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Can’t Get You Out of My Head: BBC iPlayer to stream new Adam Curtis series
January 23, 2021 | VOD NewsAdam Curtis is returning to BBC iPlayer with a new series of six films titled Can’t Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World.
The journalist and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker has struck a chord with … Read More
Homeschooling: Record number of kids turn to the BBC
January 22, 2021 | VOD NewsA record number of kids, parents and teachers have turned to BBC iPlayer this month, as the Beeb steps up its educational offering during the current coronavirus lockdown.
From 11th January, BBC Two and CBBC have been broadcasting dedicated slots … Read More
Homeschooling: BBC Bitesize Daily – 2021 Term Timetable
January 22, 2021 | VOD NewsThe BBC has openEd its doors once again to its homeschooling initiative, Bitesize Daily. The virtual learning push, which began in 2020 during the first coronavirus lockdown, brings together more than 200 teachers and a host of celebrities to help … Read More
MUBI to release Notturno this March
January 21, 2021 | VOD NewsMUBI will release Gianfranco Rosi’s Notturno this March.
The striking and powerful new documentary premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it won three awards, before screening at the Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival and streaming … Read More
Virt Locker: NextUp launches new weekly comedy show
January 21, 2021 | VOD NewsNextUp is launching The Virt Locker, a new weekly comedy show streaming every Thursday night.
The subscription streaming platform, dedicated to showcasing up-and-coming stand-up comics, has become a go-to destination for live-streamed comedy during the coronavirus pandemic, with a range … Read More
Snowpiercer renewed for Season 3
January 21, 2021 | VOD NewsSnowpiercer has been renewed for a third season before its second has even aired.
The show, which is based on the 2013 sci-fi movie by Bong Joon-ho, takes place seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, with … Read More
McG to direct Disney+ Turner & Hooch reboot
January 21, 2021 | VOD NewsMcG has signed up to direct the Turner & Hooch reboot for Disney+.
The project is based on the 1989 film that starred Tom Hanks as Scott Turner, an ambitious, straight-laced US Marshall who inherited Hooch, the big, unruly dog … Read More
Paramount+ streaming service ready for US launch
January 20, 2021 | VOD NewsParamount is launching its new streaming service, Paramount+, this March.
The platform will effectively be a rebranding of CBS All Access, which has so far given the world Star Trek: Discovery, Lower Decks and Picard, as well as a revival … Read More
Trailer: Greenland heads to Amazon Prime Video this February
January 20, 2021 | VOD NewsGreenland, the new disaster movie starring Gerard Butler, will be released on Amazon Prime Video this February.
The movie, which co-stars Morena Baccarini (Deadpool), sees a family fight for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity (Gerard … Read More
BBC iPlayer racks up record-breaking start to 2021
January 20, 2021 | VOD NewsBBC iPlayer has racked up a record-breaking start to 2021, with its biggest week on record.
Viewing surged on BBC iPlayer in the first full week of January (4th January to 10th January), as viewers streamed 162 million programmes – … Read More















