Video to be “at heart of” Facebook, as social network’s revenue soars

Video will be “at the heart of all our services”, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg declared this week, as the social network announced its earnings for the latest quarter.

And that growth, make no mistake, is going extremely well: Facebook now … Read More

Supergirl unveils Superman ahead of Season 2

Supergirl has unveiled its first photo of Tyler Hoechlin as Superman.

Yes, the Man of Steel himself, and Kara’s cousin, will finally appear on screen in Season 2 of The CW’s series, after countless glimpses of his shoes, cape and … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (30th July)

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 The Ipcress File. … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (30th July 2016)

Not 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

Box set boost: Sky’s Billions watched more than 11m times on-demand

Sky Atlantic drama Billions has been viewed more than 11 million times on-demand since its release.

The show, which stars Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti, is one of an increasing number of new series that Sky is making available to … Read More

TV shows now available to Buy & Keep from Sky Store

Sky Store is adding TV and movie box sets to its growing library of Buy & Keep titles.

The online service, which first opened its doors in 2014, allows Sky customers and non-Sky customers to buy films in the UK … Read More

BBC iPlayer adds subtitles for live channels

BBC iPlayer has begun trialling subtitles for live-streaming.

Subtitles are an oft-overlooked part of a streaming service. To date, subtitles have only been available for on-demand programmes from the Beeb. With almost 2m programmes a day or 20 per cent … Read More

What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW TV in August 2016?

Whether you’ve got Sky, Sky Q or NOW, August easily demonstrates how well the broadcaster can compete with Netflix.

For TV customers, box sets such as Agent Carter and Penny Dreadful join new series Dice, Nashville Season 4 and … Read More

Watch the first 5 mins of Preacher’s Season 1 finale – plus The Cowboy explained

If the words “The Cowboy” mean anything to you, then you’ve been watching Preacher on Amazon Prime Video – and you’ll be counting down the days until the Season 1 finale on Monday 1st August.

The good news is that … Read More

Mina Murray’s Journal: James Moran unveils Dracula web series

Update: Episode 1 premieres on Thursday 29th September. Here it is:

Writer-director James Moran is bringing Dracula to the web this September in a brand new series based on Bram Stoker’s classic novel.

Mina Murray’s Journal will tell the … Read More