Netflix names Facebook alum as Communications Officer

Netflix has hired Facebook veteran Rachel Whetstone as its new Chief Communications Officer. Responsible for leading she joins Netflix from the social network, having previously led communications and policy at Uber and Google.

“Rachel is a proven communications leader and … Read More

YouTube now lets you see how much time you spend on YouTube

YouTube is now making it easier to see just how much time you spend YouTube.

How much of your life has been taken up by laughing at cat videos? YouTube is trying to help people monitor that in an effort … Read More

Facebook Watch launches in UK – but have you heard of it?

Facebook Watch is now available in the UK for the first time.

The social network’s video platform launched a year ago, but was only available in the US. Now, after tweaking and developing the platform, it’s rolling out worldwide to … Read More

Coen Brothers: Netflix “happy to accommodate” Buster Scruggs theatrical release

The Coen brothers say that Netflix was “happy to accommodate” a theatrical release for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

The Western anthologym which initially began life as a TV series for Netflix, features six tales about the American frontier … Read More

Alfonso Cuaron on Roma: “It’s important to have Netflix”

Alfonso Cuaron has hailed Netflix as an “important” force in the modern film world.

The streaming service has been seen by many in the film industry as a controversial or dangerous, afraid that the VOD giant’s premiering films online … Read More

The Rise of Phoenixes: New Mandarin series flies onto Netflix

The Rise of Phoenixes, a new Mandarin drama series, flies onto Netflix this September.

The Rise of Phoenixes is a 70-episode series loosely based on Huang Quan, a novel by Tianxia Guiyuan, and co-produced by Netflix along with Croton Media … Read More

From Netflix’s Roma to Amazon’s Suspiria: The 2018 London Film Festival line-up

Netflix and Amazon Studios are returning to London this year in full force, as the 2018 London Film Festival unveils its line-up.

225 feature films from both established and emerging talent will populate the 12-day event in the UK capital, … Read More

Netflix signs overall deal with Alex Hirsch

Netflix has signed an overall deal with Alex Hirsch.

Hirsch is a writer, director, producer, and bestselling author best known for creating and voicing the animated hit series Gravity Falls. The US series, produced for the Disney Channel and … Read More

The Romanoffs: Amazon unveils episode details and images

The return of Matthew Weiner to our TV screens is now only weeks away, and Amazon has now given us an exact idea of what to expect from each episode.

The anthology series will feature eight separate stories about … Read More

Netflix releases first trailer for The Other Side of the Wind

This week, Netflix unveils a piece of cinema history to the world, with the premiere of Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind – almost half a century after it first started filming. Now, we have our first proper … Read More