Obama’s final State of the Union to stream on YouTube and Amazon

Barack Obama will go down in history as the Digital President – and he’s not about to let his online title slide, with his final State of the Union address able to stream on YouTube and Amazon.

YouTube has become … Read More

BBC iPlayer releases trailer for original film The Rack Pack

“I’m an entertainer…” says Alex “Hurricane” Higgins in the new trailer for BBC iPlayer’s The Rack Pack.

Played by Luke Treadaway, the snooker legend lives up to that claim, as the film – iPlayer’s first scripted feature – follows his … Read More

New House of Cards Season 4 trailers

Netflix has released a new House of Cards Season 4 trailer – and it’s a reminder of everything you love about the show and its loathsome lead.

Kevin Spacey has perfected the art of being a despicable, duplicitous, downright homicidal … Read More

Watch the opening minute of The X-Files 2016 series

FOX has released the opening minute of the all new The X-Files series online.

The X-Files began all the way back in 1993, spanning nine seasons and bagging a whole host of awards, including five Golden Globes and 16 Emmys. … Read More

RIP David Bowie (or, Helping Frances to find her Ha)

Everyone has a David Bowie moment. That doesn’t mean that everyone knew David Bowie, but it does mean that his reach and influence was wide enough for you to have connected with him. The man was a legend. An icon. … Read More

All of The X-Files are now available to watch online in the UK on Amazon

All of The X-Files are now available to watch online in the UK on Amazon Prime Video.

The classic sci-fi series returns this year for a limited run (pictured above), an event that has fans of the show clamouring for … Read More

Amazon beats Netflix to win Golden Globes for second year running

Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle has swept aside the competition in this year’s Golden Globes to win not one but two awards.

The comedy about an orchestra, which premiered its second season at the very end of 2015, was a … Read More

Coming soon in 2016: Netflix originals series and films

Last week, Netflix launched in over 100 countries simultaneously, achieving the streaming service’s goal of almost total world domination.

But Netflix’s ambitions don’t just extend to global reach: its plans to create original content are equally grand, with Beasts … Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (10th January 2016)

Christmas is over – and BBC iPlayer continues to prove a perfect way to mop up the leftovers from the stuffed Christmas TV schedule. But the Beeb is kicking off 2016 in style with a lavish adaptation of War and … Read More

Catch-up TV reviews: Beowulf, Lip Sync Battle UK, From Dusk Till Dawn, Walter Presents

We catch up with some of the week’s TV on free catch-up services. For BBC shows, see our weekly Best of BBC iPlayer column.

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (ITV Hub)

Oh dear. ITV’s latest attempt to forge a … Read More