Posts By David Farnor
Coming soon in 2016: Netflix originals series and films
January 10, 2016 | David FarnorLast week, Netflix launched in over 100 countries simultaneously, achieving the streaming service’s goal of almost total world domination.
But Netflix’s ambitions don’t just extend to global reach: its plans to create original content are equally grand, with Beasts … Read More
The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (10th January 2016)
January 10, 2016 | David FarnorChristmas is over – and BBC iPlayer continues to prove a perfect way to mop up the leftovers from the stuffed Christmas TV schedule. But the Beeb is kicking off 2016 in style with a lavish adaptation of War and … Read More
Bolshoi Babylon available to watch online in UK with bonus features
January 10, 2016 | David FarnorBolshoi Babylon is available to watch online in the UK with a range of additional bonus features.
The documentary, from the producer of Man on Wire and Searching for Sugar Man, follows the aftermath of a severe attack on its … Read More
Sam Shepard’s True West available to watch online in January
January 10, 2016 | David FarnorSam Shepard’s True West will be available to watch online in the UK this January.
The Tricycle Theatre’s production, which was performed in 2014, stars Alex Ferns (Legend, Wallander, EastEnders) and Eugene O’Hare (Prometheus The Fall, Red Velvet) as estranged … Read More
New releases on MUBI UK this week (9th January 2016)
January 9, 2016 | David FarnorNot getting your art house fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, a subscription VOD service that hand-picks films from around the world.
This month, … Read More
YouTube sets sights on HDR and teams up with GoPro
January 9, 2016 | David FarnorHundreds of hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. The site has more than a billion viewers every month. But YouTube is still growing, unveiling plans to introducing HDR support and team up with GoPro.
Speaking at CES … Read More
White House responds to Making a Murderer petition
January 9, 2016 | David FarnorThe White House has officially responded to the Making a Murderer petition started at the end of last year – but the news is inevitably disappointing for viewers.
The petition was one of two launched in the wake of the … Read More
Game of Thrones Season 6 gets UK air date
January 9, 2016 | David FarnorGame of Thrones has got a confirmed UK release date for Season 6: Monday 25th April.
HBO’s fantasy epic, based on George RR Martin’s novels, has been the most anticipated TV event of every year since, well, it first started … Read More
HBO lines up more Thrones and a Deadwood movie
January 8, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has stolen all the news headlines this week, as the streaming service opened its online doors to almost every country in the world, making it arguably the world’s first global TV network – but old rival HBO isn’t going … Read More
EastEnders most streamed on iPlayer as Christmas catch up enters the living room
January 8, 2016 | David FarnorEastEnders was the most watched thing on BBC iPlayer in December, dominating the chart of the most popular TV episodes. The soap opera’s Christmas Day episode was the most popular, followed by the Boxing Day instalment, with 1.46m and 1.8m … Read More