YouTube nabs exclusive streaming rights for Activision Blizzard eSports

YouTube will be the exclusive streaming home for Activision Blizzard’s eSports tournaments as part of a new deal between the gaming giant and Google.

Behind the scenes, Google Cloud will serve as the preferred provider for Activision Blizzard’s game hosting … Read More

Trailer: Inside No.9 returns this February for Season 5

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith return to BBC Two this month for more exceptionally twisted tales. Yes, Inside No. 9 is back for a fifth season, and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of the small shocks in store.

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Why Swamp Thing should be your next box set

This distinctive, horror-tinged superhero outing was cancelled prematurely but still has much to offer.Read More

Trailer: Apple TV+ goes on a Mythic Quest this February

“This game has something that nobody else will. Me.” That’s the sound of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney heading to Apple TV+ for new comedy series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet.

The nine-episode, half-hour comedy, co-created by McElhenney and … Read More

Trailer: The Pale Horse set for February premiere

The Pale Horse, BBC One’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation, finally arrives on our screens this February, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the atmospheric drama.

A mysterious list of names is found in the shoe of … Read More

Apple TV+ film review: Hala

Director: Minhal Baig Cast: Geraldine Viswanathan, Purbi Joshi, Azad Khan Certificate: 15 Watch Hala online in the UK: Apple TV+

Meet Hala (Geraldine Viswanathan). She’s just like any other 17-year-old girl: she goes to school, doesn’t get on with her … Read More

February 2020 Watchlist: 32 highlights and UK TV air dates for this month

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More

The MUBI Weekly Digest | 1st February 2020

MUBI’s awards season gets into full swing this week, with everything from Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina to MUBI’s exclusive On Body and Soul. There’s still time, though, for an intriguing debut, a dose of Godard and – best of all … Read More

ITV orders surveillance thriller Viewpoint

ITV has ordered surveillance thriller Viewpoint from screenwriter Ed Whitmore.

The five-part series, from the Emmy and Edgar award winning writer, is based on an idea by Fleabag director Harry Bradbeer, who has co-created the series. It follows a police … Read More

The fantasy of flight: Porco Rosso and Miyazaki’s lifelong obsession

With Studio Ghibli films now available on Netflix UK, we delve into our archives to look back at what makes them so magical. This article was originally published in 2015.

Miyazaki’s obsession with flight is evident throughout his films. … Read More