Mahershala Ali joins cast of Netflix’s Luke Cage

Mahershala Ali has joined the cast of Netflix’s Luke Cage.

Ali will play Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes, the owner of a nightclub in Harlem who becomes an unexpected villain for the hero-for-hire thanks to his criminal activities.

The actor … Read More

More than a third of viewing is now on demand

More than a third of TV and video viewing is now on demand, reveals one new study.

Ericsson’s 2015 ConsumerLab TV & Media Report shows just how much VOD usage has grown in recent years, as audiences change their viewing … Read More

BFI Player to unveil subscription VOD service

The BFI is introducing a new subscription model for BFI Player this autumn.

The VOD service, which was launched on Wednesday 9th October 2013, first offered 1,000 titles – both old and new – to the public on-demand for a … Read More

YouTube live-streaming is coming to the PS4

YouTube live-streaming is coming to the PS4, as part of a major new system update.

Version 3.00 (codename: Kenshin) is “packed with content”, Sony announced this week. The biggest change, though, is the addition of YouTube live, allowing console owners … Read More

Sons of Anarchy’s Theo Rossi joins Netflix’s Luke Cage

Sons of Anarchy’s Theo Rossi has joined the cast of Netflix’s next Marvel series, Luke Cage.

The casting, confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, will see the actor, familiar to fans of Kirt Sutter’s FX series as Juan Carlos “Juice” Ortiz, … Read More

Beasts of No Nation joins London Film Festival as Netflix wows Venice

Netflix’s first feature, Beast of No Nation, has joined the line-up for the 2015 London Film Festival in the same week that it has wowed audiences at Venice.

The movie will screen in the LFF’s Official Competition on 8th and … Read More

ITV extends playout contract with Ericsson until 2024

ITV has extended its playout contract with Ericsson until 2024.

The new deal will see Ericsson continue to provide playout services for ITV’s portfolio of channels, which includes ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, ITV HD, CITV and their regional variants.

To … Read More

River Song will return for Doctor Who Christmas special

Christmas comes early for Alex Kingston fans this year, with the news that River Song will return to TV screens.

The Professor, time traveller and occasional wife of The Doctor, will appear in the 2015 Christmas special, which follows the … Read More

The Diamond Minecart becomes most popular channel on YouTube

There’s a new top dog on YouTube this summer: The Diamond Minecart has enjoyed runaway success to become the most popular channel on YouTube.

The Minecraft videos, made by Daniel Middleton, overtook previous YouTube king PewDiePie to become the most-watched … Read More

Amazon adds offline viewing for Prime Video subscribers

Amazon has become the first subscription streaming service to offer downloads of movies and TVs for offline viewing.

Amazon Prime Instant Video subscribers in the UK, US, Germany and Austria will now be able to download movies and TV episodes … Read More