Anthony Horowitz’s New Blood to premiere on BBC iPlayer

Anthony Horowitz’s new BBC drama, New Blood, will premiere exclusively on BBC iPlayer before its transmission on BBC One.

The seven-part investigative drama will be the first prime time drama series to be available online to stream before its traditional … Read More

Phylicia Rashad and Kat Foster join cast of Amazon’s JCVD comedy

Phylicia Rashad, Kat Foster and Moises Arias have all signed up to star in Amazon’s new comedy series starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Called Jean-Claude Van Johnson, the show sees Van Damme play a heightened version of … Read More

Amazon leads Cannes line-up, as VOD giant flies flag for cinema

The Cannes 2016 line-up has been unveiled – and Amazon is leading the pack.

The online retailer, which launched its VOD service only a matter of years ago, has rapidly stepped up its feature film game, courting such filmmakers as … Read More

Facebook rolls out copyright protection service

Facebook is rolling out its copyright protection service for video creators.

The social network has been increasingly pushing its video platform, from snapping up the rights to stream comedian Chris Gethard’s show live every Thursday to live-streaming Game of Thrones’ … Read More

Game of Thrones unveils 360-degree credits as Facebook pushes VR and video

Game of Thrones has released a 360-degree video of its opening credits in collaboration with Facebook.

The interactive video allows fans to watch the intricate opening titles, complete with moving models and sweeping scenery, in 360 degrees.

The sequence, which … Read More

Horror anthology Holidays available to watch online from Friday 15th April

Horror anthology Holidays will be available to watch online around the world from Friday 15th April.

The film, which sees a group of directors team up to present short horror stories based around holidays, premieres tonight at the Tribeca Film … Read More

Netflix promises “complete creative control” for Black Mirror

Netflix has spoken out about its acquisition of Black Mirror as a global original show, saying that it has given Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones “complete creative control”.

The Channel 4 sci-fi anthology was snapped up by the VOD giant … Read More

Netflix begins streaming in HDR

Update: Netflix has now announced some of the first titles that will be released in HDR on the site. See the list below.

Netflix has officially begun streaming High Dynamic Range video.

The news that the VOD giant has started … Read More

Ricky Gervais releases new trailer for Special Correspondents

Ricky Gervais has released a second trailer for his Netflix original movie, Special Correspondents.

Written by, directed by and starring the comedian, the film is a remake of the French comedy of the same name and will premiere on Friday … Read More

Hoff the Record returns for Season 2 this May

Hoff The Record will return this May for a second season.

Dave’s sitcom, which follows the struggle of The Hoff (David Hasselhoff) as he attempts an Alan Partridge-style bounce-back, provided an unlikely success last year, thanks to its hilarious ensemble … Read More