David Wenham to play Harold Meachum in Iron Fist

David Wenham has joined the cast of Iron Fist.

The actor, who is best known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings and 300, has signed up to play Harold Meachum in the Netflix original superhero series.

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BBC launches iPlayer Kids app

The BBC has launched a new iPlayer app especially for kids.

Called BBC iPlayer Kids, the app will put younger viewers in control of watching and downloading their favourite CBeebies and CBBC shows on iOS, Android and Kindle Fire devices.

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Sam Heughan launches #TartanTuesday as Outlander returns to Amazon Prime Video

Scottish actor Sam Heughan is urging people across the UK to wear tartan every Tuesday for the next month.

The star of Outlander, and supporter of Bloodwise, today launches the initiative – clad in a bright red tartan scarf – … Read More

Walk This Way: EU VOD scheme returns with superheroes and men on the edge

The UK may be debating whether to leave the EU, but when it comes to streaming entertainment, we’ve never got on better with our continental cousins: while All 4 is releasing foreign-language TV on its VOD channel Walter Presents from … Read More

Your Netflix UK price may be increasing in May

Are you an existing Netflix customer? Then the price you pay each month could be going up in the coming weeks.

Before you panic, don’t worry: this is likely something you know already, despite the shocked news headlines sweeping through … Read More

New trailer for Bloodline Season 2 released

“The answer is not always what you want it to be. Sometimes, all there is… is more darkness.”

That’s the sound of the new trailer for Bloodline’s second season.

Netflix’s thriller, from the creators of Damages, takes us back … Read More

Penny Dreadful Season 3: Watch the full trailer

The full trailer has now been released for Penny Dreadful’s third season and, in case you didn’t think darkness was soon going to be upon us, the video quickly puts any doubts to rest. “Darkness will soon be upon us,” … Read More

Viewster reassures anime fans after closure of OMAKASE subscription service

Viewster has reached out to reassure anime fans following the closure of its OMAKASE subscription service.

The site, which launched in 2007, is a free, ad-supported service that offers thousands of anime titles to customers around the world, including the … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (9th April)

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 A Night … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK this week (9th April 2016)

Not getting your art-house 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