Amazon hires HBO veteran to head comedy development

Amazon has hired HBO veteran Nick Hall to head up its comedy development team.

Hall first joined HBO back in 2008, before being promoted to VP in 2011 and SVP in 2014. During his time at the cable network, he … Read More

Amazon acquires UK TV rights for CBS’ American Gothic and BrainDead

American Gothic and BrainDead have been acquired by Amazon for exclusive streaming in the UK.

CBS’ two shows will premiere on Amazon Prime Video every week this summer.

American Gothic, which is created by Corinne Brinkerhoff and James Frey, … Read More

UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3 Finale (Episode 8 and 9)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human.”

The creatures of the night. What music they make. And what music they have made for three seasons during the course of Penny Dreadful … Read More

YouTube remains top VOD player in UK, as Netflix overtakes in US

YouTube remains the top VOD player in the UK, despite Netflix overtaking the site in the US to become number one.

New research from Ampere Analysis shows that the VOD giant stormed to the top of its popularity charts this … Read More

Trailer: Bryan Cranston’s All the Way available to watch online in UK this June

Bryan Cranston’s political drama All the Way will finally be available to watch online in the UK this June.

The drama, directed by Jay Roach, is written by Robert Schenkkan, based on his own play, which earned Cranston a Tony … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Zoolander No. 2

Really, really, ridiculously disappointing.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 4 (Happy Birthday to Me)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

Scream the TV series has so far been a writer’s affair, knowingly playing with the cliches of the genre and unknowingly doing so with ultra-cheesy dialogue. Episode 4 of Season 2, though, proves that it can … Read More

Netflix UK film review: The Fundamentals of Caring

Director: Rob Burnett Cast: Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts Watch The Fundamentals of Caring online in the UK: Netflix UK

The Fundamentals of Caring, a new Netflix original about a man caring for a teenager with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), is … Read More

Tumblr launches live video streaming… with a difference

You can now stream live video to Tumblr. The launch of the service sees the Yahoo!-owned blogging platform join a growing number of contenders in the live-streaming game, including Facebook and YouTube.

Tumblr, though, has taken a different route to … Read More

VOD film review: Remainder

This mystery of memory and madness is one to watch over and over again.Read More