Raindance 2016: VR Arcade is a real glimpse of the future

Virtual reality. It’s a thing. And, with the release of HTC Vive VR and PlayStation VR in the UK, it’s an increasingly affordable thing. But is it the future of entertainment?

Facebook, Google, Sony and more definitely seem to think … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (1st 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 Dogtooth.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (1st 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

10 things we’ve learned from Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror

Season 7 premieres on 10th April 2025.

With the return of Black Mirror to our screens, Charlie Brooker’s Twilight Zone for the Twitter age has tackled everything from political engagement to relationships and all the pixels in between with a … Read More

Amazon acquires UK rights to Animal Kingdom TV series

Amazon has acquired the exclusive UK rights to Animal Kingdom the TV series.

The US show is inspired by the 2010 Australian movie of the same name. The film, which was directed by David Michôd, received an Oscar nomination for … Read More

What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in October 2016?

Amazon’s streaming service gets better and better with age and October is another reminder of just how ambitious and diverse its original programming has become, with the premiere of legal thriller Goliath, period feminist drama Good Girls Revolt and the … Read More

What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW TV in October 2016?

The Walking Dead returns to the UK this October and if you asked any Sky customer, that would probably be enough for them to make their subscription worth while. For those without pay TV, though, NOW means that you can … Read More

YouTube presidential debate breaks live-streaming record

This week saw the first presidential debate take place between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump – and it broke live-streaming records on YouTube.

The debate had almost 2 million live concurrent viewers and saw people rack up 3 million … Read More

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2 to air exclusively on Netflix UK

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2 will air exclusively on Netflix in the UK.

The streaming giant acquired the UK rights to The CW’s musical earlier this year, with Season 1 arriving in June 2016. The deal is not the first for … Read More

T3 crowns NOW TV Streaming Service of the Year

T3 has crowned NOW the Streaming Service of the Year in its annual awards.

The technology magazine dished out its annual prizes last night, picking out the best gadgets, gizmos and electronic gimmicks from 2016. While most people asked to … Read More