UK TV review: Vikings Season 4, Episode 8 and 9

Warning: This contains spoilers.

As Season 4 draws to the end of its first half, Vikings has never been better – and the thrilling double-bill leading up to the mid-season finale is a perfect demonstration why.

The show has always … Read More

UK TV recap: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 9 (Left Behind)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

It may have struggled to find its feet in the early stages, but after three superb episodes in a row (Marooned, Night of the Hawk and this week’s Left Behind), Legends of Tomorrow is firing on … Read More

BBC iPlayer to introduce subscription fees?

BBC iPlayer could introduce a trial subscription fee for some programmes, under new government proposals.

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, who will publish a white paper on the future of the BBC in May, is expected to order the introduction of … Read More

VOD service Flix Premiere launches ahead of Cannes event

New VOD service Flix Premiere has launched in the UK.

The pay-per-view site, which offers titles to rent online, was founded by entrepreneur Martin Warner.

The site joins an increasingly competitive market – only this week, for example, TalkTalk … Read More

UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 18 (Eleven Fifty-Nine)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

It goes without saying that there will be some pretty hefty spoilers this week, so if you’re an Arrow fan and you’ve somehow made it this far without knowing who gets killed off, then continue at … Read More

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

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 Fall of … Read More

VOD film review: Heaven Knows What

A powerful drama, strikingly directed and featuring a star-making turn from Arielle Holmes.Read More

Competition: Win a free digital download of Safelight

Safelight, starring Juno Temple, will be available to watch online in the UK this Bank Holiday weekend – a few days after it hits cinemas.

The film, directed by first-timer Tony Aloupis, follows a teenage boy and girl, as they … Read More

Casual to premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in UK

Casual is coming to UK TV this spring, courtesy of Amazon Prime Video.

The streaming service has snapped up the exclusive UK rights to Hulu’s original comedy series, which stars Michaela Watkins and Tommy Dewey.

Exec Produced by Jason Reitman … Read More

Wuaki.tv gets its own remote control button

How can you tell when a VOD service is successful? Look at the hardware. Amazon has launched its own Fire TV streaming devices. NOW has done something similar with its branded Roku box. Netflix, meanwhile, is one of many sites … Read More