What it’s like being on The Crystal Maze

Tonight, for the first time in 21 years, a brand new episode of The Crystal Maze will be broadcast on UK television. It’s hard to believe that it’s been that long since the show was original on Channel 4, but … Read More

The Bonfire of the Vanities series in the works at Amazon

A TV series based on The Bonfire of the Vanities is in the works at Amazon.

The show is being produced by Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. for the streaming service. Variety confirms that Margaret Nagle (Boardwalk Empire) will write … Read More

Episode synopses for Doctor Who spin-off Class revealed

The synopsis for each of the first three episodes of Doctor Who spin-off Class have been revealed by the BBC. The BBC Three series, created by Patrick Ness, is one of the most anticipated shows of the year for Whovians. … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (15th October)

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 Las Acacias. Mark … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (15th October 2016)

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

Scream TV series renewed for Season 3

MTV has officially renewed Scream the TV series for a third season.

The show, which is based on Wed Craven’s iconic horror franchise from the 1990s, was promptly renewed for a second season, but its future beyond that was uncertain. … Read More

Westworld premiere draws record-breaking UK audience

The premiere of Westworld broke ratings records last week. The first episode HBO’s sci-fi drama, which aired on Tuesday 4th October, drew a consolidated audience of 1.84 million, the largest ever audience for a brand new series in the history … Read More

This is what a Skylanders TV show looks like

Netflix is teaming up with another giant of the computer age this month with Skylanders Academy – and now, we have an idea of what exactly a Skylanders TV series looks like.

The animation follows the heroic adventures of the … Read More

Amazon Video Direct: An important new platform?

Earlier this year, Amazon took the unexpected step of launching its own YouTube-like distribution platform, Amazon Video Direct. The service effectively opened up Amazon’s streaming infrastructure to anybody: third party publishers and creators can now use AVD to distribute titles … Read More

All 4: Shorts coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in October 2016

Shorts continue to be a central part of Channel’s VOD service, All 4. Following the premiere of the rebooted Trigger Happy as a series of new shorts, All 4 switches from funny to scary this month, as it prepares for … Read More