Nia Long and Brian Baumgartner join Hand of God Season 2

Amazon’s Hand of God returns later this year for a second season – and it’s growing its cast to fit.

Two new faces will appear in the streaming service’s original drama, about a corrupt judge, who suffers a mental breakdown … Read More

iZombie is now available on Netflix UK (finally)

Every month, we bring you the official list of what’s coming soon to Netflix UK – and every so often, there are last-minute acquisitions made by Netflix that aren’t announced in advance and give us all a nice surprise. Today, … Read More

Toby Onwumere replaces Aml Ameen for Sense8 Season 2

Toby Onwumere has replaced Aml Ameen as Capheus in Season 2 of Sense8.

Netflix’s original sci-fi, about a group of strangers who are united by a shared psychic experience, boasted a large, globe-trotting cast, including Aml Ameen, who impressed in … Read More

BBC iPlayer to introduce subscription fees?

BBC iPlayer could introduce a trial subscription fee for some programmes, under new government proposals.

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, who will publish a white paper on the future of the BBC in May, is expected to order the introduction of … Read More

VOD service Flix Premiere launches ahead of Cannes event

New VOD service Flix Premiere has launched in the UK.

The pay-per-view site, which offers titles to rent online, was founded by entrepreneur Martin Warner.

The site joins an increasingly competitive market – only this week, for example, TalkTalk … Read More

Casual to premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in UK

Casual is coming to UK TV this spring, courtesy of Amazon Prime Video.

The streaming service has snapped up the exclusive UK rights to Hulu’s original comedy series, which stars Michaela Watkins and Tommy Dewey.

Exec Produced by Jason Reitman … Read More

Wuaki.tv gets its own remote control button

How can you tell when a VOD service is successful? Look at the hardware. Amazon has launched its own Fire TV streaming devices. NOW has done something similar with its branded Roku box. Netflix, meanwhile, is one of many sites … Read More

Fearne Cotton leads line-up for new cosmetics YouTube channel

Fearne Cotton is leading the line-up for a cosmetics brand’s new YouTube channel.

Pretty Upfront, produced by Endemol and Benefit Cosmetics UK, plans to be the “the go-to platform for the style conscious, savvy female”, with three new pieces of … Read More

BBC Three’s Thirteen joins The Night Manager at top of iPlayer chart

BBC Three is off a strong start on the web, with its original drama, Thirteen, joining The Night Manager at the top of BBC iPlayer’s March chart.

BBC One’s adaptation of the John le Carre novel, starring Tom Hiddleston, dominated … Read More

Scream Season 2 to premiere in UK on 31st May

Scream Season 2 will be released in the UK exclusively on Netflix.

The horror spin-off from the big screen franchise was snapped up by the streaming giant last night just in time for Halloween, after no other broadcaster had staked … Read More