YouTube launches original slate with trailer for new Smosh series

YouTube is officially kicking off its slate of original content with the trailer for a new Smosh series.

The scripted show (called Part Timers) will star the Smosh duo – Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox – and will premiere early … Read More

Early sales put Apple TV ahead of streaming rivals

The new Apple TV has only been on shop shelves for a week but it is already racing ahead of the competition, according to one new report.

Slice Intelligence, which gets data from e-receipts to measure online shopping behaviour, says … Read More

8 billion views: Is Facebook a threat to YouTube?

Video viewing on Facebook has doubled in the last six month. The social network now receives 8 billion views on average every day – a huge leap from the 4 billion average reported in April 2015.

Does that make Facebook … Read More

Amazon TV pilots autumn 2015 review: Edge, Patriot, Z, Highston, Good Girls Revolt, One Mississippi

Amazon has unveiled its latest season of TV pilots for autumn 2015, a process that, thanks to the company’s decision to open up the commissioning process to the public, gives you an insight into how ambitious the VOD service has … Read More

VOD film review: Everything Must Go (Neighbour for Sale)

Director: Dan Rush Cast: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, CJ Wallace, Laura Dern Certificate: 15 Watch Everything Must Go online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

Will Ferrell goes from silly … Read More

Hands-on review: The new Apple TV (2015)

In the fight for the living room space, Apple has been uncharacteristically behind the curve. The Apple TV launched a few years ago was described as a “hobby” for Apple, something else to give the devotees while the company focus … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Supergirl, Episode 2 (Stronger Together)

This is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the end for spoilers.

“Every woman knows we have to work twice as hard to be considered half as good.”

Supergirl continues its trend of wryly acknowledging both the obstacles facing its … Read More

New releases and coming soon on MUBI UK this week (7th November 2015)

Not getting your art house fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, a subscription VOD service that hand-picks films from around the world.

This … Read More

VOD film review: The Runner

Nic Cage stars in this underwhelming drama that fails to spark to life.Read More

NOW TV joins new Apple TV app line-up

NOW has released a new app for the upgraded Apple TV.

The app was available on the previous version of Apple’s little black box, so the arrival of the streaming service will come as no surprise. In fact, it was … Read More