“Treading water”: BBC iPlayer’s battle with Netflix and Amazon

BBC iPlayer needs to stop “treading water”, new research has warned, as the BBC’s catch-up service faces growing competition from Netflix and Amazon.

YouGov’s latest BrandIndex buzz rankings for the most positively talked about brands shows that BBC iPlayer remains … Read More

Amazon’s Patriot to premiere on 24th February following Berlin debut

Amazon’s Patriot will premiere this February following its debut at the Berlin Film Festival.

The original series, written and directed by Steven Conrad (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), follows intelligence officer John Tavner (Michael Dorman). His latest assignment? Prevent … Read More

Amazon cancels comedy series Highston

Amazon has cancelled comedy series Highston.

The show, which was exec-produced by Sacha Baron Cohen, was part of the online giant’s autumn 2015 pilot season, going on to be commissioned for a full run at the end of that year. … Read More

Sundance: Amazon snaps up The Big Sick in double-digit deal

Amazon has snapped up The Big Sick in one of Sundance Film Festival’s biggest ever deals.

The online giant, which made a splash at Sundance last year with the acquisition of Oscar favourite Manchester by the Sea, is back in … Read More

Amazon attempts to woo Sundance filmmakers with $100k bonus

As the Sundance Film Festival gets underway, the online giants are already out in force to find the next Manchester by the Sea. Both Netflix and Amazon have already made their first acquisitions ahead of the festival, but while the … Read More

Daniel Pyne becomes new Bosch showrunner

Daniel Pyne has become the new showrunner of Amazon’s Bosch.

The cop drama, based on Michael Connelly’s novels, stars Titus Welliver as the detective. It was developed for TV by Eric Overmyer (Treme, The Wire) and is executive produced by … Read More

Hap and Leonard Season 2 set for March UK release

Hap and Leonard returns for Season 2 this spring, and the programme is gearing up for a March premiere.

The “swamp noir” stars James Purefoy (The Following) and Michael Kenneth Williams (Boardwalk Empire) and is based on the novels by … Read More

Into the Badlands Season 2 gets March air date

Into the Badlands Season 2 will premiere this March, AMC has confirmed.

The show, which was ranked in our list of the underrated shows of 2015, is that rare thing: a martial arts TV programme. Set in an apocalyptic future … Read More

My French Film Festival returns for month-long streaming celebration

My French Film Festival returns this weekend for a month-long streaming celebration of modern French cinema.

After a record year with 6.5 million views in 2016, the seventh edition of the annual event brings a selection of the best new … Read More

2017 BAFTA nominees and where you can watch them online

La La Land is leading the 2017 BAFTA nominees, with 11 nods in total. Damien Chazelle’s musical, which just swept the board at the Golden Globes, is the undisputed frontrunner for the awards season: at the BAFTAs, it has picked … Read More