Amazon to premiere Casanova and Sneaky Pete pilots on 7th August

Amazon will premiere two new TV pilots this week, including the TV debut of Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Casanova and Sneaky Pete, both pilots for dramatic series, will debut on Friday 7th August in the UK, Germany and the US. … Read More

FindanyFilm.com relaunches to include TV

The Industry Trust for IP Awareness has relaunched FindanyFilm.com.

The site, which is designed to showcase content to consumers and encourage its legal consumption, highlights the availability of titles from comprehensive cinema listings to discs and digital platforms. Now, … Read More

Amazon talks Woody Allen series, controversy and cancellations

Amazon has confirmed that Woody Allen’s TV series is almost written, but also faced tough questions on its controversial new signing.

Speaking at the TCA press event yesterday, Amazon Studios boss Roy Price revealed the release dates of its upcoming … Read More

Amazon announces release dates for Red Oaks, The Man in the High Castle, Hand of God, Transparent Season 2

Amazon has announced the release dates for its new original series, including The Man in the High Castle and Red Oaks, with a plan to debut a new show every month for the near future.

The VOD service has ramped … Read More

Competition: Win a free iTunes download of Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies is out now in cinemas and on VOD – and to celebrate, we’re giving away free downloads of the film.

The documentary is a behind-the-scenes account of the explosive televised debates between the liberal Gore Vidal and … Read More

FilmDoo VOD service launches in UK

A new VOD service, FilmDoo, has launched in the UK.

The transaction video on-demand platform joins an increasingly crowded market of pay-per-view sites in Britain, offering films from around the world to rent. That international focus is what FilmDoo hopes … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (2nd August 2015)

Summer is all about going outside, having ice cream and sitting on the beach… isn’t it? Not if you make the mistake of browsing through BBC iPlayer’s current catalogue.

Ripper Street has returned – resurrected by Amazon, where the full … Read More

More cinemas sign up to Paramount’s ‘nonsense’ early VOD deal

More US cinemas are signing up to Paramount’s landmark early VOD deal, although some big players still dismiss the proposal as nonsense.

Paramount announced its plans to disrupt the current distribution system last month. The agreement with AMC Theatres and … Read More

Top 20 new releases coming soon to NOW TV in August 2015

Disappointed by True Detective? NOW isn’t letting that stop its plans to keep you inside the house this summer, with a wave of promising TV for Entertainment Membership subscribers (£6.99 a month – although if you sign up before 27th … Read More

FrightFest to premiere horror shorts on All 4

Film4 FrightFest will premiere six horror short films on All 4 this year.

The festival, which returns to London’s Leicester Square from 27th August, has always placed an emphasis on shorts as part of its showcase of scary talent from … Read More