The Crown and Fleabag rule over BAFTA TV nominations

The Crown and Fleabag rule over this year’s BAFTA TV awards, as both Netflix and BBC Three bag nominations.

Netflix’s lavish royal series marked the streaming giant’s first big move into British programming, with Left Bank Pictures producing the BBC-worthy … Read More

Netflix orders 12-part baby doc from UK’s Nutopia

Netflix has ordered a new documentary series about babies from UK producer Nutopia.

The show, which spans 12 episodes, will explore the science and experience of newborn humans in their first year of life. The big-budget series will film in … Read More

Golden Bear winner On Body and Soul leads MUBI’s 2017 acquisitions

Golden Bear winner On Body and Soul is leading MUBI’s wave of new acquisitions for 2017. The subscription streaming service has established itself as a go-to platform for acclaimed festival favourites, often distributing films that would otherwise not get a … Read More

Greg Peters to become Netflix Chief Product Officer

Greg Peters will become Netflix’s Chief Product Officer in July.

Peters, who has most recently led international development efforts from the Netflix office in Tokyo since 2015, will take over the role from Neil Hunt, who has led the product … Read More

Netflix to simulcast Korean series Man to Man

Netflix will simulcast new Korean series Man to Man this month, following a major agreement with South Korean broadcaster JTBC.

The show will premiere on Netflix on 21st April, at the same time as it airs in its home country … Read More

Carey Mulligan to star in BBC and Netflix’s Collateral

Carey Mulligan will star in new BBC and Netflix series Collateral.

The latest co-production from the Beeb and the streaming giant, the high-octane thriller is penned by playwright David Hare. Set over the course of four days, the four-part drama … Read More

Fast & Furious channel races onto Sky Cinema

Sky Cinema is bringing together all seven Fast & Furious films in a collection for the very first time in the UK.

Launching on 8th April, the not-at-all-clunkily-named “Sky Cinema Fast & Furious” will race onto British screens, giving fans … Read More

The Trip to Spain available to watch online as box set

To binge-watch or binge-eat? That is the question this week, as Sky serves up The Trip to Spain as a full box set.

The BAFTA-nominated comedy series, now in its third season, follows Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, as they … Read More

James Corden returns to UK for Late Late Show London special

The Late Late Show with James Corden is going on tour this summer. Corden will return to Blighty for the CBS show’s first international adventure, with the programme filming three special episodes in London.

The episodes, produced by CBS Productions … Read More

Why did Netflix get rid of star ratings?

This week saw Netflix scrap star ratings altogether, replacing them with a thumbs-up voting them. The move has been greeted with horror by subscribers, who took to Twitter to complain about the decision.

So what does Netflix have against star … Read More