Matt LeBlanc to co-host BBC’s Top Gear

The BBC has found its co-host for the reboot of Top Gear – and it’s not who you were expecting.

He has a Golden Globe, seven Emmy nominations and currently holds the record for the fastest ever Star in a … Read More

MUBI appoints Roberto Soto as new Chief Operating Officer

MUBI has hired former Fox International Channels and Liberty Global executive Roberto Soto as its new Chief Operating Officer.

Roberto, who will report to Founder and CEO of MUBI, Efe Cakarel, will be responsible for the subscription VOD service’s strategy … Read More

Amazon and Mattel team up for live-action American Girl specials

Amazon and Mattel are teaming up to make a series of American Girl specials.

The four live-action outings, based on one of the world’s top brands for girls, will help to build Amazon’s growing slate of original kids’ content, including … Read More

YouTube Red originals to premiere on 10th February

Update: 10th February. The YouTube Red originals are now available to purchase in the UK. We’ve added the prices for each below.

YouTube has announced the release date for its first slate of YouTube Red originals.

The subscription service, which … Read More

Youtubers retract copyright claim following fan reaction

Two YouTubers have retracted an audacious copyright claim this week, following overwhelmingly negative fan reaction.

Benny and Rafi Fine, aka. The Fine Brothers, have up a huge following on the video site thanks to their “react” videos, which show people … Read More

Zoella hits 10 million subscribers

Zoella now has over 10 million subscribers on YouTube, ranking her among the UK’s streaming elite.

If that figure sounds small, it’s testament to just how big the video site has become: words like “million” have become commonplace when talking … Read More

First look: Joel Kinnaman joins House of Cards Season 4 – but who is he playing?

Joel Kinnaman has joined the cast of House of Cards Season 4.

The actor, who will soon be seen in DC Comics’ Suicide Squad, was revealed today in a new image (above), which sees him head to head with Kevin … Read More

Netflix’s Brahman Naman deal completes Sundance VOD shopping spree

Coming-of-age flick Brahman Naman, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, will be released on Netflix worldwide later this year.

Set in Bangalore in the 1980s and directed by Q, the Indian comedy follows the exploits of Naman, a high-school … Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (31st January 2016)

We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to skip to our reviews of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

Cakes. Mary Berry. An uplifting tone … Read More

Netflix storms Screen Actors Guild awards as diversity wins

Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant. Brie Larson won for Room. But if that sounds like the Academy Awards, don’t be fooled: the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards were nothing like them. If the awards season is under fire for … Read More