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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Netflix cancels Insatiable after two seasons
February 17, 2020 | David FarnorInsatiable has been cancelled by Netflix after two seasons.
The comedy, which is created by Lauren Gussis, stars Debby Ryan as Patty, a woman who has been bullied, ignored, and underestimated for years by those around her because of her … Read More
King Gary renewed for Season 2
February 16, 2020 | David FarnorBBC One has renewed King Gary for a second season.
The sitcom, made by Shiny Button, part of EndemolShine UK, follows Gary King (Tom Davis) and love-of-his life, Terri (Laura Checkley), as they bowl through family-life in suburbia. The first … Read More
New Where’s Wally? series leads Sky Kids line-up
February 15, 2020 | David FarnorA new reboot of Where’s Wally? is leading the line-up of Sky Kids programming this year.
Sky Kids offers families 11 kids channels and over 5,000 episodes of on demand viewing as well as the Sky Kids app, a … Read More
The Goes Wrong Show renewed for Season 2
February 15, 2020 | David FarnorBBC One has renewed The Goes Wrong Show for a second season.
The comedy series is made by the team behind The Play That Goes Wrong. Season 1 of the Mischief Screen and Big Talk show saw the Cornley Drama … Read More
BBC Three orders The Rap Trip
February 15, 2020 | David FarnorFollowing the huge success of The Rap Game UK, BBC Three is teaming up with contestants Ransom and F.O.S., as they drive across the British Isles to collaborate with local rappers whilst discovering some of the most overlooked rap scenes.
Dave orders second helping of Sliced
February 15, 2020 | David FarnorDave has ordered a second helping of Sliced, the sitcom starring Samson Kayo (Famalam).
He plays Joshua, a down-on-his-luck pizza delivery driver in south London. The series is written by Samson Kayo and Phil Bowker (PhoneShop) and produced by Lovely … Read More
Sky unveils 2020 slate of original programmes
February 15, 2020 | David FarnorSky is seriously stepping up its investment in original programming, unveiling a slate of 80 original series to hit Sky screens in 2020 – an increase of 25 per cent year-on-year from 2019, together with a 40 per cent boost … Read More
Watch: First trailer for Castlevania Season 3
February 15, 2020 | David Farnor“Dracula’s dead, by my hand…” That’s the sound of Castlevania returning to Netflix for a third season.
The animation, inspired by the classic videogame series, is a dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, … Read More
Tubi racks up record growth before UK launch
February 15, 2020 | David FarnorTubi racked up record growth in 2019 as it prepares to launch in the UK.
Headquartered in San Francisco, the platform is one of the world’s largest ad-supported video on-demand services. Much like YouTube or a traditional broadcast channel such … Read More
Trailer: Netflix’s Followers arrives this February
February 14, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is heading to Japan for its new original drama Followers, and a new trailer gives us our first look at what to expect.
The first drama series directed by Mika Ninagawa (Diner, No Longer Human), it brings her signature … Read More