Amazon snaps up Lynne Ramsay and Mike Leigh’s latest films at Cannes

Cannes only kicked off a few days ago, but Amazon is wasting no time in making its mark, snapping up the rights to two films, including Lynne Ramsay’s latest.

The streaming service is already king of the Croisette this year, … Read More

Star Wars gets its own YouTube web series

Star Wars has launched its own web series.

Called The Star Wars Show, the weekly YouTube show is a “digital variety series” that promises to showcase the “passion of the fan community”.

Shot at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco, … Read More

What does the white paper mean for the BBC?

The government has published its white paper outlining its plans for the BBC’s future, including transparency over the top-paid talent and a new governing board to replace the BBC Trust.

The BBC’s current Royal Charter, its eighth, comes to an … Read More

MUBI and Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight launch year-long partnership

MUBI 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

Spotify 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

Amazon 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

Chelsea 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

MUBI 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

E4 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

Wolf 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