Movie viewing on small screens

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Movie viewing on small screens

Nat Dolan

Nat Dolan

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Top half of a Dalek, one of TV character Dr Who’s enemies – for a film dramatisation of the development of the popular science-fiction show, watch An Adventure in Space and Time [image: Charlie Seaman on Unsplash]

Nat Dolan looks at the explosion of filmmaking produced by streaming services, and the artistic and financial tussles between theatrical release films and made-for-TV movies

After previous columns focusing primarily on television shows, this month’s spotlight is instead on the role films play in streaming services. Dire, Cinema_sign_on_building_CR_Simon-Flegg-on-Unsplash.jpeg, Old cinema sign in Bath, UK – releasing films to cinema and streaming services simultaneously hasn’t been a successful strategy [image: Simon Flegg on