Government plans to expand BBC licence fee with proposed ‘YouTube Tax’
YouTube, Netflix and Disney+ could face new BBC fee rules Watching videos online could soon come with an unexpected cost, as the government considers extending the BBC licence fee to streaming services and digital platforms. The proposed shake-up could bring websites and services such as YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ under the same […]
2 weeks ago
Prime Video’s hit thriller series cancelled, confirms star
EXCLUSIVE: One of the show’s stars told JOE that the show sadly won’t be back for a new season. Prime Video’s British supernatural thriller series The Rig has been cancelled after two seasons, according to its star Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek, WandaVision). Having premiered in 2023, the show followed the crew of a Scottish oil […]
2 weeks ago
Calling all movie lovers! Sign up to the JOE Film Club Newsletter
Exciting news for people always seeking new movie and TV show recommendations. Are you a movie and television lover? Do you enjoy JOE’s film and TV show recommendations? Well, what if you could get them sent directly to you in one compact, useful viewing guide? If you couldn’t tell by all the rhetorical questions, we’re […]
1 month ago
Here are the best movies airing on TV this week
With our new column, you’ll never miss a movie airing on TV again. For anyone who has ever stumbled upon one of JOE’s daily ‘movie on TV’ articles too late, missing our film picks as they were airing on television, this is the column for you. We have taken your feedback on board, and we […]
2 months ago
‘I Will Find You’: the Netflix series viewers can’t stop bingeing
What is ‘I Will Find You’ and why is it keeping viewers up until 2am If your social feeds have been steering you towards I Will Find You, you are not alone. It started, as so many viewing obsessions now do, with a plea posted to social media: a TikTok user known as ‘Anna About […]
2 months ago
Gerard Butler disaster film Geostorm is leaving free streaming
Viewers have just weeks to watch for free. Fans have only weeks left to catch one of Gerard Butler’s big disaster movies for free, with the 2017 blockbuster Geostorm set to leave streaming platform Tubi at the end of August. Why Gerard Butler’s Geostorm is leaving Tubi The 109-minute film was added to Tubi on […]
3 months ago