This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (30th July)

Heard 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 The Ipcress File. … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (30th July 2016)

Not getting your art-house fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More

UK TV review: Supergirl Season 1

“Can you believe that?” cries a waitress halfway through the opening episode of Supergirl. “A female hero. Someone for my daughter to look up to.” It’s a knowing joke, but Supergirl is a knowing show. And it’s all the better … Read More

VOD film review: Disorder

Matthias Schoenaerts is superb in this tense, understated thriller.Read More

Box set boost: Sky’s Billions watched more than 11m times on-demand

Sky Atlantic drama Billions has been viewed more than 11 million times on-demand since its release.

The show, which stars Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti, is one of an increasing number of new series that Sky is making available to … Read More

TV shows now available to Buy & Keep from Sky Store

Sky Store is adding TV and movie box sets to its growing library of Buy & Keep titles.

The online service, which first opened its doors in 2014, allows Sky customers and non-Sky customers to buy films in the UK … Read More

BBC iPlayer adds subtitles for live channels

BBC iPlayer has begun trialling subtitles for live-streaming.

Subtitles are an oft-overlooked part of a streaming service. To date, subtitles have only been available for on-demand programmes from the Beeb. With almost 2m programmes a day or 20 per cent … Read More

VOD film review: The Commune

An experiment in communal living takes a fraught turn in this compelling Danish comedy-drama.Read More

What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW TV in August 2016?

Whether you’ve got Sky, Sky Q or NOW, August easily demonstrates how well the broadcaster can compete with Netflix.

For TV customers, box sets such as Agent Carter and Penny Dreadful join new series Dice, Nashville Season 4 and … Read More

Watch the first 5 mins of Preacher’s Season 1 finale – plus The Cowboy explained

If the words “The Cowboy” mean anything to you, then you’ve been watching Preacher on Amazon Prime Video – and you’ll be counting down the days until the Season 1 finale on Monday 1st August.

The good news is that … Read More