Comic-Con SVOD service orders first original series

Comic-Con has ordered the first original series for its subscription VOD service.

The SVOD site, which will launch next year, was announced last month as a joint initiative between Comic-Con International and Lionsgate. The service promises a range of … Read More

This week’s new releases on MUBI (12th July 2015)

Not getting your arthouse 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 and adds one … Read More

MUBI signs deal with Sony

MUBI has signed a new multi-year distribution deal with Sony Pictures Television.

The partnership marks the first major studio deal for MUBI and will see Sony films added to the subscription VOD service’s line-up of titles.

MUBI’s unique approach to … Read More

Paramount signs early VOD deal with cinemas: The future of film distribution?

For all of its advantages and benefits, digital distribution has long been a source of contention in the film industry. Indeed, films have traditionally made their big bucks at the cinema box office long before anyone even considered watching them … Read More

YouTube star PewDiePie earned $7.4m last year

How much did you earn in 2014? And have you ever considered a change in career? Many people might well have this week, as it came to light that one YouTube star earned over $7 million last year.

YouTube celebrities … Read More

BBC iPlayer review: Original Drama Shorts

BBC iPlayer continues to prove a platform for new talent with its latest bunch of shorts, which were announced earlier this year as part of its 2015 original content.

Short-form video is one of the strongest weapons in any streaming … Read More

Gerard Depardieu to star in Netflix’s first French series

Gerard Depardieu will star in Netflix’s first French series.

Marseille, which is created and written by Dan Franck, writer of La Séparation and Les Hommes de l’ombre and co-writer of Carlos, follows Robert Taro, mayor of the titular city … Read More

Catch-up TV reviews: Up in the Air, Humans, Married at First Sight and Black Work

We catch up with some of the TV shows and films currently available on free VOD services in the UK. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best on BBC iPlayer column.)

Virgin Atlantic: Up in the Air … Read More

Comic-Con: Vikings Season 4 trailer sails onto YouTube

The trailer for Season 4 of Vikings has sailed onto YouTube, following its premiere at Comic-Con.

The History Channel’s drama was snapped up by Amazon as one of its flagship exclusives in the UK, with the first season originally heading … Read More

Comic-Con: Ash vs. Evil Dead series gets bloody trailer

Movies spawning TV shows is becoming an increasingly common occurrence, from Scream to From Dusk Till Dawn. Now, though, a trailer has arrived that suggests it might not always be a bad thing. The trailer in question? Ash vs. Evil … Read More