Armando Iannucci defends BBC in rousing Edinburgh speech

Armando Iannucci delivered a passionate defence of the BBC in his speech to the Edinburgh TV Festival last night,

The 40th annual James MacTaggart Lecture, which has previously been delivered by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey and the former BBC director … Read More

Amazon adds HDR streaming to Prime Video

Amazon has become the first VOD service to offer HDR streaming in the UK.

The site introduced high dynamic range video earlier this year in the US at no extra cost to subscribers.

Season 1 of Amazon Original Series … Read More

YouTube Gaming powers up

YouTube Gaming has officially powered up.

Gaming.youtube.com launched at 6pm today as the video giant looks to take on a growing number of rivals.

Amazon-owned Twitch has dominated the live-streaming arena when it comes to gaming content, putting the pixellated … Read More

Study shows most households in favour of licence fee

A study by the BBC suggests that the majority of British households are happy to pay the licence fee as it stands.

The research, commissioned by the Beeb and conducted by independent research agency MTM, saw 70 households go without … Read More

HBO’s Ballers available to watch online in UK from September

HBO’s Ballers has been given a UK air date of Tuesday 8th September.

The show, which stars Dwayne Johnson, premiered in the US on HBO in June and will be broadcast in the UK at 10pm on Sky Atlantic, when … Read More

Debra Winger joins Ashton Kutcher on Netflix’s The Ranch

Debra Winger will join Ashton Kutcher on Netflix’s The Ranch.

The comedy series, announced earlier this year, reunites That 70s Show’s Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson. The multi-camera show is set on a Colorado ranch and will see Kutcher returning … Read More

Netflix targets teen audience

Netflix is increasingly looking to target a teen audience with its latest content deals.

The streaming giant has made no secret of its efforts to woo younger eyeballs, from a deal with DreamWorks for a string of original animated series … Read More

MUBI to launch on EE TV

MUBI will launch on EE TV in September.

All EE TV customers will be able to enjoy the selection of art house, world cinema and indie films that arrives on the subscription VOD service. The platform adds a new title … Read More

FrightFest Presents unveils first digital horror releases

FrightFest Presents has unveiled its first slate of horror films to be released on VOD in the UK.

The banner, a joint partnership between Icon Film Distribution (IFD) and the horror festival, was first announced in April, with the aim … Read More

BT to show first episode of Fear the Walking Dead for free as series break ratings records

BT will show the first episode of Fear the Walking for free on Freeview.

The spin-off from The Walking Dead premiered in the US on Sunday 23rd August, attracting a whopping 10.1 million viewers – the biggest premiere in cable … Read More