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

Clip: Meet the Patels available to watch online in UK

Award-winning comedy Meet the Patels is available to watch online in the UK now – and we have a clip from the movie to give you a taste.

Directed by brother and sister team Ravi Patel (Scrubs, It’s Always Sunny … Read More

TURN: Washington’s Spies Season 3 arrives on Amazon in the UK

Season 3 of TURN: Washington’s Spies has arrived on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.

AMC’s Revolutionary War spy thriller, starring Jamie Bell, is based on Alexander Rose’s book Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring. The show … Read More

BBC Three to release Top Gear companion show, Extra Gear

BBC Three and BBC Worldwide have co-commissioned Extra Gear, a new Top Gear show.

The companion series, which is presented by Top Gear host Rory Reid, will bring fans exclusive new footage, interviews, specially-recorded films and behind-the-scenes access to the … Read More

YouTube revamps homepage for mobiles

YouTube has revamped its homepage for mobiles.

Streaming on the movie is an increasingly common choice for many viewers, especially when it comes to short videos, the bread and butter of YouTube’s traffic – indeed, more than half of the … Read More