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Quibi UK: Everything you need to know
April 7, 2020 | David FarnorThis week saw the surprise launch of a new streaming service in the USA and UK: Quibi. The brainchild of DreamWorks veteran Jeffrey Katzenberg, it pits itself somewhere between Netflix and YouTube with a mix of scripted and unscripted originals … Read More
Quibi UK: What’s available at launch?
April 6, 2020 | David FarnorQuibi has quietly dropped in the UK today, with a surprise launch that sees the mobile-only streaming platform available to Brits on the same day as it lands in the US.
The platform, founded by DreamWorks veteran Jeffrey Katzenberg, aims … Read More
Soho Theatre and Amazon stream Fleabag theatre show online
April 6, 2020 | David FarnorPhoebe Waller-Bridge’s theatre production of Fleabag is now available to stream online in the UK, thanks to a new partnership between Soho Theatre and Amazon Prime Video.
Soho Theatre is no stranger to streaming, with its own Soho Theatre On … Read More
One World: Together At Home: BBC One to broadcast global music special
April 6, 2020 | David FarnorBBC One will broadcast One World: Together At Home, a global musical special to support the UN’s COVID-19 Response Fund.
The televised and streamed entertainment special, curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, will celebrate the heroic efforts of community health … Read More
Watch: Netflix’s Brews Brothers get a trailer
April 6, 2020 | David Farnor“Usually, two opposites complete each other. Together, you two don’t even make a normal person.” That’s the sound of Netflix pouring out a new comedy, as Brews Brothers heads to the site this April.
The series follows two estranged siblings … Read More
Quibi launches in UK
April 6, 2020 | David FarnorQuibi is now available in the UK, as the new streaming platform lands on British soil on the same day as its US launch.
The platform, which was first unveiled in 2018, is the brainchild of the former DreamWorks Animation … Read More
Trolls World Tour gets early online release
April 6, 2020 | David FarnorTrolls World Tour has been released online worldwide early this Easter as Universal continues its strategy of breaking the traditional theatrical window in response to the closure of cinemas during the coronavirus pandemic.
Last month, the studio dropped The Hunt, … Read More
Misbehaviour gets early digital release from Pathe
April 6, 2020 | David FarnorPathe is joining the growing number of distributors breaking the theatrical window in the UK with an early digital release for Misbehaviour.
The comedy, about a team of women planning to disrupt the 1970 Miss World beauty contest in London, … Read More
Trailer: Alan Yang’s Tigertail heads to Netflix
April 5, 2020 | David FarnorMaster of None co-creator Alan Yang is returning to Netflix this week with Tigertail, a new multi-generational drama.
Yang, who was Emmy nominated for his work on Parks and Recreation, is putting on a serious face for his new drama, … Read More
30 essential Simpsons episodes to watch on Disney+
April 5, 2020 | Josh Slater-WilliamsThanks to Disney’s acquisition of the 20th Century Fox back catalogue, one of the big selling points of Disney+ is access to the entire library of The Simpsons. Well, almost. The Michael Jackson-featuring Season 3 opener, Stark Raving Dad, was … Read More