Eleven years after its debut, the Fast and Furious franchise is more lucrative than ever. The latest is the third film ever to break $1 billion in the box office. But is its success down to cars, girls and explosions? Or does it offer something no other franchise does – a cast as diverse as its audience?

Ghostbusters is being remade with one crucial alteration. The entire team will be played by female comics. That’s four lead roles in an action movie going to women famous for a traditionally male skill. Is this the game-changer internet feminism has been waiting for?

The blockbuster movies found on online streaming services invariably follow the same storyline; a white hero saving the day. But Afrostream is a niche streaming service that will feature only African and African-American content, launching in September 2016 for €7 a month.

Somewhere between a gaudy soap opera and hip-hop rendition of Glee, Empire has enjoyed a growing viewership for ten consecutive weeks, now drawing more than 17 million viewers. But what is it that’s made Empire the biggest thing to hit America’s small screen in over a decade?