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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
HBO renews Westworld for Season 2
November 15, 2016 | David FarnorIt’s official: we will return to Westworld for a second season.
HBO has confirmed that it has ordered Westworld Season 2 from creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.
The series, based on Michael Crichton’s 1970s sci-fi movie, takes us into … Read More
All 4: Shorts coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in November 2016
November 14, 2016 | David FarnorShorts continue to be a central part of Channel’s VOD service, All 4. Following the premiere of the rebooted Trigger Happy as a series of new shorts, All 4 switches from funny to serious, from a look at the … Read More
Elstree 1976 now available to watch online in UK
November 14, 2016 | David FarnorStar Wars documentary Elstree 1976 has finally been released in the UK.
Directed by Jon Spira, the film about the making of the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, looking at the lives of the people behind the … Read More
Trailer: Season 2 of Club de Cuervos scores December release
November 14, 2016 | David FarnorClub de Cuervos returns this December for a second season.
Netflix’s first Spanish-language original series, created by Gaz Alazraki and Mike Lam, is a comedy set in the world of futbol.
When the patriarch of the prominent Iglesias family … Read More
Idris Elba teams up with new talent for BBC Three’s Five by Five shorts
November 12, 2016 | David FarnorIdris Elba will work with an array of young British talent in Five by Five, a collection of shorts for BBC Three.
Set in London, the five standalone films feature chance encounters people face which question identity and change perception. … Read More
Instagram eyes up live-streaming video
November 12, 2016 | David FarnorInstagram is eyeing up the addition of live-streaming video to its service.
The image-sharing site, which is owned by Facebook, is planning to expand its platform by joining the live video game. Indeed, live-streaming is becoming the word of the … Read More
Ronnie Scotts to live-stream London Jazz Festival for free
November 11, 2016 | David FarnorRonnie Scotts will be live-streaming the London Jazz Festival this year.
Now in its 24th year, the EFG London Jazz Festival runs from Friday 11th and Sunday 20th November 2016, bringing talent from around the world to venues across the … Read More
Trailer: Netflix’s Captive promises to capture the price of freedom
November 11, 2016 | David Farnor“Freedom is priceless. We take it for granted,” says one talking head in the new trailer for Netflix’s Captive.
The docu-series delves into the terse, dangerous world of hostage negotiation, as victims, negotiators, and kidnappers give an unprecedented look at … Read More
David Cross to direct new Sky Atlantic comedy, Bliss
November 10, 2016 | David FarnorDavid Cross will write and direct a new comedy series for Sky Atlantic.
Called Bliss, the six-part series adds to Sky Atlantic’s new line-up of original comedy for 2017, which includes Sick Note and The Trip to Spain.
A … Read More
BBC Three orders two new Professor Green documentaries
November 10, 2016 | David FarnorBBC Three has announced two documentary commissions that will see Professor Green investigate the truth about the cannabis trade and child poverty in the UK.
In each film, musician and documentary maker Professor Green, aka. Stephen Manderson, will offer his … Read More