Welcome to Pedestrian TV, Australia’s new youth channel. Warning: it just might break your brain
The 24/7 programming toggles between surreal and profane sketches and alt-comedy clips, in an experience best suited to the very stoned
August 2023
Weekend
Weekend podcast: best of 2023...so far - part 2
The Weekend team are taking a break. So this week, we’re looking back at some of our favourite pieces of the year.
April 2023
‘Awkwardness is part of life’: Amelia Dimoldenberg on Chicken Shop Date and flirting with Andrew Garfield
The deadpan YouTuber went from quizzing grime stars over wings to Vanity Fair’s Oscars party red carpet. What happens now she’s becoming as famous as the people she interviews?
December 2022
Is this the end of TV? Broadcasters prepare for online-only switch
As ITVX launches and the BBC gets ready to stream not beam, will event viewing become a thing of the past?
October 2022
Children need to be protected from toxic social media platforms
Letters: Readers reflect on the Molly Russell inquest verdict and hope that it will be a turning point for technology firms
September 2022
China’s Lipstick King reappears, months after Tiananmen ‘tank cake’ row
Netflix and Amazon cut spend on UK shows as British broadcasters fight back
July 2022
Thailand’s gay-romance TV dramas help revive flagging tourism industry
The popularity of gay-romance series sends fans from home and abroad flocking to filming locations across the country
March 2021
Six hours, 25 minutes
The silver streamer: older people are bingeing TV? News to me
I love the telly – but the older generation is as susceptible to the waning attention spans a glut of content can cause, and after a year in lockdown I’m in need of a break
December 2020
Ofcom proposes radical shake-up of UK broadcasting
Streaming firms could provide public service programming in an increasingly digital world
August 2020
UK broadcasters outbid and forced to innovate amid shortage of shows
Britons watched TV for 40% of waking hours during Covid lockdown
July 2020
BBC axes evening edition of Newsround after 48 years
'Cute but cruel': the crime drama hailed a Chinese TV milestone
April 2020
Lockdown culture
Alexander Ekman: Eskapist; Midsummer Night's Dream review - audacious and unpredictable
Two dance works by the Swedish choreographer are visually stunning, meshing movement, theatre, design and music
March 2020
Lockdown culture
Laughing in the face of lockdown: comedy videos to raise your spirits
Self-isolating comedians are working from home to bring a little light relief to the nation. Here’s a roundup of some of the funniest
December 2019
The streaming giants are erasing cinema’s history
Nick Pinkerton
Sites such as Netflix reel us in with expansive archives, then narrow the choice in favour of their own productions, says film journalist Nick Pinkerton
October 2018
From intern on The Crown to writer of YouTube’s Origin
Welsh screenwriter Mika Watkins, 29, goes from unknown to taking charge of big-budget series
September 2018
BBC fixes World Cup streaming delay
Researchers unveil technology that reduces live-streaming lag for online viewers
May 2018
Netflix puts content above costs but is the policy sustainable?
Streaming service needs even more subscribers to keep paying for expensive hits
