ITV Hub to replace ITV Player as broadcasters’ digital battle builds

The digital battle is building between UK broadcasters, as ITV becomes the latest to announce a major rebrand of its online presence.

ITV Hub, which will launch later this year, will replace ITV Player and itv.com, bringing the two destinations … Read More

Mr. Robot heads exclusively to Amazon Prime

Mr. Robot is heading exclusively to Amazon Prime.

The first episode of NBCUniversal’s show premiered in the US earlier this year at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Episodic Television and then later … Read More

BBC iPlayer announces first original feature film

BBC iPlayer has unveiled its first original feature film.

The announcement marks another step in the Beeb’s flagship site evolution from catch-up hub to fully-fledged VOD service. Indeed, it arrives hot on the heels of the premiere of Orphan Black … Read More

Netflix knows when you get hooked on a show

The itching sensation to turn on your telly. The difficulty with focusing at work. The uncontrollable sweats. Ok, maybe not the last one, but whatever the symptoms, you can tell when you’re hooked on a TV show – and not … Read More

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Junun to be released exclusively on MUBI

Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Junun will be released exclusively on MUBI in October.

The film is named after an alternate spelling of “junoon”, the Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Hindi word for “mania”, or “the madness of love”.

The film … Read More

Shane Black, Sacha Baron Cohen and Louis CK line up new Amazon pilots

Shane Black, Sacaha Baron Cohen and Louis CK are all part of the line-up for Amazon’s new season of TV pilots.

Following Amazon’s five Primetime Emmy wins, six pilots will launch from acclaimed creators Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Iron Man … Read More

Comedy slasher series Scream Queens coming to E4

Comedy slasher series Scream Queens is coming to E4 this autumn.

Ryan Murphy’s show, which just premiered in the US, has found itself an unexpected home on British soil. While the Glee creator’s other horror show, American Horror Story, screens … Read More

Oscar’s Hotel for Fantastic Creatures checks into Vimeo On Demand

Oscar’s Hotel for Fantastical Creatures, a new web series, checks into Vimeo this week. The six-part original show is set in a fantasy universe where 20-something Oliver finds himself appointed the temporary manager of his uncle’s magical hotel.

The … Read More

The Arms Drop lands on VOD following Raindance premiere

The Arms Drop will land on VOD in October following its premiere at Raindance.

The documentary, by award-winning director Andreas Koefoed (Ballroom Dancer) and Tobias Lindholm, the writer of A Hijacking, Borgen and The Hunt, tells the true story of … Read More

Netflix accounts for more than 20pc of UK Internet traffic

Netflix now accounts for over a fifth of Internet traffic in the UK, according to a new report, as the legal streaming site almost ties with torrenting in Europe.

Research from Sandvine (via Digitaltveurope) reveals that Netflix now accounts for … Read More