Facebook changes video ranking rules

Facebook is shaking up the way it determines video rankings on the site.

The social network has been significantly stepping up its efforts to rival YouTube in recent years, from the actual platform itself (Facebook Watch) and monetisation methods to … Read More

Instagram’s IGTV opens up to horizontal videos

Instagram is shifting its position on IGTV, opening it up to support horizontal videos.

IGTV is a long-form video platform launched last year, as part of the photo app’s attempt to build a YouTube rival among its community. Despite a … Read More

Watch: Full trailer for Jessica Jones Season 3

With only a week to go until Jessica Jones bids farewell, Netflix has released the full trailer for her third season.

The Marvel series, which stars Krysten Ritter as the eponymous New York detective, follows the super-powered Jones as she … Read More

Netflix orders two more seasons of Chef’s Table

Netflix is ordering another helping of Chef’s Table, and it’s going for a double portion.

The streaming giant’s series was its second ever documentary to be commissioned, and quickly won over audiences with its portrait of some of the world’s … Read More

YouTube changes the way it counts subscribers

YouTube is changing the way it counts subscribers.

The number of subscribers is one of the most important metrics on the video site, joining the number of views each video gets to indicate popularity, demand and influence. Indeed, in recent … Read More

STARZPLAY arrives on Apple TV

STARZPLAY is now available on the Apple TV app.

The international subscription streaming service was launched by Starz almost exactly one year ago, bringing together a range of STARZ and Lionsgate content in one place. That includes shows such … Read More

Filming begins on The A Word Season 3

The A Word will return to BBC One, with filming now underway for the third season.

Peter Bowker’s family drama will again see Max Vento, Morven Christie, Lee Ingleby, Greg McHugh, Molly Wright, Pooky Quesnel, Leon Harrop and Christopher Eccleston … Read More

Netflix’s Historical Roasts is a “history lesson for millennials”

Netflix is getting ready to teach history a lesson this spring, with new series Historical Roasts arriving on the streaming service.

The show aims to provide “a history lesson for millennials”, exec producer Michael D. Ratner told EW, in an … Read More

Watch: Full trailer for Downton Abbey movie arrives

“The king and queen are coming to Downton.” That’s the sound of Downton Abbey hitting new heights, as the TV series returns for a full feature-length outing – and we’ve got our first proper look at the movie with its … Read More

Netflix unveils full trailer for Jinn

“I promise it’ll be fun,” a high schooler promises her friend in new Netflix seres Jinn – and those famous last words spell the start of something supernatural in the ancient Middle East city of Petra.

The series follows a … Read More