Funimation acquires anime distributor Manga Entertainment

Funimation has acquired anime distributor Manga Entertainment.

A leading distributor of anime in the UK and Ireland, Manga is based in London and serves anime fans across a wide range of channels, including Blu-ray / DVDs, broadcast, theatrical and digital. … Read More

Rolling Thunder Revue: Scorsese’s Bob Dylan doc drops a trailer

Before The Irishman arrives later this year, Martin Scorsese is first teaming up with Netflix for a Bob Dylan documentary – and a new trailer gives us our first look at what’s in store.

Setting out across a 1975 America … Read More

NextUp launches new season of stand-up recordings

NextUp has launched its new season of stand-up comedy recordings.

The subscription streaming platform, which is dedicated to stand-up comedy, specialises in showcasing up-and-coming talent. Part of that is an ongoing commitment to recording specials from comedians in a … Read More

Netflix options trio of novels from Sarah Dessen

Netflix has optioned three novels from best-selling author Sarah Dessen.

Dessen has written over a dozen novels for teens, which have received numerous awards and rave reviews. Her most recent book, The Rest of the Story, tells the sweeping tale … Read More

Dr. Stone anime to simulcast on Crunchyroll this summer

Dr. Stone is heading to Cruncyroll this summer, as part of its summer simulcast line-up.

The ad-supported site is one of the go-to places for legal streaming of anime in the UK, with an emphasis on airing things on the … Read More

2019 Champions League Final: Where to stream online for free

The 2019 UEFA Champions League Final will be available to stream online for free in the UK in more places than ever before.

The hotly contested showdown between Tottenham and Liverpool marks only the second time that the tournament has … Read More

The Wall: Danny Dyer to host BBC game show

Danny Dyer is getting his own game show on BBC One.

The EastEnders star and royal descendant himself will present The Wall, a new Saturday night game show that promises the ultimate combination of strategy, knowledge and luck.

“Wildly unpredictable … Read More

Channel 4 and Hulu’s Catch-22 gets trailer and UK air date

“Some of you will not be coming back…” That’s the sound of a US air squadron shaping up to fly into Italy during World War II in Catch-22.

Hulu’s drama, first announced last year, is a six-part adaptation of Joseph … Read More

Rim of the World the most watched film on Netflix

Rim of the World was the most watched film on Netflix this week, the streaming giant has announced.

Netflix has always been famously closely guarded about its viewing figures, but has recently begun to release statistics for key new titles, … Read More

Glass smashes the competition in UK film chart

Glass smashed the competition this week, climbing to the top of the UK’s Official Film Chart – the only weekly chart in the world to count both physical disc and digital download sales.

The final instalment of M. Night Shyamalan’s … Read More