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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Curzon Home Cinema sees premium VOD revenue soar 97%
January 31, 2019 | David Farnor
Curzon Home Cinema has seen Premium VOD revenue soar in the last year, as more people turn to Curzon’s digital platform to watch movies.
The company, which is both a distributor and exhibitor, operates a chain of cinemas across the … Read More
Netflix inks overall deal with Blue Planet II creator
January 31, 2019 | David Farnor
Netflix has inked a multi-year overall deal with Blue Planet II creator James Honeyborne.
Honeyborne, the Executive Producer of the award-winning nature series, has worked on a number of BBC series, including the BAFTA-winning Big Blue Live and the Emmy-nominated … Read More
Brittany Runs a Marathon: Amazon races to $14m Sundance deal
January 30, 2019 | David Farnor
Amazon has once again splashed a huge sum on a new indie fresh out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, acquiring the rights to Brittany Runs a Marathon.
Written and directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo, the comedy-drama stars Jillian … Read More
Netflix unveils trailer for French romance Paris Is Us
January 30, 2019 | David Farnor
Netflix has unveiled the trailer for its new French original film, Paris Is Us.
A real time love story in a city ready to explode, the romance follows Anna, a young Parisian in her 20s. After escaping a close death … Read More
Sky One renews Russell Howard Hour for Season 3 and 4
January 30, 2019 | David Farnor
Sky One has renewed The Russell Howard Hour for a third and fourth season.
Topical talk shows and stand-up comedy have rapidly become a heated battleground in an online streaming age. While James Corden’s Late Late Show in the USA … Read More
Isa Dick Hackett inks first-look deal with Amazon
January 30, 2019 | David Farnor
Isa Dick Hackett has inked a first-look deal with Amazon Studios.
The daughter of Philip K. Dick, Hackett is the CEO of Electric Shepherd Productions, a company dedicated to adapting and stewarding the works of the sci-fi author, and also … Read More
Trailer: Siempre Bruja set for February premiere
January 29, 2019 | David Farnor
Netflix is returning to Colombia this February for new fantasy drama Siempre Bruja, and the first full trailer gives us a glimpse of what’s in store.
Produced by Dago García (Pedro el escamoso, El Paseo), the 10-episode series follows 18 … Read More
Why do kids watch YouTube?
January 29, 2019 | David Farnor
Children’s online time has settled at just over two hours per day, new research by Ofcom reveals, as younger viewers continue to move away from old-school linear TV and towards digital streaming services.
Ofcom’s study from a panel of boys … Read More
Netflix and USA Network team up for Dare Me
January 29, 2019 | David Farnor
Netflix and USA Network are teaming up for new cheerleading series Dare Me.
The show, which is based on the acclaimed novel by Megan Abbott, was picked up from pilot by USA Network this week, with Netflix joining as a … Read More
First look: Toby Jones in BBC Two’s Don’t Forget The Driver
January 29, 2019 | David Farnor
Toby Jones returns to BBC Two this year for new comedy-drama Don’t Forget the Driver, and the first image of the series gives us a taste of what’s down he road.
Written and created by the BAFTA nominated actor and … Read More
