Amazon to continue investing in original content as media streaming doubles

Amazon will continue to increase its investment in original content as media streaming through Prime Video grows.

The online giant announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 this month, and while net sales were lower than expected … Read More

Brass Eye: The fake news satire that still feels relevant 20 years on

“The headlines tonight. Euro MPs’ headsets play the sound of screaming women. Bryan Ferry bathmat poisonous, says lab. And bouncing elephantiasis woman destroys central Portsmouth. Those are the headlines. Happy now?”

That was Chris Morris in The Day Today, … Read More

Virgin Media premieres Full Circle TV box set in UK

Virgin Media is bolstering its TV line-up with another US TV drama from DirecTV: Full Circle.

The series spans three seasons, each 10 episodes long and each telling a separate story.

Season 1, Full Circle: Los Angeles, marks the debut … Read More

The Path Season 2 hits Amazon in the UK

The Path Season 2 has returned to Amazon Prime Video in the UK this week.

Hulu’s original drama about a mysterious US cult called Meyerism was snapped up by Amazon last year as a UK exclusive. It stars Aaron Paul, … Read More

Interview: Rachel Keller talks Legion

The past few years has seen a steady increase in the amount of comic book-related entertainment on the small screen. Legion is the latest entry into the increasingly crowded genre. While the show is ostensibly an X-Men spin-off – the … Read More

Catch up TV review: The Secret Life of Five-Year-Olds, Parenting for Idiots, The Modern British Slave Trade, Homeland

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More

Reviewed: The 2017 BAFTA short film nominees

With the BAFTA awards now just a week away, everyone’s racing to catch up on the big award contenders (see our guide to which nominees are available on VOD in the UK here) but the ones that people often forget? … Read More

UK TV review: Black Sails Season 4, Episode 1

An action-packed opener kicks off Black Sails’ final run in blistering style.Read More

What’s coming soon to Shudder UK in February 2017?

Is the real world feeling a little too terrifying this February? You’re not alone. But nothing helps cure fear of reality like a dose of fictional terror, whether that’s trolls or zombies. Luckily, horror subscription site Shudder specialises in just … Read More

Netflix UK film review: War on Everyone

Despite its strong double-act, John Michael McDonagh’s crime caper is a disappointing misfire.Read More