Viewers go snooker loopy for The Rack Pack, as iPlayer growth slows

Viewers went snooker loopy for The Rack Pack at the start of 2016.

The snooker drama about Steve Davis and Alex “Hurricane” Higgins racked up 684,000 views in January 2016, enough to make it the first original content from the … Read More

Emmys open up awards to web series

The Emmys is opening up its doors to web series, as part of a wave of new reforms to its awards.

The TV Academy has accepted shows such as House of Cards and Transparent, which are released online, for some … Read More

YouTube takes steps to support female filmmakers

YouTube has announced two new initiatives to support female filmmaking talent.

The site has long been a place where female voices – as with all other voices – can express themselves and be heard.

Comedians such as GloZell have won … Read More

The election’s the thing: How House of Cards Season 4 got its Shakespearean groove back

This contains spoilers for Seasons 1 to 3 of House of Cards.

“I thought you hated politics,” says one analyst to another halfway through Season 4 of House of Cards. “I do, but anger and seduction? Those are interesting.” It’s … Read More

Sky embraces binge-watching with new updates

Sky is embracing binge-watching with a string of new updates for its Sky+ platform.

The broadcaster has placed a growing emphasis in the last year on “box sets” of shows available to watch on-demand, but its infrastructure was not designed … Read More

iPlayer Licence Fee loophole could be closed as soon as July

The BBC iPlayer loophole will be closed as soon as possible, the UK government has declared.

The current TV Licence fee includes the watching of TV live, whether through a traditional television signal or via the Internet, but the legislation, … Read More

Making a Murderer Season 2 could be on the cards

A second season of Making a Murderer could be on the cards, the filmmakers have confirmed.

Directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos released their 10-part documentary about the judicial process surrounding Steven Avery’s 2005 conviction for the murder of photographer … Read More

The Netflix effect: Sales of DVDs have more than halved in UK

Much has been written about the future of cinema in a Netflix age, despite day-and-date releases proving that digital and theatrical releases are not cannibalistic to each other. New research, though, reveals that one area VOD has had a significant … Read More

Bling to debut exclusively on Google Play this week

Superhero adventure Bling will be released exclusively on Google Play this week around the world.

The animated movie will be available for free to stream from Google on 3rd March – before it’s even hit US cinemas.

The film features … Read More

Netflix is now hiring for the world’s cushiest job

Netflix is on the lookout for new employees – and it might just be the cushiest job you’ve ever been paid to do.

You may recall a while ago that the streaming giant was hiring people to watch and then … Read More