Utopia wins International Emmy – despite Channel 4 turning down Christmas finale

Utopia won an International Emmy last night for Best Drama, just after it emerged that Channel 4 had turned down the offer to make a Christmas finale.

The series, written by Dennis Kelly, is without a doubt one of the … Read More

Has Constantine been cancelled by NBC? (Answer: Sort of. But not really.)

NBC will not continue Constantine after its current run of 13 episodes.

The decision will come as a blow to fans of Hellblazer, given executive producer Daniel Cerone and David Goyer’s clear intent to be as faithful as possible to … Read More

Nick Offerman: American Ham stand-up show hits Netflix UK on Friday 12th December

Woodworker, Hollywood star, moustache wearer and male man Nick Offerman will premiere his new stand-up show on Netflix UK on Friday 12th December.

Called “American Ham”, the show was taped on 2nd March last year at the Town Hall in … Read More

Amazon to launch free, ad-supported VOD service?

Amazon may be planning to launch a free, ad-supported VOD service.

The streaming platform, which the New York Post says is a “definite go”, would be yet another alternative to its paid Prime Instant Video subscription service.

Amazon already has … Read More

Tiny Fey’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt series nabbed by Netflix

Tiny Fey’s new series, Ubreakable Kimmy Schmidt, has been nabbed by Netflix. The comedy, which is created by Fey and Robert Carlock, was set to premiere on NBC during the midseason, but has now hopped over to the subscription VOD … Read More

Amazon doubles streaming traffic as Netflix competition heats up

Amazon has doubled its share of streaming traffic, according to new research, which shows just how heated competition with Netflix is becoming.

Recently, we argued that the coming 12 months could be the turning point in the rivalry beween the … Read More

Better Call Saul air date confirmed with US double-bill

The Better Call Saul air date has been confirmed as Sunday 8th February in the US – with Netflix UK not far behind.

The prequel to Breaking Bad will see Bob Odernkirk return as everyone’s favourite dodgy lawyer, but before … Read More

TalkTalk TV tailors ITV catch-up collection for YouView users

ITV and TalkTalk have worked together to create a tailored package of the broadcaster’s content for its customers’ YouView boxes.

The bespoke catch-up package of over 200 hours of shows includes TV programmes such as Birds of a Feather, The … Read More

RIP Mike Nichols (1931 – 2014)

Mike Nichols has passed away at the age of 83.

The US director, who was born in Germany, is one of the few people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, a Tony and an Oscar. To sum him … Read More

Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle gets Christmas release date

The new Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle will be released on Tuesday 23rd December.

The comedy-drama, which was one of Amazon’s second batch of original TV show pilots, is set in the underbelly of the New York classical … Read More