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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
The Simpsons will be available on Disney+ UK
March 4, 2020 | David FarnorThe Simpsons will officially be available on Disney+ in the UK.
Disney’s new subscription streaming service has been in the works for some time, as the company looks to take on Netflix with its own family-targeted service. The platform launched … Read More
Disney+ UK heads to Sky Q and NOW TV
March 4, 2020 | David FarnorDisney+ will be available on Sky and NOW, as part of a new deal between the two media giants.
Disney has long had its content available exclusively on Sky, with Sky Cinema’s rights to the House of Mouse’s film catalogue … Read More
Netflix signs overall deal with Umbrella Academy’s Steve Blackman
March 3, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix has signed an overall deal with Steve Blackman, the showrunner of The Umbrella Academy.
Netflix’s series, based on the Dark Horse Comics run from writer Gerard Way and illustrator Gabriel Bá, brings a dark twist to the superhero … Read More
FA Cup Channel returns to BBC iPlayer for fifth round
March 2, 2020 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer is bringing back its FA Cup Channel for the fifth round of the football tournament.
Fans can watch two additional live matches on BBC iPlayer for the FA Cup’s fifth round, as well as the games that will … Read More
Amazon acquires Sundance documentary Time
March 1, 2020 | David FarnorAmazon has acquired new documentary Time following its Sundance debut.
The film, which premiered at the Utah festival in January, is directed by Garrett Bradley, who served as second unit director on Netflix’s When They See Us and had her … Read More
Teaser: Doctor Who Season 12 finale introduces The Timeless Children
March 1, 2020 | David Farnor“This is going to hurt.” That’s the promise of the Doctor Who Season 12 finale.
In the epic and emotional conclusion to Jodie Whittaker’s second run in the TARDIS, the Cybermen are on the march. As the last remaining humans … Read More
Trailer: Go Karts races on to Netflix this March
March 1, 2020 | David Farnor“Go karts are for kids.” Those are the unwitting words of 15-year-old Jack, who finds himself bitten by the racing bug in new Australian coming-of-age flick Go Karts.
From Top Gear director Owen Trevor and Paper Planes screenwriter Steve Worland, … Read More
BritBox arrives on Amazon Fire TV
February 29, 2020 | David FarnorBritBox is now available on Amazon Fire TV devices.
A joint venture between the BBC and ITV, the subscription platform brings together British TV box sets from recent years and decades past, with ITV, the Beeb and Channel 5 all … Read More
Sky and A+E team up to launch Sky History channel
February 29, 2020 | David FarnorA+E Networks UK and Sky are teaming up to launch Sky History this spring.
The co-branded channel, effectively renaming A+E’s HISTORY, builds on a 25-year relationship between the two broadcasters, and also reinforces Sky’s ongoing strategy of grouping its content … Read More
Trailer: Netflix opens The Letter for the King this March
February 29, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is venturing into the family fantasy arena this March with new series The Letter for the King.
The show, which is pitched somewhere between CBBC’s Raven and HBO’s Game of Thrones, is a epic for tweens, which sees a … Read More