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How has the coronavirus lockdown impacted streaming?
August 2, 2020 | David FarnorThe digital video sector has officially boomed during the coronavirus lockdown, with spending on buy-and-keep digital downloads rising 87 per cent year-on-year.
Spending reached £113 million from March to June 2020, while 1.8 million new customers either bought or rented … Read More
Old Vic to stream Jekyll and Hyde this August
July 30, 2020 | David FarnorThe Old Vic Theatre will stream its production of Jekyll and Hyde for free this August.
The dance thriller, devised, directed and choreographed by Olivier Award winner Drew McOnie, is inspired by Robert Louis Stevensons The Strange Case of Dr … Read More
Universal and AMC agree PVOD model
July 29, 2020 | David FarnorUniversal and AMC Theatres have made peace and agreed upon a landmark new model that will allow the distributor to break the theatrical window.
The two companies butted heads this summer, after Universal led the way in releasing films online … Read More
FrightFest 2020: The digital line-up
July 28, 2020 | David FarnorFor the October 2020 Halloween event, click here.
FrightFest officially goes online this August, taking the UK’s biggest horror and fantasy film festival into cyberspace. The 21st edition of the festival, which joins other film events in going online during … Read More
E4 hooks up with Celebs Go Virtual Dating
July 27, 2020 | David FarnorE4 is hooking up virtually with celebrities for new reality series Celebs Go Virtual Dating.
The series will put the dating skills of four celebrities to the test in a spin-off to E4’s flagship reality show, Celebs Go Dating. It … Read More
Hollyoaks counts down must-watch weeks as soap goes off air
July 23, 2020 | David FarnorE4 is counting down the “must-watch weeks from Hollyoaks history as the Channel 4 soap goes off air.
The Chester drama is joining BBC’s EastEnders in having a short break in transmissions, after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted filming and left … Read More
Bitesize Daily scores 5 million iPlayer requests
July 21, 2020 | David FarnorBBC Bitesize Daily has scored more than 5 million requests on BBC iPlayer, as parents and children turned to the BBC’s online educational programming to help with home-schooling during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Beeb opened the doors to its virtual … Read More
Andrew Scott to stream Three Kings live from Old Vic Theatre
July 20, 2020 | David FarnorAndrew Scott is heading back to the Old Vic Theatre this summer for a live-streamed production of Three Kings.
The new play by Stephen Beresford was written for the Sherlock star. When Patrick is eight years old his absent father … Read More
Olympics Rewind: BBC replays highlights from 2012, 2008 and 2016
July 17, 2020 | David FarnorWith the Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 from the originally planned dates of 24th July to 9th August, the BBC is giving fans their sporting fix by replaying highlights from Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.
After three days … Read More
Spaceship Earth: Barbican to host online ScreenTalk with director Matt Wolf
July 16, 2020 | David FarnorThe Barbican is hosting an online Q&A this evening with Matt Wolf, the director of new documentary Spaceship Earth.
The film, which is out now to buy and rent online – including from the Barbican’s own online platform – tells … Read More