How BBC iPlayer is becoming more like Netflix

BBC iPlayer is taking a leaf out of Netflix’s book and making its streaming service more and more personalised.

The idea of “myBBC” was first announced in 2015 by Director-General Tony Hall, who said he wanted to build a more … Read More

You can now control how much mobile data Netflix uses

The subscription fees may be low, but streaming movies and TV doesn’t come cheap, as anyone with a mobile phone bill after binge-watching Orange Is the New Black can tell you. Watching movies or TV shows on Netflix uses around … Read More

Brits to spend more on VOD than DVD this year

This year, for the first time, Britons will spend more on video streaming subscriptions and film and TV downloads than on buying and renting DVDs, according to Strategy Analytics.

The research and consulting firm’s latest report predicts that consumers will … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (7th May)

Heard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.

Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s The Company of … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (7th May 2016)

Not getting your art-house fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More

Amazon taps Lost and Marco Polo talent for Darkover series

Amazon has tapped Lost and Marco Polo veterans to lead new series Darkover.

Elizabeth Sarnoff (Lost) and Patrick Macmanus (Marco Polo) will write and exec produce the show, which is based on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s books.

The project – one … Read More

Walk This Way delivers new wave of documentaries

The UK may be debating whether to leave the EU, but when it comes to streaming entertainment, we’ve never got on better with our continental cousins: while All 4 is releasing foreign-language TV on its VOD channel Walter Presents from … Read More

Silicon Valley Season 3 available to watch online in the UK from 20th April

Silicon Valley Season 2 will be available to watch online in the UK before its TV broadcast.

The show, which is created by Office Space’s Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, is set in the titular high-tech Californian world. … Read More

Hay Festival follows in Shakespeare’s footsteps with live iPlayer streams

Last month, the BBC broke ground with its unprecedented Shakespeare Day Live, a day that saw events marking the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death streaming live on iPlayer and a dedicated pop-up site around the world. Now, the Hay … Read More

All 4: Shorts coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in May 2016

Shorts continue to be a central part of Channel’s VOD service, All 4, and May offers a promising mix. Prank series’ Girls Go Trolling provide laughs for viewers on the go, while Supercars explores worlds and subcultures in the UK … Read More