Posts By VOD News
What the end of Netflix and Epix’s deal means for UK subscribers
September 1, 2015 | VOD NewsThousands of movies will leave Netflix in the US this month, as a deal between the streaming giant and Epix comes to an end.
Epix, whose deal was worth $1 billion, according to the BBC, includes titles from several US … Read More
Facebook video to introduce new copyright measures
September 1, 2015 | VOD NewsFacebook is working to improve its copyright protection measures for videos, following severe backlash from creators.
Facebook has been trying to establish itself as a video rival to YouTube, with its views rapidly increasing in the past year. Some of … Read More
Top 18 movies and TV shows coming soon to NOW TV in September 2015
September 1, 2015 | VOD NewsAs autumn begins, it’s hard not to look ahead to October, when The Walking Dead becomes NOW’s MVP, but the VOD service is already doing the same, with the return of the first five seasons as a binge-viewing box set … Read More
Top 19 new releases coming soon to Netflix UK in September 2015
August 29, 2015 | VOD NewsIt may be time to head back to school, but your inner child will be smiling all the way through the next 30 days: September is officially Disney / Pixar month on Netflix UK. The Toy Story trilogy returns in … Read More
The Trials of Jimmy Rose premieres early on ITV Player
August 28, 2015 | VOD NewsNew ITV drama The Trials of Jimmy Rose has premiered online ahead of its broadcast this weekend.
The programme, which stars Ray Winstone, follows career criminal Jimmy Rose, who has spent the last 12 years in prison for armed robbery. … Read More
Top 24 new releases coming soon to Amazon Prime in September 2015
August 28, 2015 | VOD NewsIt may be time to head back to school, but your inner child will be smiling all the way through the next 30 days: September is officially Disney / Pixar month. The Toy Story trilogy is arriving on Amazon Prime … Read More
Armando Iannucci defends BBC in rousing Edinburgh speech
August 27, 2015 | VOD NewsArmando Iannucci delivered a passionate defence of the BBC in his speech to the Edinburgh TV Festival last night,
The 40th annual James MacTaggart Lecture, which has previously been delivered by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey and the former BBC director … Read More
Amazon adds HDR streaming to Prime Video
August 27, 2015 | VOD NewsAmazon has become the first VOD service to offer HDR streaming in the UK.
The site introduced high dynamic range video earlier this year in the US at no extra cost to subscribers.
Season 1 of Amazon Original Series … Read More
YouTube Gaming powers up
August 26, 2015 | VOD NewsYouTube Gaming has officially powered up.
Gaming.youtube.com launched at 6pm today as the video giant looks to take on a growing number of rivals.
Amazon-owned Twitch has dominated the live-streaming arena when it comes to gaming content, putting the pixellated … Read More
Study shows most households in favour of licence fee
August 26, 2015 | VOD NewsA study by the BBC suggests that the majority of British households are happy to pay the licence fee as it stands.
The research, commissioned by the Beeb and conducted by independent research agency MTM, saw 70 households go without … Read More















