The Beatles come to Netflix with original kids’ series, Beat Bugs

First iTunes, then Spotify. Now, The Beatles are coming to Netflix, as part of a new kids’ series, Beat Bugs.

The Netflix original, which is produced by A Storytelling Company (Grace), Thunderbird and Beyond Screen Production, will feature original characters … Read More

YouTube Red unveils more originals

YouTube Red has unveiled more original titles, including a Gigi Gorgeous documentary, just as its first line-up of titles is released.

On 10th February, original movies and shows from Lilly Singh, Rooster Teeth, PewDiePie and AwesomenessTV were released exclusively to … Read More

UK VOD providers commit to child protection

Providers of VOD content in the UK have committed to protecting young viewers.

Members of the Commercial Broadcasters Association have signed up to a Statement of Practice for video on-demand services. The statement pledges to provide on-demand viewers with a … Read More

Amazon orders four seasons of ITV’s Thunderbirds reboot

Amazon has ordered four seasons of ITV’s reboot of Thunderbirds for exclusive release on Prime Video.

Thunderbirds Are Go, which reboots Gerry Anderson’s puppet series as a CG animation, first premiered on ITV last year.

The new series brings … Read More

Johnny Depp plays Donald Trump in surprise spoof biopic

Johnny Depp playing Donald Trump is the kind of phrase you expect to read during awards season, especially at a time when Adam McKay is tackling the housing and banking crisis in the Oscar-nominated The Big Short. But this is … Read More

The Lobster available to watch online in UK with exclusive special features

The Lobster is now available to watch online in the UK with a host of exclusive special features on We Are Colony.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ surreal comedy, which stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, John C Reilly and Ben Whishaw, is set … Read More

Netflix nabs international rights to Hitler satire Look Who’s Back

Netflix has nabbed the international rights to Hitler satire Look Who’s Back.

The film was released in Germany last year, where it took around $22 million at the box office. Now, the streaming giant has swooped in to get the … Read More

Netflix releases trailer for The Characters

Netflix has released the trailer for new comedy series The Characters.

The streaming giant has made a concerted effort to establish itself as the go-to VOD site for comedy, with a range of exclusive stand-up specials (including, now, Brits Jimmy … Read More

My French Film Festival: The 2016 VOD line-up

My French Film Festival has returned for a sixth year this February, bringing a host of new French movies into your living room without the hassle of travelling to France or walking a crowded red carpet.

The festival, organised by … Read More

Idris Elba bags Best Actor at Evening Standard Awards

Idris Elba bagged the Best Actor prize for his role in Beasts of No Nation at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards.

The awards, which took place in the UK capital last night, put Netflix’s first original feature film … Read More