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

UK TV review: Preacher, Episode 9 (Finish The Song)

Warning: This review contains spoilers.

“I never seen a man more in love with killing than you.”

While AMC’s supernatural series deals with the struggle between good and evil, Episode 9, in particular, focuses on the latter. Finish The Song … Read More

Interview: Director Sian Heder talks Netflix’s Tallulah

When was the last time you saw a film with three complex female leads get a high-profile, wide release? That’s what’s happening tomorrow to Tallulah, which Netflix snapped up at Sundance Film festival this year.

Written and directed by … Read More

VOD film review: Marguerite

Sympathetic, but never stirring.Read More

Mina Murray’s Journal: James Moran unveils Dracula web series

Update: Episode 1 premieres on Thursday 29th September. Here it is:

Writer-director James Moran is bringing Dracula to the web this September in a brand new series based on Bram Stoker’s classic novel.

Mina Murray’s Journal will tell the … Read More

Jennifer Garner leads new cast additions for Netflix kids’ series

Jennifer Garner is leading a long line-up of new cast additions for Netflix’s original kids’ series.
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Netflix renews Beat Bugs for Season 2 and orders Motown follow-up

Netflix has renewed Beat Bugs for a second season. The show, which follows a group of five bug friends who band together to explore and learn in an overgrown suburban backyard, incorporates songs from the Lennon/McCartney Northern Songs catalogue, to … Read More