After hearing so much about the Star Trek: The Next Generation spin-off/sequel, which will be centred around Sir Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard – we finally get to see a new teaser trailer. The show, which is expected to arrive later in the year, will be available in the UK on Amazon Prime Video. Star Trek:
Following a dramatic drop in UK streaming market share, and a survey conducted by the BBC, it is now asking Ofcom to make some drastic changes to their streaming service, BBC iPlayer. Among those: longer periods of availability for their programmes, and returning full box-sets. Back in January, The BBC opened a public consultation for
With so much content on TV these days, sifting through it all and finding what to watch is becoming a real issue. Netflix is about to test a new method that is aimed at helping you make that choice – “Top 10” lists that will rank its most popular movies and TV shows in the
After months (and even years) of rumours, speculations and tidbits of information, Disney finally announced their upcoming streaming service: Disney+. With new Star Wars and Marvel shows, The Simpsons, and the entire Disney Films back-catalogue, the service, which will launch in November, will try to compete with Netflix. At first, however, it will only be available
Amazon is gearing up for their Spring Sale (which will start on April 8th) – and as an early celebration, they’re offering a three months subscription to their Spotify rival – Amazon Music Unlimited – for… free. However – it’s only for new subscribers. Just as Netflix did for streaming video, a music subscription service
Sky’s streaming TV service, NOW TV, has raised the price of their “Sky Cinema Pass” starting today (April 4): the package, which includes more than 1,000 movies on-demand as well as “live” streaming of Sky’s cinema channels, will now cost £11.99 per month, instead of £9.99 – a jump of 20%. NOW TV was created as Sky’s answer to Netflix
Iconic BBC comedies and drama programmes will be coming to Sky and NOW TV starting next month. Full box sets of Only Fools and Horses, Absolutely Fabulous, Blackadder and other classics, will be available to watch on demand, as part of a new agreement between the BBC and Sky. Some of the classic BBC shows, as well as more
In an attempt to fight services like Netflix, ITV and the BBC are planning a new paid streaming service, with old – and new – programmes
Following in the footsteps of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Sky’s NOW TV streaming service will now let you download TV shows and movies for offline viewing on your smart phone or tablet – with some restrictions. This is particularly useful when you expect to be without an internet connection – on a flight, for
Exactly one year after raising the prices of their NOW TV Sports Passes, Sky are raising the costs of their streaming-only Sports service yet again, for both the Day Pass and the Weekly Pass. Cord cutting sports fans have few options to watch their favourite sports without a “traditional” cable/satellite contract. Luckily, they at least
Another year, another TV licence fee increase: Starting April 1, 2019, the annual fee will increase from £150.50 to £154.50. This marks the third year in a row of licence fee increases. An annual black and white licence will rise from £50.50 to £52.00. But is the TV licence still relevant in this era of cord cutting? The
When it comes to sports, TV cord cutters in the UK don’t have too many options (without a Sky/cable subscription). So we’re happy to report that for a limited time, Amazon is offering a subscription to the Eurosport Player channel, which is part of their Prime Channels, for a discounted price of just… 1p per