Kids’ VOD service Hopster goes global

Hopster is going global. The children’s TV start-up, which offers VOD titles and educational games, first launched its app in 2013. Now, following a wave of new deals with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, Millimages, CAKE, and EarthTree Media, the service is … Read More

Daredevil starts rollout of audio description on Netflix

Netflix has announced that it will roll out audio description across its titles, starting with Daredevil.

The superhero series, which follows a blind lawyer turned vigilante to clean up the streets of New York, was released on Netflix last Friday. … Read More

Trailer: Clive Owen’s Last Knights gets day and date release

Sword-slashing actioner Last Knights will be available to watch online in the UK on the same day it arrives in cinemas.

The movie marks the English language debut of Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya (Casshern, Goemon) and stars Clive Owen and … Read More

Trailer: The Enfield Haunting, available to watch online in May

Sky has released a trailer for The Enfield Haunting, which will be available to watch online in the UK in May.

Based on an account of the titular event by paranormal investigator Guy Lyon Playfair, the three-part mini-series presents events … Read More

Icon and FrightFest sign exclusive digital distribution deal

Icon Film Distribution (IFD) and FrightFest have entered into an exclusive partnership that will see IFD releasing FrightFest curated films on VOD.

The horror fantasy film festival, which takes over Leicester Square every August, will lend its brand to the … Read More

BBC to become “Internet first” broadcaster

The BBC aims to be an “Internet first” broadcaster, its technology chief has said.

The broadcaster has come under an increasing number of pressures in recent years, from those who believe the licence fee should be scrapped, or from subscription … Read More

Triailer: Bob Weir documentary to premiere on Netflix in May

Update 7 May: Trailer added

Netflix has nabbed the rights to a documentary about Grateful Dead singer Bob Weir.

The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir, which is directed by Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor), chronicles Weir’s journey … Read More

Baz Luhrmann Netflix series reveals young cast

Baz Luhrmann has unveiled the four young leads for his new Netflix series, The Get Down.

The show, which follows a rag tag group of teenagers who are wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 70’s, is … Read More

Dior and I now available to watch online in the UK

Dior and I is available to watch online in the UK from today, as it struts onto VOD.

Frédéric Tcheng’s acclaimed documentary was a theatrical hit when it launched in March. The director’s follow-up to Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has … Read More

Sky commissions Season 2 of Fortitude

Sky has commissioned a second season of Fortitude.

The Arctic crime drama, part Broadchurch and part X-Files, premiered in January 2015 and was the first Sky original programme to premiere simultaneously across all Sky markets: Italy, Germany, Austria, the UK … Read More