BBC faces backlash over cutting free TV licences for over-75s

The BBC is facing backlash from the government and some corners of the media, following its decision to cut free TV licences for a number of over-75s.

Around 3.7 million pensioners are expected to have to pay the Licence Fee … Read More

Netflix invests in next generation of Canadian creators

Netflix is stepping up its investment in the next generation of underrepresented Canadian creators.

At the 2019 Banff World Media Festival, the streaming giant joined imagineNATIVE, The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) and Wapikoni Mobile to announce a suite of partnerships … Read More

Channel 4 invests in digital content for teens

Channel 4 is looking to reach younger viewers with a new wave of content on YouTube and social media.

This new Teens strand is part of Channel 4’s original digital content strategy. It aims to ensure that a new generation … Read More

Killing Eve Season 2 “already a huge smash”

Season 2 of Killing Eve is already a huge smash hit, with people flocking to BBC iPlayer to stream the show on its opening weekend.

Episode one was requested 864,000 times over the weekend and the box set for Season … Read More

VOD film review: Instant Family

Bursting with confidence and charm, this heartfelt tale of adoption is one of the standout comedies of 2019.Read More

VOD film review: Behind the Curve

Empathetic, educational and hugely entertaining, this fascinating Flat-Earther doc is essential viewing for a post-truth age.Read More

Spielberg to make midnight horror series for Quibi

Steven Spielberg is making a new horror series for streaming platform Quibi – one that you’ll only be able to watch at night.

The project was revealed this week at the Banff World Media Festival, where Quibi co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg … Read More

Netflix to air Oprah Winfrey When They See Us special

Netflix will air Oprah Winfrey’s interview with the makers of When They See and the five men whose lives are at its heart.

Winfrey hosted an Emmy For Your Consideration panel on Sunday with the show’s creator, Ava DuVernay..

The … Read More

Harry Hill to host Channel 4’s Junior Bake Off

Comedian, author and a man who likes a significant shirt collar, Harry Hill, will host Channel 4’s new Junior Bake Off.

The GBBO spin-off series will see 40 of the country’s best junior bakers, aged 9 – 15, enter the … Read More

Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal to star in Netflix adaptation of The Division

Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in Netflix adaptation of The Division.

The Ubisoft video game quickly became the fastest-selling new IP in video game history when it first launched and currently has more than 20 million players. The … Read More