Netflix updates TV app for first time since 2013

2013 was a great year. Andy Murray won Wimbledon. Croatia joined the EU. “Squee” was added to the dictionary. Also, Netflix updated its TV app.

Since then, smart TV users have been faced with the same tired interface, while Netflix … Read More

VOD film review: Robot Overlords

A charming family sci-fi with ambition and imagination? We, for one, welcome our new Robot Overlords.Read More

Netflix UK film review: Best of Enemies

Director: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville Cast: Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley Jr. Certificate: 15 Watch Best of Enemies online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Dogwoof.tv

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VOD film review: Ruth & Alex (5 Flights Up)

Director: Richard Loncraine Cast: Morgan Freeman, Diane Keaton, Cynthia Nixon Certificate: 12A Watch Ruth & Alex online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk / Eircom / Rakuten TV … Read More

Sky snaps up David Duchovny’s Aquarius for August UK air date

David Duchovny’s TV series Aquarius will premiere in the UK in August on Sky Atlantic.

Sky acquired the rights to NBC’s gritty drama from ITV Studios Global Entertainment this week and announced plans to broadcast it on Sky Atlantic across … Read More

Raindance Web Fest returns for 2015

The Raindance Web Fest will return for its third year running this September, Raindance has announced.

The dedicated digital series festival, which takes place during the Raindance Film Festival on 25th to 27th September, will feature a packed schedule of … Read More

Netflix buys rights to Australian comedy series Utopia

Netflix has bought the rights to Utopia – no, not that one.

The Australian political comedy, made by Working Dog Productions, follows the goings-on at the Nation Building Authority, a fictitious government agency responsible for major infrastructure works Down … Read More

Channel 4 commissions shorts starring The Last Leg host

Channel 4 has commissioned a series of shorts starring Alex Brooker.

The host of The Last Leg is also an ambassador for disability charity Scope, who will partner with the broadcast for the shorts.

Titled What Not To Do, the … Read More

Magazine review: Oh My Vlog! (or Old People Are Scared of Things for Young People)

Marcus Butler is afraid of bees. Alfie Deyes’ first CD was a Busted Album. These are the kind of things you can learn in Oh My Vlog!, a new vlogger magazine that was released today in newsagents and select branches … Read More

Over 60m global viewers watching BBC iPlayer for free

Over 50 million people around the world are watching BBC iPlayer for free, according to new research.

BBC iPlayer is a service for UK users, funded by the licence fee, but a study by GlobalWebIndex, which interviewed around 47,000 people … Read More