Netflix to go global in 2016?

Netflix has reportedly disclosed plans to give customers access to content currently only available in other countries.

According to The Daily Mail, the VOD service aims to give Australians access to all of its streaming library next year.

At present, … Read More

Netflix raises price for new UK customers

Netflix has raised its price to £7.49 a month for new UK customers.

The announcement marks the second time that Netflix has bumped up its monthly rates, as the VOD service continues to expand across Europe.

The company has … Read More

Jaden Smith joins Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down

Jaden Smith has joined the cast for Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down.

The Netflix original series, which is set in the 1970s Bronx, is the director’s first music-driven drama since Moulin Rouge. The 13-episode programme follows a rag-tag crew of … Read More

Restored Ealing comedies released in digital HD for the first time

Two restored Ealing comedies will be released on digital in the UK for the first time this month.

Ealing Studios made more than 150 films over a three decade period, making them a cherished and significant part of British film … Read More

Netflix rescues Degrassi from Canadian TV detention

Netflix has teamed up with Canada’s Family Channel to save Degrassi from detention.

What’s a Degrassi?

Don’t worry: if you didn’t understand any of that sentence, you’re not alone. Degrassi is a Canadian TV show that they used to have … Read More

Amazon Fire TV leads streaming media device race

Amazon is leading the streaming media device race.

The retailer only launched its Fire TV set top box last year – followed by its stick this year – but the retailer has already accelerated ahead of its rivals. In the … Read More

Channel 4 to launch new foreign-language VOD service

Channel 4 will launch a new VOD service to showcase foreign-language drama series.

The service, which has the working title 4World Drama, will be exclusively available in the UK via Channel 4’s new digital hub, All 4, which recently replaced … Read More

Jon Bernthal joins Daredevil Season 2 as The Punisher

Jon Bernthal will join Daredevil Season 2 as Frank Castle.

Castle, who was first created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, is best known to fans by his alter-ego, The Punisher.

One of … Read More

BT offers UEFA Champions League and Europa League free to BT TV customers

BT will offer UEFA Champions League and Europa League football free to all BT TV customers from next season.

The announcement follows BT’s acquisition of the UK rights to UEFA Champions League football, which were previously shared between Sky and … Read More

Sky Arts relaunch offers over 1,000 hours of arts on-demand

Sky relaunches its arts channel today, a move that brings a comprehensive line-up of arts programming to its on-demand platform.

The relaunch will see Sky Arts 1 and 2 combined to created a single channel – Sky Arts (number … Read More