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Melissa Joan Hart: “Netflix’s Sabrina is satanic”

Melissa Joan Hart, the US actress and director, perhaps best known for her roles in 90s sitcoms Sabrina The Teenage Witch and Clarissa Explains It All, was reunited with her Sabrina co-stars Beth Broderick and Jenna Leigh Green at Comic Con Liverpool, and the trio reminisced about their time together on the show. During a […]

March 9, 2020Nik Roseveare @ Comic Con Liverpool

Disney+ reveals full UK launch content

Disney has revealed that over 500 films, more than 350 series and a slate of 26 exclusive Disney+ Originals will be available on its Disney+ SVoD platform on launch day in the UK. Launching on March 24th, subscribers will be able to watch blockbuster movies such as Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, and (nearly) all of […]

March 6, 2020By Nik Roseveare

HomeHub Plus Netflix bundle from StarHub

Suggesting it is starting the decade off with a bang, Singapore multiplay operator StarHub has teamed up with Netflix to deliver what it says is the best of entertainment and superb connectivity. The HomeHub Plus bundle is a first in Singapore, featuring all-in-one broadband, TV entertainment and Netflix subscription, offering top-class entertainment at home and […]

March 6, 2020

Sunderland ‘Til I Die returns to Netflix in April

Fulwell73, the production company behind The Late Late Show, Bros: After the Screaming Stops, I Am Bolt (Feature), The Class of ’92, Busby (Feature) and Hitsville: The Making of Motown (Feature) has announced their acclaimed documentary series Sunderland ‘Til I Die will return to Netflix on April 1st. The returning series focuses on new owner […]

March 6, 2020

BritBox resurrects Spitting Image

BritBox UK has announced the service’s first original commission; a new series of the multi-BAFTA-winning, multi-Emmy-nominated Spitting Image. The satirical comedy originally ran for a total of 18 seasons between 1984 and 1996, and will return this autumn on the BritBox SVoD platform, with original Spitting Image co-creator Roger Law back leading the show’s creative […]

March 4, 2020By Nik Roseveare

StarzPlay launches new app in Spain

StarzPlay, the SVoD service from Starz, has launched a new app in Spain to make it available on mobile and tablets device. For €4.99 a month subscribers will be able to watch hundreds of films and series like Power Book II: Ghost, Hightown, Vida, The Act and Divergente. The app allows up to 4 subscribers […]

March 4, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Netflix adds ‘Because She Watched’ curated collection

Netflix and UN Women have launched Because She Watched – a special Netflix collection of series, documentaries, and films to celebrate International Women’s Day. The collection, which will be available all year, is curated by female creators from behind and in front of the camera – including Sophia Loren, Janet Mock, Salma Hayek, Yalitza Aparicio, […]

March 4, 2020

Sky secures Disney+ deal

Sky and Disney have agreed a new multi-year deal, making Disney+ available for purchase in the UK and Ireland on Sky Q, to be followed by NOW TV in the coming months. Customers will be able to watch shows such as The Mandalorian, Forky Asks a Question and The World According to Jeff Goldblum and […]

March 3, 2020

Sky MD: “Disney+ won’t affect our content… yet”

Following the news that The Simpsons will not be available on the Disney+ streaming service when it launches in the UK, Sky MD Zai Bennett has assured fans that the show will continue to be available on Sky. Bennett was being interviewed on Radio 5 Live, where he said the long-running animated series will only […]

February 25, 2020

Netflix partners with 6 creators to develop original anime

Netflix has partnered with six Japanese creators to develop original anime shows as part of the streaming platform’s continued effort to build on its best-in-class anime originals with deep creative roots in Japan. The six creators CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura), Shin Kibayashi (The Kindaichi Case Files), Yasuo Ohtagaki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt), Otsuichi (Goth), Tow Ubukata […]

February 25, 2020By Nik Roseveare