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Murder in the Carpark: Channel 4 to explore Daniel Morgan murder in new series
June 10, 2020 | VOD News
Channel 4 is continuing its investment in the true crime genre with Murder in the Carpark, a series investigating the 1987 murder of Daniel Morgan.
On 10th March 1987 the private investigator was brutally murdered with an axe in the … Read More
Curzon acquires On a Magical Night and The Girl with a Bracelet
June 10, 2020 | VOD News
Curzon has acquired the rights to two new films to release online this summer.
The independent cinema chain, which also operates as a distributor and has its own streaming platform (Curzon Home Cinema), is uniquely placed in the modern entertainment … Read More
Glasgow Short Film Festival goes online this August
June 10, 2020 | VOD News
Glasgow Short Film Festival is going online this August for a digital edition.
The festival was originally postponed in March 2020, after the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown led to the closure of cinemas across the country. With plans to … Read More
Cheltenham International Film Festival goes online for 2020
June 9, 2020 | VOD News
The Cheltenham International Film Festival has launched an online edition this week, with a collection of 35 films available to stream.
The festival, which kicked off on 8th June, opened with Lost Transmissions starring Simon Pegg, an honorary patron of … Read More
BFI lines up Lynn + Lucy for July release
June 9, 2020 | VOD News
The BFI has acquired the rights to distribute Lynn + Lucy, with a release for the British drama planned this July.
The award-winning debut feature from writer/director Fyzal Boulifa is a fable-like story revealing the impact of escalating hysteria within … Read More
Twogether: Lee Seung-gi and Jasper Liu team up for Netflix travel show
June 9, 2020 | VOD News
Travelling abroad won’t be on many people’s lists of things to do in the near future, but Netflix is hear to give you your wanderlust fix with Twogether, a new travel show.
Lee Seung-gi and Jasper Liu are teaming up … Read More
First look: Talking Heads to air on BBC One this June
June 9, 2020 | VOD News
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads will air on BBC One this June, and we’ve got our first image of the impressive cast preparing to bring his monologues back to life.
10 of the original pieces, which which first aired on BBC … Read More
E4 to air Big Brother: Best Shows Ever this June
June 9, 2020 | VOD News
E4 will air Big Brother: Best Shows Ever this June in a fortnight celebrating the 20th anniversary of the reality TV show.
Big Brother launched on 18th July 2000 on Channel 4, presented by Davina McCall. Locking up contestants in … Read More
ITV 2 to air Love Island: Australia after postponing UK edition
June 7, 2020 | VOD News
ITV 2 will air Love Island: Australia this summer to fill the channel’s reality TV void.
The dating series has become one of ITV’s biggest hits in recent years, with the channel even doubling up to air a second … Read More
BBC One acquires hit Australian drama The Heights
June 7, 2020 | VOD News
BBC One has acquired Australian drama The Heights.
At a time when schedules need filling and productions are preparing to resume filming, the Beeb is looking overseas to keep its daytime schedules filled. It has bagged the rights to the … Read More
