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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Adam Sandler to star in Netflix basketball film Hustle
May 21, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Adam Sandler is teaming up with Netflix for a new basketball film.
Sandler, who has made a wealth of comedies for the streaming giant as part of an exclusive production deal, recently earned major acclaim for his lead role in … Read More
Watch: David Lynch animated short Pozar released online for free
May 21, 2020 | Staff Reporter
David Lynch has released a new animated short film, Fire (Pozar) online for free.
Written, drawn and directed by the Mulholland Drive director, and animated by Noriko Miyakawa, the project original dates from 2015. A collaboration with Polish-American musician Marek … Read More
Emmerdale resumes production in lockdown
May 21, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Emmerdale has resumed production this week, marking the first TV soap opera to start recording episodes again following the coronavirus outbreak.
The whole TV and film industry was shut down around the world in March and April, as the pandemic … Read More
Greatness Code: Usain Bolt, LeBron James, Tom Brady to feature in Apple TV+ docuseries
May 21, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Usain Bolt, LeBron James and Tom Brady are heading to Apple TV+ with a new docuseries profiling untold stories from the world’s greatest athletes.
Greatness Code is a short-form series that spotlights stories from sports people around the world. … Read More
BBC Three could return to linear TV
May 21, 2020 | Staff Reporter
BBC Three could come back to TV screens as a linear channel.
The channel, which first launched back in 2003, went online-only 2016, as part of wider budget cuts across the organisation. Since then, it has released content straight to … Read More
BritBox brings back classic soap episodes
May 21, 2020 | Staff Reporter
BritBox is bringing back classic episodes of soap operas to keep viewers entertained during the coronavirus lockdown.
The new collection of classic Coronation Street and Emmerdale, available now, comprises more than 30 of the shows’ best episodes. Episodes have been … Read More
MUBI Library: MUBI introduces new streaming archive
May 21, 2020 | Staff Reporter
MUBI has opened up its streaming archive for the first time with a new section called Library.
The subscription streaming service has always placed an emphasis on curation and collection, bringing together a rolling carousel of films from the around … Read More
Trailer: Edgar Ramirez and Sharlto Copley star in Netflix’s The Last Days of American Crime
May 21, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Netflix and Olivier Megaton are teaming up to chart The Last Days of American Crime in a new action film for the summer.
The movie, starring Edgar Ramirez, follows Graham Bricke, a career criminal who was never able to hit … Read More
Muppets Now: Disney+ drops unscripted The Muppets series this July
May 21, 2020 | Staff Reporter
The Muppets are officially heading to Disney+ this July, with new unscripted series Muppets Now.
The Muppets Studio’s first original series for Disney+, the six-episode season will see Scooter rush to make his delivery deadlines and upload the brand-new Muppet … Read More
HBO Max will actually release Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League
May 20, 2020 | Staff Reporter
HBO Max will officially release Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League, Warner Bros. has announced.
The new subscription service, which launches in the US later this month, is unlikely to ever arrive in the UK, with HBO already having deals … Read More
