The premium channel will offer streaming-only service in 2015. The move is seen a response to competition from Amazon and Netflix and a way to offer younger consumers more choice.

The star of television comedy "How I Met Your Mother" describes hosting the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 as a "bucket list dream come true".

Best-selling author John Grisham criticises the US justice system for handing down "harsh" prison sentences to people who view child pornography.

The Ulster Orchestra will be forced to close by the end of the year unless it receives £500,000 in emergency funding, its chairman warns.

US shares of Netflix, the world's largest video streaming service, plunged on Wednesday after it reported fewer subscribers than forecast.

Australia's Channel 10 apologises for a "sexist" question on the Family Feud quiz asking contestants to "name a woman's job".

Elizabeth Pena, who was known for her roles in films and TV shows including Lone Star and Modern Family, dies at the age of 55.

Comic actor Chris O'Dowd is to adapt his Sky 1 sitcom for US TV network ABC.