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The Walking Dead Season 7 premiere available in UK at same time as US
October 23, 2016 | VOD NewsThe Walking Dead Season 7 premiere will be available to watch online in the UK at the same time as in the US.
The new run of the show arrives after six months of waiting to found out the result … Read More
Catch up TV review: Tutankhamun, Crazyhead, The Crystal Maze, HIM
October 23, 2016 | David FarnorWhat’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
Young people now watch more YouTube than TV in the US
October 23, 2016 | VOD NewsYoung people in the US now watch YouTube more than cable TV, according to a new study of teenagers online.
The rise of online streaming among younger viewers is far from a surprise, but this is the first time that … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 3 (Shut Up and Dance – spoilers)
October 23, 2016 | Ian LoringWarning: This contains spoilers. For our spoiler-free review of Black Mirror Season 3, click here.
Considering the transatlantic vibe of Black Mirror Season 3 – Bryce Dallas Howard starring in one episode, Dan Trachtenberg and Wyatt Russell being involved in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 2 (Playtest – spoilers)
October 22, 2016 | Mark HarrisonWarning: This contains spoilers. For our spoiler-free review of Black Mirror Season 3, click here.
Charlie Brooker has explained in the past that the titular Black Mirror is something you see everywhere – the “cold, shiny screen” of your phone … Read More
BBC iPlayer review: HyperNormalisation
October 22, 2016 | David FarnorLast year, Adam Curtis delivered Bitter Lake directly into the nation’s eyeballs on BBC iPlayer. It was experimental, challenging, ambitious filmmaking. Now, he’s back with HyperNormalisation, an equally epic piece of TV that proves more accessible than his last work, … Read More
Shudder UK film review: Dearest Sister
October 22, 2016 | Anton BitelThe ghosts of a nation’s future past make this horror a deftly handled allegory of class and cultural clash.Read More
Netflix and Amazon spend more than CBS, HBO and Turner on content
October 22, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix and Amazon are now spending more on original programming than CBS, HBO and Turner, a new report reveals.
The research by IHS Markit highlights just how big a part of the streaming landscape original content has become. Indeed, in … Read More
Netflix’s The Ivory Game joins the fight to save African elephants
October 22, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix is taking us to the frontline in the fight to save the African elephants this winter, with new documentary The Ivory Game.
Recently premiered to acclaim at both the Telluride and Toronto International Film Festivals, the film was just … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (22nd October)
October 22, 2016 | VOD NewsHeard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.
Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s Unrelated, Joanna Hogg’s … Read More















