Hasbro takes on Mattel in new Amazon series

Hasbro will take on Mattel in a new original series from Amazon.

Called Toy Wars, the mini-series will be based on the non-fiction book Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies that Make Them by … Read More

YouTube Gaming launches live talk show

YouTube Gaming is entering the live TV arena with a new talk show.

Imaginatively titled Live with YouTube Gaming, the series will feature video game world premieres, musical performances, and a look at what’s next on YouTube Gaming.

The streaming … Read More

MUBI to release I, Olga this November

MUBI will release I, Olga in UK cinemas this November.

Directed by Tomás Weinreb & Petr Kazda, the Berlinale Panorama opener was snapped up by the subscription VOD service earlier this year. The site has acquired a number of festival … Read More

Netflix: Half of our content will be original programming

Netflix is aiming for half of its content to be original productions, the streaming giant has said.

We’ve written many times before about Netflix’s evolution from a catch-all site with everything on it to a less expansive catalogue of exclusives, … Read More

Designated Survivor airs exclusively on Netflix in UK

Netflix UK has snapped up the UK rights to Kiefer Sutherland’s new series, Designated Survivor.

The show, which sees Sutherland return to the small screen after 24, is created by David Guggenheim, who has previously written Ryan Reynolds and Denzel … Read More

The Lovers and the Despot available to watch online as well as in cinemas

The Lovers and the Despot will be available to watch online in the UK as well as in cinemas this weekend.

The documentary, directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam, premiered at Sundance earlier this year, where viewers were treated … Read More

The Night Of viewed more than 2.5 million times on demand

The Night Of has been viewed more than 2.5 million times on demand in the UK.

The gripping HBO drama, starring Riz Ahmed premiered on Sky Atlantic on Thursday 1st September, when it was also released all-on-once on-demand. Viewers didn’t … Read More

Ira Sachs Little Men Q&A comes to Curzon Home Cinema

This Friday, Ira Sachs’ Little Men is released in cinemas and on VOD – and, to celebrate, Curzon Home Cinema is streaming an exclusive Q&A with the director for a whole week.

The film, which stars Jennifer Ehle, Greg Kinnear, … Read More

Stranger Things had Netflix users “hooked” after two episodes

Stranger Things had Netflix users “hooked” after two episodes, the streaming giant has revealed, with a new study that claims to know exactly when viewers turn into fans.

The study compared a range of series watched by users across six … Read More

Netflix goes all in on Polish streaming

Netflix is going all in on Polish streaming, with the launch of a new, localised service, from content to currency.

The VOD giant has grown rapidly around the world this year, literally flipping a switch in January to expand its … Read More