Netflix and Amazon spend £150m on British shows

Netflix and Amazon Prime Video spent £150 million on British TV shows in 2017, helping to drive industry revenues to a record high.

Commissioning revenue from overseas on-demand services, including both VOD giants (as well as much smaller investors, such … Read More

BBC iPlayer brings back Louis Theroux and Stacey Dooley box sets

Documentary fans are in for a binge-worthy treat this autumn, as box sets from Stacey Dooley and Louis Theroux return to BBC iPlayer.

Over 70 documentaries from Louis Theroux and Stacey Dooley’s back catalogues are now available to watch on … Read More

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead: Ben Wheatley’s latest heads to BBC iPlayer

Ben Wheatley is teaming up with BBC iPlayer to release his latest film, Happy New Year, Colin Burstead.

The festive flick centres around Colin Burstead (Neil Maskell) who hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New … Read More

Game of Thrones, America Crime Story, Black Mirror and Mrs. Maisel lead Creative Arts Emmy winners

Game of Thrones and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story led the winners of the Creative Arts Emmys at the weekend, with both shows dominating proceedings.

The first half of the 2018 Emmy Awards, the Creative Arts … Read More

Trailer: Norm Macdonald has a Show on Netflix this Friday

Norm Macdonald has a Show on Netflix from this Friday, as Netflix continues its push into the late night talk show arena.

The Canadian comic, who was on Saturday Night Live for five years and also wrote for Roseanne, is … Read More

Netflix’s Roma leads Venice Film Festival award winners

Netflix’s Roma just became a frontrunner in next year’s Oscar race, as Alfonso Cuaron’s film has taken home the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.

The most personal project to date for the award-winning director of Gravity, the film … Read More

Iron Fist: How Marvel redeemed Danny Rand

This weekend sees the return of The Immortal Iron Fist to Netflix, and it’s safe to say that fans are less than enthused about the prospect of the show’s second season. That’s partly because Iron Fist is a character who … Read More

DC Universe launches on 15th September: What to expect

DC Universe will officially launch in the USA on Saturday 15th September, bringing together a host of DC properties and content in one exclusive subscription platform.

The service, which is produced by Warner Bros. Television and DC Entertainment, was first … Read More

The Weekly MUBI Digest | 8th September 2018

This week saw MUBI announce its new initiative, MUBI GO, which offers a free cinema ticket every week to its subscribers – kicking off this week with The Miseducation of Cameron Post at participating cinemas. But there’s more than enough … Read More

Trailer: Netflix’s Quincy Jones doc debuts this September

“I would like to have you meet one of the finest musicians I have ever known,” says Frank Sinatra at the start of the trailer of Netflix’s new documentary. He’s talking about Quincy Jones, musical icon, influential legend and loving … Read More