Alibaba wants to create China’s HBO and Netflix equivalent June 14, 2015 Alibaba is releasing a Netflix-style streaming service in two months, the firm's head of digital entertainment revealed today. The service will be called Tmall Box Office – "TBO" for short – and will feature Alibaba-produced content as well as programming acquired from China and other territories. Read more: Alibaba Pictures share price tumbles following $1.6bn placement [...]
Jurassic World: Colossal $500m box office gives dinosaur thriller biggest opening weekend in history June 14, 2015 Jurassic World has stomped its way to the top of the international box office with a mammoth opening weekend thought to be over $500m. The fourth film in the dinosaur franchise made over $500m around the world this weekend – making it the first film in history to do so. In the US it recorded [...]
Jurassic World: Why fans may be disappointed but Hollywood will certainly be happy June 12, 2015 Within three days of being uploaded onto YouTube, over 30m people had watched the trailer for Jurassic World, which enters UK cinemas this weekend. It immediately became one of the most watched trailers of 2014, picking up more views than the trailers for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and The Hunger Games: [...]
Ofcom details proposed price caps on BT’s high-speed business lines June 12, 2015 Ofcom has detailed proposed price controls on BT's leased telecoms lines, saying they would mean significant reductions for many businesses reliant on the high-speed lines. BT has "significant power" in the £2bn leased lines market, which provides vital high-speed broadband and mobile services, according to Ofcom who want to implement charge controls. Read more: BT dismisses [...]
TFI Friday could return permanently after tonight’s anniversary special June 12, 2015 TFI Friday could make a more permanent return to our screens, if tonight's one-off special is a hit (which it is almost certain to be). The Chris Evans-fronted show, which first broadcast in 1996, is coming back for one night only. It will be aired at 9pm – much later than the traditional 6pm [...]
Rupert Murdoch reportedly stepping down from 21st Century Fox June 11, 2015 Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is preparing to step down from his empire at 21st Century Fox, according to reports. Murdoch is expected to hand over the reigns to son James within six months to a year, according to CNBC, citing unnamed sources close to the family. The 84-year-old will remain as executive chairman and will [...]
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back returns to UK box office top 10 thanks to Secret Cinema June 10, 2015 Star Wars has re-entered the top 10 at the UK box office – 35 years after it was first screened in cinemas. The Empire Strikes Back, "episode five" in the Star Wars saga, was the eighth-best performing film in the UK this weekend thanks to Secret Cinema screenings which delivered a total take just over £300,000. [...]
BT dismisses Sky claims with Champions League launch and big name signings June 9, 2015 BT has launched its Champions League coverage, pouring cold water on the attempts of its main rival, Sky, to diminish the significance of winning the exclusive rights to European football. Sky has being trying to play down its loss of the rights to show Europe's premier club competition ever since its destination was announced more than a [...]
BT Sport’s Champions League coverage to feature Steven Gerrard and Gary Lineker and cost additional £5 June 9, 2015 Before jetting off to Hollywood to play for LA Galaxy, Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard will join Gary Lineker in the BT Sport studio as a pundit for its Champions League coverage. Harry Redknapp, Glenn Hoddle and Howard Webb will also join the channel's team for its biggest season of football to date. BT will broadcast [...]
Fifa film United Passions flops as it takes just $607 at US box office June 8, 2015 After arrests, resignations and allegations, Fifa's hellish fortnight got even worse this weekend with a box office bomb. United Passions, the Fifa-financed film which tells the story of the governing body and the World Cup, made a measly $607 on its opening weekend in the US – a pathetic return that looks even worse in [...]