Amazon acquires UK TV rights for CBS’ American Gothic and BrainDead

American Gothic and BrainDead have been acquired by Amazon for exclusive streaming in the UK.

CBS’ two shows will premiere on Amazon Prime Video every week this summer.

American Gothic, which is created by Corinne Brinkerhoff and James Frey, … Read More

Trailer: Bryan Cranston’s All the Way available to watch online in UK this June

Bryan Cranston’s political drama All the Way will finally be available to watch online in the UK this June.

The drama, directed by Jay Roach, is written by Robert Schenkkan, based on his own play, which earned Cranston a Tony … Read More

Tumblr launches live video streaming… with a difference

You can now stream live video to Tumblr. The launch of the service sees the Yahoo!-owned blogging platform join a growing number of contenders in the live-streaming game, including Facebook and YouTube.

Tumblr, though, has taken a different route to … Read More

MUBI will not launch in China this year

MUBI will not launch in China this year, following the cancellation of its deal with Huanxi.

The Asian entertainment company announced its agreement with the subscription streaming service at the start of the year. Huanxi said that it would invest … Read More

UKTV strikes landmark deal with Virgin Media to provide over 10,000 hours of entertainment

UKTV has inked a landmark deal with Virgin Media, giving Virgin Media customers access to more UKTV shows than on any other pay TV platform in the UK or Ireland.

The agreement will double the number of programmes available to … Read More

BBC breaks live-stream record with England vs Wales

BBC broke its own live-streaming record with the England vs. Wales match last week.

When it comes to online video, it’s easy to focus on catch-up and on-demand viewing, but live video is a crucial part of any broadcaster’s digital … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Eurotrash, Gogglesprogs, Interview with a Murderer

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.  

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our … Read More

What’s leaving Netflix UK in June / July 2016?

Summer’s here and, like creatures of the night scuttling away from natural light, Netflix is about to see another wave of films and TV shows vanish from its line-up. So if you’re a fan or robots, aliens, singers, time-travelling cops … Read More

Advertising your business on YouTube? There’s an app for that

Hoping to advertise on YouTube? There’s an app for that, as the video site targets small businesses.

YouTube is always keen to emphasise its potential for advertisers. This week, research commissioned by the streaming giant highlighted its engagement with younger … Read More

YouTube reaches more young people than commercial TV, claims study

YouTube reaches more young people than any commercial TV channel, claims one new study.

The research, commissioned by the video site, was run by Comsore and uses ratings data from BARB and findings from a YouGov survey. It found that … Read More