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Amazon inks first-look deal with Lizzo
August 16, 2020 | VOD News
Amazon has inked a first-look deal with Lizzo.
The singerm songwriter and multi-talented musician, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, has enjoyed several sit singles, including Good as Hell and Juice, but has increasingly moved into film too. She … Read More
Christian Milian, Jay Pharoah to star in Alicia Keys-produced Netflix rom-com
August 16, 2020 | VOD News
Christian Milian, Jay Pharoah will star in a new romantic comedy for Netflix, produced by Alicia Keys.
Yes, the multiple Grammy-winning artist will produce a new film for the streaming giant, her second for the company after the recently released … Read More
Amazon orders detective drama from Robert Downey Jr
August 16, 2020 | VOD News
Amazon has ordered a new detective drama from Robert Downey Jr, Susan Downey (The Brave One, Gothika) and Adam Perlman.
The series, which is currently untitled, is adapted from Michael Lista’s Toronto Life article The Sting. Based on true events, … Read More
Walter Presents 23 Cases to solve this September
August 16, 2020 | VOD News
Walter Presents is lining up 23 Cases to solve this September, thanks to a new German crime drama.
The public breathes a sigh of relief when serial killer Maximillian Rapp finally confesses to 23 brutal murders. But for Detective Tara … Read More
NFL and Sky Sports team up for Sky Sports NFL channel
August 15, 2020 | VOD News
Sky and the NFL have agreed a new five-year deal to broadcast the NFL, with a new channel dedicated to the sport.
Sky Sports NFL marks the first time ever the league will partner with an international broadcaster to launch … Read More
Love Hard: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O Yang to star in Netflix rom-com
August 15, 2020 | VOD News
Nina Dobrev and Jimma O Tang will star in Love Hard, a new romantic comedy for Netflix.
The film follows an LA girl, unlucky in love, who falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app. She decides to … Read More
Trailer: Netflix hosts The Sleepover (for adults)
August 15, 2020 | VOD News
Get ready for a sleepover like no other this August, as Netflix releases a new comedy that’s firmly for adults.
During a weekend sleepover with their best friends, two siblings discover that their seemingly normal stay-at-home mom Margot (Malin … Read More
BBC iPlayer to stream Reading and Leeds Festival highlights
August 15, 2020 | VOD News
With the 2020 Reading and Leeds Festival not taking place this summer, due to the coronavirus pandemic, BBC Music will instead broadcast a weekend of highlights from previous festivals.
From 28th to 30th August, BBC iPlayer will launch a pop-channel … Read More
Trailer: Maisie Williams has Two Weeks to Live this September
August 15, 2020 | VOD News
Maisie Williams is heading to Sky One this September for new comedy Two Weeks to Live.
The six-part series follows Kim Noakes (Maisie Williams), a strange young misfit who was just a little girl when her father died in murky … Read More
Soho Theatre launches Shedinburgh Fringe Festival
August 14, 2020 | VOD News
The Soho Theatre is launching its own Shedinburgh Fringe Festival, an online event that will preserve the spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe… in sheds.
The digital festival will present the very best of the Fringe stalwarts of theatre, music and … Read More
