YouTube live-streaming is coming to the PS4

YouTube live-streaming is coming to the PS4, as part of a major new system update.

Version 3.00 (codename: Kenshin) is “packed with content”, Sony announced this week. The biggest change, though, is the addition of YouTube live, allowing console owners … Read More

Sons of Anarchy’s Theo Rossi joins Netflix’s Luke Cage

Sons of Anarchy’s Theo Rossi has joined the cast of Netflix’s next Marvel series, Luke Cage.

The casting, confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, will see the actor, familiar to fans of Kirt Sutter’s FX series as Juan Carlos “Juice” Ortiz, … Read More

Beasts of No Nation joins London Film Festival as Netflix wows Venice

Netflix’s first feature, Beast of No Nation, has joined the line-up for the 2015 London Film Festival in the same week that it has wowed audiences at Venice.

The movie will screen in the LFF’s Official Competition on 8th and … Read More

ITV extends playout contract with Ericsson until 2024

ITV has extended its playout contract with Ericsson until 2024.

The new deal will see Ericsson continue to provide playout services for ITV’s portfolio of channels, which includes ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, ITV HD, CITV and their regional variants.

To … Read More

River Song will return for Doctor Who Christmas special

Christmas comes early for Alex Kingston fans this year, with the news that River Song will return to TV screens.

The Professor, time traveller and occasional wife of The Doctor, will appear in the 2015 Christmas special, which follows the … Read More

The Diamond Minecart becomes most popular channel on YouTube

There’s a new top dog on YouTube this summer: The Diamond Minecart has enjoyed runaway success to become the most popular channel on YouTube.

The Minecraft videos, made by Daniel Middleton, overtook previous YouTube king PewDiePie to become the most-watched … Read More

Amazon adds offline viewing for Prime Video subscribers

Amazon has become the first subscription streaming service to offer downloads of movies and TVs for offline viewing.

Amazon Prime Instant Video subscribers in the UK, US, Germany and Austria will now be able to download movies and TV episodes … Read More

What the end of Netflix and Epix’s deal means for UK subscribers

Thousands of movies will leave Netflix in the US this month, as a deal between the streaming giant and Epix comes to an end.

Epix, whose deal was worth $1 billion, according to the BBC, includes titles from several US … Read More

Facebook video to introduce new copyright measures

Facebook is working to improve its copyright protection measures for videos, following severe backlash from creators.

Facebook has been trying to establish itself as a video rival to YouTube, with its views rapidly increasing in the past year. Some of … Read More

The Trials of Jimmy Rose premieres early on ITV Player

New ITV drama The Trials of Jimmy Rose has premiered online ahead of its broadcast this weekend.

The programme, which stars Ray Winstone, follows career criminal Jimmy Rose, who has spent the last 12 years in prison for armed robbery. … Read More