
MUBI heads to Cannes with festival retrospective
May 10, 2016 | David FarnorMUBI is heading to Cannes this year – in more ways than one.
The subscription streaming site, which offers a revolving carousel of titles, each for 30 days a time, has made a name for itself with its curated slate … Read More
E4 and Netflix reunite for comedy horror Crazy Face
May 9, 2016 | David FarnorE4 and Netflix are reuniting to produce a new comedy horror series.
Crazy Frace, which will air on E4 and Netflix, is created by Misfits’ BAFTA award winner Howard Overman and is “a funny, gripping series about friendship, love and … Read More
Wolf Hall bags double BAFTA win, as Transparent trumps Narcos
May 8, 2016 | David FarnorWolf Hall bagged a double win at last night’s TV BAFTAs, as the BBC dominated proceedings.
Mark Rylance waltzed away with Leading Actor for his stunning turn as Cromwell, while director Peter Kosminsky was on hand to accept the big … Read More
How BBC iPlayer is becoming more like Netflix
May 8, 2016 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer is taking a leaf out of Netflix’s book and making its streaming service more and more personalised.
The idea of “myBBC” was first announced in 2015 by Director-General Tony Hall, who said he wanted to build a more … Read More
You can now control how much mobile data Netflix uses
May 8, 2016 | David FarnorThe subscription fees may be low, but streaming movies and TV doesn’t come cheap, as anyone with a mobile phone bill after binge-watching Orange Is the New Black can tell you. Watching movies or TV shows on Netflix uses around … Read More
Brits to spend more on VOD than DVD this year
May 7, 2016 | David FarnorThis year, for the first time, Britons will spend more on video streaming subscriptions and film and TV downloads than on buying and renting DVDs, according to Strategy Analytics.
The research and consulting firm’s latest report predicts that consumers will … Read More