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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Trailer: Treadstone set to debut on Amazon in January
December 10, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon Prime Video has unveiled a new trailer for Treadstone ahead of its January UK premiere.
From producers of the Bourne franchise, the series explores the origin story and present-day actions of Operation Treadstone, the covert CIA Black Ops programme … Read More
BritBox unwraps line-up of Christmas specials
December 9, 2019 | David FarnorBritBox is unwrapping a sleigh-full of Chritmas specials this December, with more than 100 Christmas TV specials from years past available to stream.
A different special will be highlighted daily in the run-up to Christmas Day, although it would … Read More
Marriage Story leads Golden Globes nominations as Netflix dominates race
December 9, 2019 | David FarnorMarriage Story is leading this year’s Golden Globes nominations, as Netflix dominates the awards race.
The streaming giant launched back in 2010, going on to produce original content in 2012. Now, less than a decade later, Netflix is dominating at … Read More
Das Boot to return for Season 2
December 9, 2019 | David FarnorDas Boot will return to Sky Atlantic for a second season, with Sky stepping up to become a producer of the show.
Based on the classic film, the show’s first voyage sold to more than 100 territories worldwide, including Hulu … Read More
BBC Three renews The Rap Game for second run
December 9, 2019 | David FarnorBBC Three has renewed The Rap Game for a second run.
The six-part competition series based on one of the USA’s most successful music formats and is produced by Naked Television and distributed by A+E Networks. It will be on … Read More
The Green Planet: BBC One announces new Attenborough series
December 9, 2019 | David FarnorSir David Attenborough is returning to BBC One to present The Green Planet.
The five-part series from BBC Studios Natural History Unit will be the first immersive portrayal of an unseen, inter-connected world, full of remarkable new behaviour, emotional stories … Read More
Sky and Channel 5 ink British box set deal
December 8, 2019 | David FarnorChannel 5 and Sky have inked a new deal that will bring hundreds of hours of British box sets to Sky and NOW.
300 hours of Channel 5 shows will be available on-demand, including factual and entertainment programmes, as part … Read More
Star Trek: Discovery beams on to E4 this December
December 8, 2019 | David FarnorStar Trek: Discovery makes its UK TV debut this month, after E4 snapped up the linear rights to the show.
The new entry in the long-running sci-fi series first debuted on CBS All Access in the USA, 50 years after … Read More
BFI Player unveils top 10 Britain on Film videos
December 7, 2019 | David FarnorBFI Player has unveiled its most popular videos from its Britain on Film archives.
Britain on Film is one of the largest and most complex archival projects ever undertaken by the BFI. Preserving and transferring documentaries, home movies, news footage, … Read More
YouTube Rewind 2019 video still draws dislikes
December 7, 2019 | David FarnorIn 2018, YouTube broke records by releasing the most disliked video of YouTube: its annual YouTube Rewind video looking back at the year’s most memorable YouTube moments and creators. When that left out some of the site’s biggest stars, fans … Read More