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Mobiles to make up half of viewing by 2020
October 12, 2017 | David Farnor
Mobile devices are expected to make up half of all streaming by 2020.
New research by Ericsson predicts that the ubiquity of mobile viewing will continue to grow – perhaps even to a point where mobile viewing overtakes fixed-screen viewing.
New trailer for Netflix’s Joan Didion documentary
October 12, 2017 | David Farnor
Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming documentary about Joan Didion.
Across more than 50 years of essays, novels, screenplays, and criticism, Joan Didion has been one of America’s premier chroniclers of the ebb and flow of the country’s … Read More
Maria Doyle Kennedy and Ed Speleers join Outlander Season 4
October 12, 2017 | David Farnor
Maria Doyle Kennedy and Ed Speleers have been cast in the fourth season of Outlander. The pair will take on two key roles in the historical fantasy drama, which is based on the books by Diana Gabaldon.
Maria Doyle Kennedy is … Read More
First look UK TV review: Norskov
October 11, 2017 | David Farnor
When it comes to Scandinavian TV, us Brits like to focus on plot. The winding, expansive narratives. The script, which gives time to find nuances in both the lives of victims of crime and the detectives investigating them. The gripping … Read More
David Fincher explains why Mindhunter ended up at Netflix not HBO
October 11, 2017 | David Farnor
This week sees the premiere of Mindhunter, Netflix’s new original series from David Fincher. The show is executive produced by the Se7en and Fight Club director and Charlize Theron, and is based on the 1996 book Mind Hunter: Inside the … Read More
London Film Festival reviews: Small Town Crime, Redoubtable, Gemini, The Shape of Water
October 11, 2017 | David Farnor
With Netflix, Amazon, MUBI and more all taking to London’s Leicester Square to showcase a diverse range of films, we head to the London Film Festival to review the latest films – and TV shows – either looking for distribution … Read More
Female directors bring comedy Horror Shorts to Sky this Halloween
October 11, 2017 | David Farnor
A spooky collection of comedy Horror Shorts is arriving on Sky this Halloween, directed by an all-female line-up.
Curated and produced by the award-winning Merman team of Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford (Catastrophe, Bliss), the collection brings together some of … Read More
33,000 caught using iPlayer without a TV Licence
October 11, 2017 | David Farnor
More than 33,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 were caught watching live TV or BBC programmes on iPlayer without a TV Licence in the past year.
Recent research by TV Licensing shows BBC iPlayer continues to … Read More
Trailer: Amazon’s Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will arrive in November
October 11, 2017 | David Farnor
Amy Sherman-Palladino’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will premiere this November, Amazon has revealed.
The Amazon original series, which stars Rachel Brosnahan (House of Cards) and Tony Shalhoub, is written and directed by the Gilmore Girls creator. It follows Miriam “Midge” … Read More
London Film Festival 2017 Reviews: Dark River, Apostasy, 120 BPM
October 10, 2017 | David Farnor
With Netflix, Amazon, MUBI and more all taking to London’s Leicester Square to showcase a diverse range of films, we head to the London Film Festival to review the latest films – and TV shows – either looking for distribution … Read More
