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MUBI GO: MUBI offers subscribers free weekly cinema ticket
September 7, 2018 | David FarnorMUBI is teaming up with cinemas across the UK to offer its subscribers one free cinema ticket each week.
ScreenDaily, which broke the news, compared the scheme to Moviepass, the US subscription service that initially offered unlimited cinema tickets for … Read More
Bertie Carvel and Neil Maskell join Channel 4’s Baghdad Central
September 7, 2018 | David FarnorBertie Carvel and Neil Maskell lead the cast of Channel 4’s new series, Baghdad Central.
The six-part crime series is written and created by BAFTA-nominated writer Stephen Butchard (The Last Kingdom, House of Saddam), based on the novel by Elliott … Read More
BBC iPlayer scores big with summer of live sport
September 7, 2018 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer scored big this summer as live sport boosted streaming to record highs.
Given the amount of sport available to watch, July was inevitably a big month for live viewing, making up 22 per cent of all requests, but … Read More
Scener: A new way to create your own Netflix commentaries
September 6, 2018 | David FarnorEver wanted to record your own Netflix commentary? Now you can, with the launch of Scener, a new platform that enables anyone to create, share, and watch picture-in-picture commentary videos synchronised with their favorite streaming shows and movies.
The … Read More
Netflix announces Wanda Sykes stand-up comedy special
September 6, 2018 | David FarnorComedian Wanda Sykes will bring her signature smart-witted humor to Netflix for an all new stand-up special.
Sykes has been called “one of the funniest stand-up comics” by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America. … Read More
Made in Mexico: Meet the stars of Netflix’s new reality series
September 6, 2018 | David FarnorMissing Love Island? Netflix’s new reality series arrives this month, introducnig us to nine members of high society Made in Mexico.
Passionate, fashionable, sophisticated, and unapologetically real, they know how to set trends in one of the world’s most culturally … Read More
Love Alarm: Netflix commissions new Korean romance
September 6, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix is expanding it’s Korean line-up with a new romantic series, Love Alarm.
Based on the popular webtoon by comics author Chon Kye-young, the series promises a unique take on romance, following on from the original’s unique drawing style and … Read More
Man Like Mobeen returns to BBC Three for Season 2
September 6, 2018 | David FarnorBBC Three has ordered a second season of the Guz Khan comedy Man Like Mobeen.
Made by Tiger Aspect, part of Endemol Shine UK, the series follows Mobeen (Guz Khan), a 29-year-old man from Small Heath, a reported no go … Read More
The September Watchlist: 23 must-see TV shows this month
September 6, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box to the … Read More
Trailer: American Horror Story: Apocalypse available on UK TV this September
September 6, 2018 | David FarnorThe first trailer for American Horror Story: Apocalypse has been unleashed, and chaos is in the air.
Season 8 of Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology will break new ground for the hit franchise. After switching up its theme, focus and characters … Read More