YouTube changes the way it counts subscribers

YouTube is changing the way it counts subscribers.

The number of subscribers is one of the most important metrics on the video site, joining the number of views each video gets to indicate popularity, demand and influence. Indeed, in recent … Read More

STARZPLAY arrives on Apple TV

STARZPLAY is now available on the Apple TV app.

The international subscription streaming service was launched by Starz almost exactly one year ago, bringing together a range of STARZ and Lionsgate content in one place. That includes shows such … Read More

What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in May / June 2019?

There’s only one Bank Holiday in May left, and if you’re stuck for something to watch, it’s the perfect time to binge your way through some of the best TV shows and films on Sky NOW, before they depart into … Read More

The Weekly MUBI Digest | 25th May 2019

MUBI concludes its Cannes takeover in imperious form with Michael Haneke, before continuing to celebrate the career Josephine Decker, the director of Madeline’s Madeline. You can still stream that online, after its cinema release this month, and for those looking … Read More

Filming begins on The A Word Season 3

The A Word will return to BBC One, with filming now underway for the third season.

Peter Bowker’s family drama will again see Max Vento, Morven Christie, Lee Ingleby, Greg McHugh, Molly Wright, Pooky Quesnel, Leon Harrop and Christopher Eccleston … Read More

Netflix’s Historical Roasts is a “history lesson for millennials”

Netflix is getting ready to teach history a lesson this spring, with new series Historical Roasts arriving on the streaming service.

The show aims to provide “a history lesson for millennials”, exec producer Michael D. Ratner told EW, in an … Read More

Watch: Full trailer for Downton Abbey movie arrives

“The king and queen are coming to Downton.” That’s the sound of Downton Abbey hitting new heights, as the TV series returns for a full feature-length outing – and we’ve got our first proper look at the movie with its … Read More

Netflix unveils full trailer for Jinn

“I promise it’ll be fun,” a high schooler promises her friend in new Netflix seres Jinn – and those famous last words spell the start of something supernatural in the ancient Middle East city of Petra.

The series follows a … Read More

VOD film review: Joy (2018)

This tough, documentary-like drama about modern slavery finds human resilience in a horrible cycle of abuse.Read More

Shudder UK film review: Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017)

Gidden Ko’s hybrid of cruel comedy and tragic horror makes a creature feature of adolescent anomie.Read More