Record-breaking Women’s World Cup soars past 13m views

This year’s record-breaking Women’s World Cup soared past 13 million online views, the BBC has revealed.

A record-breaking 28.1m tuned into the game-changing tournament on the BBC this summer. England v USA drew the highest live TV audience of 2019 … Read More

Anime Expo: Netflix unveils first look at Levius and Seis Manos

In recent months, Netflix has released Aggretsuko, Ultraman, and 7SEEDS, not to mention Neon Genesis Evangelion. But the streaming giant isn’t resting on its laurels: it returned last week to Anime Expo for the third consecutive year to preview its … Read More

Trailer: Amazon’s Free Meek set for August release

Free Meek, Amazon’s new documentary, will be released this August, and the first full trailer for the series sets out why it’s an important watch.

It follows Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill, who was arrested in 2017 for probation violations, sparking … Read More

Shaft struts to top of Netflix UK’s most-watched chart

Shaft was the most-watched title on Netflix last week, the streaming giant’s latest figures reveal.

The film, which is the latest in the iconic franchise, is a semi-sequel, part-reboot, introducing us to a third generation of the New York detective’s … Read More

Netflix stubs out cigarettes in youth programmes

Netflix has pledged to stub out cigarettes in any programme that’s aimed at a young audience.

The streaming giant came under fire this week with a new report highlighting a rise in depictions of tobacco on TV shows for young … Read More

Netflix heads to Korea for historical summer romance

Netflix is heading to Korea next month for a summer romance.

Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung tells the historical love story between aspiring historian Goo Hae-ryung, who dreams of a future where all people are equal, and prince Yi Rim, a … Read More

The MUBI Weekly Digest | 6th July 2019

MUBI is at its most provocative this week, with the release in cinemas and online of Knife + Heart from Yann Gonzalez. It’s only fitting, then, that it should also be kicking off a double-bill of David Lynch movies to … Read More

2019 annual report: BBC “holding its own against streaming giants”

The BBC is “holding [its] own against the big streaming giants”, its annual report for 2019 has declared.

The report, published this week, summarises the past 12 months for the corporation, from star wages and viewing figures to efficiency … Read More

Commercial Break: BFI Player showcases British advertising on screen

The BFI National Archive is opening up its library of screen adverts to stream on BFI Player.

One of the world’s largest screen advertising collections, the archive holds over 100,000 cinema and television ads ranging from iconic brands, including Guinness, … Read More

What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in July 2019?

After last month’s Nicolas Winding Refn fest that was Too Old to Die Young, Amazon is brightening things up for the summer, with a new season of All or Nothing, a Prime Day concert, a dose of kung fu and … Read More