BBC invests £34m in online battle for young viewers

The BBC is spending over £30 million in the fight for your children, the corporation has announced.

Outlining its first annual plan, Director General Tony Hall highlighted the growing challenge to reach children in a generation that is being increasingly … Read More

BBC Three launches 360-degree trailer for One Deadly Weekend in America

BBC Three has launched a 360-degree trailer for upcoming documentary One Deadly Weekend in America.

The innovative teaser immerses viewers in an American street scene, accompanied by audio and images from the film. The feature-length documentary tells the story of … Read More

Netflix UK to release Jane the Virgin Season 4 this October

Netflix is the new official UK home of Jane the Virgin, with Season 4 to air this October alongside its US broadcast.

The show stars Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez as Jane Villanueva, a working, religious young Latina virgin, who … Read More

Netflix and Amazon are heading to Comic-Con

Netflix and Amazon heading to Comic-Con this summer – and they’ll be doing so with a vengeance.

The two streaming services have been at the San Diego convention before, but they’re stepping up their presence significantly for 2017, as they … Read More

Netflix’s Death Note joins FrightFest 2017 line-up

Netflix’s Death Note will have its European premiere at this year’s FrightFest.

Returning to its old home of the Empire (now Cineworld) Leicester Square in August, the 2017 FrightFest sees the festival embrace VOD more than ever, with the opening … Read More

Netflix renews Dear White People for Season 2

Netflix has renewed Dear White People for Season 2.

The Netflix original series, which is created and executive produced by Justin Simien, is based on Simien’s own film, first released in 2014.

Exploring post-racial America with satirical wit, the … Read More

Netflix now supports Dolby Atmos

This week saw the premiere of Netflix’s Okja, the new film by Bong Joon-ho. The first Netflix original to premiere at Cannes, the movie has sparked a serious debate about the merits of watching film in a cinema versus on … Read More

Riverdale Season 2 will premiere in the UK on 12th October

Put 12th October in your diary, because that’s when we finally get to go back to Riverdale.

Season 2 of The CW’s teen drama was snapped up by Netflix as an exclusive in the UK last year, introducing a wave … Read More

Alan Moore anthology Show Pieces lands on Shudder

From the mind of legendary writer Alan Moore (creator of Watchmen, V For Vendetta and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and acclaimed photographer and director Mitch Jenkins comes the multi-layered anthology Show Pieces.

The film, which launches today on Shudder, … Read More

Three Girls May’s most popular programme on BBC iPlayer

BBC One drama Three Girls was the most-watched drama on BBC iPlayer in May.

The three-part drama – which starred Maxine Peake, Lesley Sharpe and Lisa Riley – was based on the true stories of victims of grooming and sexual … Read More