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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Serial killer? Shudder and The Paragon Collective team up for weekly horror podcast
October 28, 2016 | David FarnorShudder and The Paragon Collective are teaming up for a weekly horror podcast just in time for Halloween, with RuPaul and Lee Pace on vocals.
AMC’s horror subscription streaming service launched in the UK last week, giving horror fans a … Read More
RIP Vine: Twitter shuts down video service
October 28, 2016 | David FarnorTwitter is shutting down its video service, Vine.
The social video site was created back in 2012, allowing users to upload six-second videos that loop, GIF-style. The company was snapped up by Twitter within a matter of months for a … Read More
Vessel to close following Verizon acquisition
October 27, 2016 | David FarnorVerizon is closing its doors this Monday, following the acquisition of the site by Verizon.
The streaming service was launched last year as a subscription alternative to YouTube. Offering subscribers early access to videos from participating vloggers, and giving those … Read More
Rich Fulcher to star in BBC Three Making a Murderer spoof
October 27, 2016 | David FarnorRich Fulcher will star in Sexy Murder, a true-crime spoof from BBC Three.
The six-part satirical parody of Making a Murderer, The Jinx and Serial, will see “Televisionary” and “Truth Crusader” Christoph Spinelli (Fulcher) come to the UK to do … Read More
All-new Morph lands on Sky Kids for half-term
October 26, 2016 | David FarnorMorph is back on our screens once again this half-term, as Sky Kids celebrates the school break with brand new episodes.
Everyone’s favourite plasticine man from Aardman was first introduced to viewers way back in 1977, as a sidekick to … Read More
Netflix knows whenever you press pause
October 26, 2016 | David FarnorThis Halloween, the country will be full of spooky things, from horror movies and ghost tours to haunted houses and trick-or-treating. For those at home trying to watch Stranger Things, the ringing of the bells this 31st October signifies something … Read More
The Break returns to BBC Three with five new short monologues
October 25, 2016 | David FarnorThe Break is returning to BBC Three with five new original short monologues by up-and-coming writers.
Filming kicks off in November for The Break II, a collaboration between BBC Writersroom and BBC Drama Production to make five original shorts, written … Read More
Red Oaks prepares for Season 2 with spectacularly 80s video
October 25, 2016 | David FarnorRed Oaks returns next month for a second season and its embracing its 1980s period more than ever with a brilliantly terrible new trailer.
The video takes every VHS-era advert cliche you can think of and runs with it, resulting … Read More
First full Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life trailer arrives
October 25, 2016 | David FarnorThe first full trailer for Netflix’s Gilmore Girls reunion has finally arrived.
The four-part TV event, called A Year in the Life, brings back all the characters from Amy Sherman-Palladino’s TV series to show us, well, a year in their … Read More
MUBI to release Son of Joseph in UK cinemas this Christmas
October 24, 2016 | David FarnorMUBI is unwrapping a special present for UK audiences this Christmas: Son of Joseph, the new comedy from Eugène Green.
The film, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, was snapped up by the subscription VOD service earlier this year, … Read More