Netflix and Amazon spend more than CBS, HBO and Turner on content

Netflix and Amazon are now spending more on original programming than CBS, HBO and Turner, a new report reveals.

The research by IHS Markit highlights just how big a part of the streaming landscape original content has become. Indeed, in … Read More

Westworld premiere draws record-breaking UK audience

The premiere of Westworld broke ratings records last week. The first episode HBO’s sci-fi drama, which aired on Tuesday 4th October, drew a consolidated audience of 1.84 million, the largest ever audience for a brand new series in the history … Read More

UK TV review: The Night Of

“If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” That’s a lawyer speaking at the trial of Nasir Khan (Riz Ahmed), a young Pakistani-American, in HBO’s The Night Of. Invited to a party in downtown Manhattan, he borrows his dad’s taxi … Read More

Westworld available to watch online in UK from October 2016

Sky has announced that Westworld will be available to watch online in the UK from Tuesday 4th October.

HBO’s dark odyssey from JJ Abrams (Star Trek Beyond, Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Jonathan Nolan (Interstellar, The Dark Knight) and Lisa … Read More

Making a Murder nabs four Emmy awards as Game of Thrones dominates

Game of Thrones dominated the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the weekend.

The awards, which were handed out on both Saturday and Sunday night, recognise artistic and technical achievement on the small screen, as well as guest performances, animation and … Read More

2016 Emmys: Netflix and Amazon receive record nominations as online video steals spotlight

Netflix and Amazon have both received a record number of Emmy nominations, in a year where online video has never been more acclaimed.

At a glance, the awards seem the same old set-up, with Game of Thrones again leading the … Read More

Amazon hires HBO veteran to head comedy development

Amazon has hired HBO veteran Nick Hall to head up its comedy development team.

Hall first joined HBO back in 2008, before being promoted to VP in 2011 and SVP in 2014. During his time at the cable network, he … Read More

Trailer: Bryan Cranston’s All the Way available to watch online in UK this June

Bryan Cranston’s political drama All the Way will finally be available to watch online in the UK this June.

The drama, directed by Jay Roach, is written by Robert Schenkkan, based on his own play, which earned Cranston a Tony … Read More

Netflix trumps HBO for best original content

Netflix has trumped HBO for the first time when it comes to best original content, according to a new survey.

Morgan Stanley’s study, which quizzed a representative sample of two and a half thousand viewers in the US, has seen … Read More

HBO lines up more Thrones and a Deadwood movie

Netflix has stolen all the news headlines this week, as the streaming service opened its online doors to almost every country in the world, making it arguably the world’s first global TV network – but old rival HBO isn’t going … Read More