Teaser: Adam Curtis’ Bitter Lake arrives on iPlayer on Sunday

Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories and politicians react randomly to every new crisis – leaving us bewildered and disorientated.

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From Limmy to Tinie Tempah, BBC announces new iPlayer original content for 2015

The BBC has announced a new line-up of original content for 2015.

“BBC iPlayer presents a huge creative opportunity to push the boundaries of storytelling and engage audiences in new ways,” says Victoria Jaye, Head of TV Content for BBC … Read More

You can watch Amazon’s Transparent for free this Saturday

What are you doing this Saturday? If the answer isn’t “watching Transparent”, then you’re doing weekends wrong, because Amazon is releasing the entire series for free for one day only. And, to put it briefly, it’s brilliant.

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Netflix unleashes trailer for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

“I’m normal. I’ve had everything normal happen to me.”

Netflix has unleashed the trailer for their new comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

The show, created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock – of 30 Rock fame – was originally set … Read More

Sherlock most popular programme in 2014, as iPlayer enjoys record year

Sherlock was the most popular programme on BBC iPlayer in 2014.

The return of Benedict Cumberbatch’s sleuth was much awaited by fans, who wanted to find out how he had survived the fall of that building – so much so … Read More

David Tennant wins Special Recognition Award at 2015 NTAs

David Tennant wins Special Recognition Award at 2015 NTAs

David Tennant, along with many stars of the small screen, descended upon The O2 last night to take home the Special Recognition Award at the 2015 National Television Awards.

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Netflix adds 13m subscribers, confirms plan for global domination

Netflix added 4.33 million new subscribers in the final three months of last year, as the VOD service’s plans for expansion continue to grow.

The surge in customers in the three months to December (higher than the 4.07 million recorded … Read More

London Comedy Film Festival and Curzon Home Cinema to make you laugh on-demand

Britain’s only international comedy film festival returns to London this month. LOCO, which runs from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th January, brings some of the world’s best comedy cinema – both old and new – to the capital.

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New Will Arnett comedy Flaked heading to Netflix

Will Arnett’s new comedy series, Flaked, is heading to Netflix.

Arnett created the series with Mark Chappell (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret). Set in Venice, California, it follows a self-appointed guru who falls in love with “the object … Read More

Amazon will start making original movies this year

Amazon will start making original movies this year.

If you asked us for our VOD predictions at the start of 2015, Amazon producing their own films would have been top of the list. Netflix has had great success with its … Read More