Video to be “at heart of” Facebook, as social network’s revenue soars

Video will be “at the heart of all our services”, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg declared this week, as the social network announced its earnings for the latest quarter.

And that growth, make no mistake, is going extremely well: Facebook now … Read More

VOD film review: The Intent

Directors: Femi Oyeniran, Kalvadour Peterson Cast: Scorcher, Dylan Duffus, Jade Asha Certificate: 15 Watch The Intent online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play

“Ah, yes,” you might think, looking at … Read More

Interview: Jeff Feuerzeig talks Author: The JT LeRoy Story, Amazon and amazing true stories

“This is obviously one of the craziest stories I’ve ever heard…”

In the 1990s, an author named JT LeRoy became an overnight sensation. He was young, talented, a prostitute turned artist turned celebrity. He also didn’t exist: he was … Read More

Supergirl unveils Superman ahead of Season 2

Supergirl has unveiled its first photo of Tyler Hoechlin as Superman.

Yes, the Man of Steel himself, and Kara’s cousin, will finally appear on screen in Season 2 of The CW’s series, after countless glimpses of his shoes, cape and … Read More

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