1 in 8 adults rarely watch normal TV

One in eight adults now rarely watch “normal” TV, as the rise of subscription streaming services continues to impact traditional viewing habits.

The latest study from YouGov and Zuora shows that 13.9 million of British consumers (27 per cent of … Read More

Please Like Me Season 4 to premiere on Amazon Prime Video this November

Australian comedy series Please Like Me will return to Amazon Prime Video this November for a fourth season.

The award-winning series, created by comic Josh Thomas, follows a boy, his dog and the parents, friends and lovers who rely on … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (5th November)

Heard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.

Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s Bullet Boy, Saul … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (5th November)

Not getting your arthouse fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More

Amazon’s Chi-Raq gets UK release

Amazon’s Chi-Raq has finally got a UK release date. Spike Lee’s stirring, stunning musical is the first original movie produced by Amazon.

A modern adaptation of the Greek play Lysistrata, by Aristophanes, Chi-Raq stars Teyonah Paris as Lysistrata, who leads … Read More

Goliath is Amazon’s most binged US original series

Amazon’s Goliath is its most-binged US original series, the streaming service has announced.

The legal drama, which is created by David E. Kelley, premiered on Amazon Prime Video last month, with Billy Bob Thornton on fine form as Billy McBride, … Read More

Netflix beat BBC to The Crown “because they could fund it”

This weekend sees the premiere of an epic new costume drama. Charting the life of Queen Elizabeth II, from her wedding through the Suez crisis, the royal series is the kind of thing traditional British TV does best. Where can … Read More

I, Daniel Blake leads 2016 BIFA nominations

I, Daniel Blake is leading this year’s British Independent Film Awards, which highlight the growing importance of VOD to indie filmmakers.

Ken Loach’s film, which is nominated for Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, is up for … Read More

Sky+ makes binge-watching easier with new updates

Sky+ is making binge-watching easier for customers with new features.

Sky has been placing a lot of emphasis on its premium Sky Q service this year, but the broadcast is still updating its legacy Sky+ platform with new features … Read More

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency hits Netflix this December

Netflix has announced that Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency will be released in the UK this December.

The adaptation of Douglas Adams’ comic novels is co-produced by the streaming giant and BBC America, with Netflix being the exclusive home for … Read More