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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Trailer: Michelle Wolf’s The Break lands on Netflix this month
May 1, 2018 | David FarnorAfter crushing it at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this weekend, Michelle Wolf couldn’t have asked for a better preview for her new Netflix series, The Break. Nonetheless, the streaming giant has dropped a teaser, because, frankly, it’s the perfect … Read More
Walter Presents goes back to Belgium for Tabula Rasa
April 30, 2018 | David FarnorWalter Presents is going back to Belgium for its newest series, Tabula Rasa.
From Malin-Sarah Gozin, the creator of The Outlaws, the series is a dark and disturbing psychological thriller about a young woman with amnesia, who becomes a key … Read More
BBC offers a special licence fee dispensation to mark the Royal Wedding
April 30, 2018 | David FarnorThe BBC is offering local communities a special licence fee dispensation to mark the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Megan Markle on Saturday 19th May.
A TV licence is needed to watch or record live TV, on … Read More
Claire Foy receives £200,000 compensation for The Crown pay gap
April 30, 2018 | David FarnorClaire Foy has received a £200,000 payment from the producers of The Crown, as compensation for the gender pay gap that was revealed earlier this year.
The royal drama, which won Foy the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a … Read More
EU moves ahead with Netflix and Amazon content quota
April 30, 2018 | David FarnorThe European Union is moving ahead with new rules that could require Netflix and other streaming services to commit to streaming a minimum quota of European content.
First proposed by the European Parliament in 2016, the rule would require streaming … Read More
Trailer: John Woo’s Manhunt heads to Netflix
April 28, 2018 | David FarnorJohn Woo is heading to Netflix for his latest film, Manhunt.
A return to form for the Hong Kong director, it’s also a return to the basics for the balletic master of action, as he adapts Japanese novel Kimi yo … Read More
Trailer: Christina Hendricks and Uzo Aduba star in Netflix’s Candy Jar
April 27, 2018 | David FarnorChristina Hendricks and Uzo Aduba star in Candy Jar, Netflix’s new original film.
The quirky comedy follows two duelling high school debate champs who are at odds on just about everything. It follows them as they forge ahead with ambitious … Read More
Clique Season 2 begins filming in Edinburgh
April 27, 2018 | David FarnorFilming has begun in Edinburgh on the second season of BBC Three’s Clique.
Jess Brittain’s (Skins) seductive, university-set psychological thriller will once again star Synnove Karlsen, Sophia Brown, and Rachel Hurd-Wood as Holly, Louise and Rachel, in another gripping series … Read More
Jonathan Hickman and Robert Kirkman team up for two Amazon series
April 26, 2018 | David FarnorAmazon is doubling down on its genre programming with two new series on the way from two fan favourites.
Comic book creator Jonathan Hickman and The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman are teaming up to develop two new series based on … Read More
The Bold Type Season 2 returns to Amazon UK this June
April 26, 2018 | David FarnorThe Bold Type is returning to Amazon Prime Video UK this summer, with Season 2 airing from June.
Inspired by the life of Joanna Coles, former Editor-in-Chief of fashion magazine, Cosmopolitan, and current Chief Content Officer of Hearst Magazines, the … Read More