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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Rachel Brosnahan inks first-look deal with Amazon
June 25, 2019 | David FarnorRachel Brosnahan has inked a first-look deal with Amazon Studios.
None other than The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel herself, Brosnahan has become a breakout star because of the Amazon series, winning an Emmy, two Golden Globes and a SAG Award for … Read More
Trailer: Vagabond arrives on Netflix this September
June 25, 2019 | David FarnorKorean thriller Vagabond arrives on Netflix this September, and a new trailer gives us our first look at the series.
The action-packed espionage drama stars Lee Seung-gi (The King 2 Hearts, A Korean Odyssey) and Bae Suzy (Architecture 101, While … Read More
Google Play Movies app exits Daydream VR
June 24, 2019 | David FarnorThe Google Play Movies & TV app has disappeared from Google’s Daydream virtual reality (VR) platform.
Google’s flagship VR platform, which launched in 2016, is built into the Android OS and Google’s Daydream View headset. One of the apps featured … Read More
Alan Carr to reboot Play Your Cards Right and Bullseye for ITV
June 24, 2019 | David FarnorAlan Carr will bring back Play Your Cards Right, Bullseye and other classic gameshows for a new series on ITV.
Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow will see five of the country’s all-time favourite game shows supersized and reinvigorated for 2019. The … Read More
Russian Doll and Pose lead TCA 2019 nominations
June 23, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix’s Russian Doll and FX’s Pose are leading this year’s 2019 Television Critics Association awards.
The Netflix comedy, starring and created by Natasha Lyonne, is up for Individual Achievement in Comedy, Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, Outstanding New Program, and Program … Read More
NextUp heads to Edinburgh for Fringe filming frenzy
June 22, 2019 | David FarnorNextUp is gearing up for its biggest year yet at Edinburgh’s Fringe. The subscription VOD service, which is dedicated to stand-up comedy, is sending a full crew up to the festival this summer to film new specials for streaming online.
Netflix cancels Chambers after one season
June 22, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has cancelled Chambers after only one season.
The streaming giant has increased the number of shows it cancels just as it increases the number of shows it commissions, balancing its investment in productions with a culling of those that … Read More
David Walliams, Sian Gibson and Celia Imrie to star in Sky’s Cinderella: After Ever After
June 21, 2019 | David FarnorDavid Walliams, Sian Gibson, Celia Imrie and Tom Courtenay will star in this year’s Christmas TV production from Sky.
The original special from King Bert Productions will turn the classic Cinderella story on its head. All fairy tales end with … Read More
BBC Four to host A Night In with Bros
June 21, 2019 | David FarnorBBC Four is hosting A Night In with Bros this summer.
Following the success of the documentary Bros: After The Screaming Stops, 1980s pop icons Matt and Luke Goss have been invited to return to BBC Four in July to … Read More
Watch: MUBI drops new trailer for Knight + Heart
June 21, 2019 | David FarnorThis July, MUBI serves up the latest offering from Yann Gonzalez (You And The Night), and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of the filmmaker’s twisted mind.
Knife + Heart is an erotically kitsch love letter to European … Read More