Curzon Home Cinema joins Amazon Fire TV launch line-up

Curzon Home Cinema has joined the line-up of apps for the launch of Amazon Fire TV this week.

Amazon’s streaming media device will be released in the UK tomorrow, putting the online retailer in direct competition with Roku and Google … Read More

First global 3D VOD platform launches on smart TVs

3doo, the first 3D VOD platform, has launched across millions of smart TVs around the world.

When introduced several years ago, 3D was declared the future of cinema by Hollywood, with its technology designed to be immersive as well as … Read More

Arrow Season 3 and Vinnie Jones: together at last

Arrow Season 3 lands in the UK next week and, just when you thought you couldn’t be more excited, we have two words for you: Vinnie Jones.

Yes, The CW has cast the British hard man as DC bad guy … Read More

Lionsgate and Tribeca to launch subscription VOD service in 2015

Lionsgate and Tribeca are teaming up to launch a subscription VOD service in 2015.

The partnership between the distributor and Tribeca Enterprises, which owns and operates the Tribeca Film Festival, is a response to the “growing online audience” for premium … Read More

HBO’s Olive Kitteridge available to watch online in UK in December

This December HBO’s acclaimed mini-series Olive Kitteridge will be available to watch online in the UK.

The series, which stars Academy Award winner Frances McDormand (Fargo) and Academy Award nominees Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) and Bill Murray (Lost in … Read More

Channel 5, ITV Encore and more join Sky Go line-up

Sky Go, the award-winning mobile TV service, gets bigger this week, as Channel 5, 5*, 5 USA, ITVBe and British Eurosport 2 join the line-up alongside channels including Sky Atlantic, Sky 1, Sky Sports and ITV Encore.

Arriving just in … Read More

Netflix teams up with Canadian media for new drama, Between

Shooting began today on a new Netflix Original Canadian drama, Between.

Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series explores the … Read More

Ricard Bacon and Tess Daly join AOL’s original UK video line-up

Richard Bacon and Tess Daly will be part of AOL’s UK line-up of original videos.

The media company unveiled its new plans for the UK market at the IAB’s Digital Upfronts initiative this week. David Shing of AOL said that … Read More

blinkbox launches new “Fresh from cinema” adverts

If blinkbox is about to be sold by Tesco, no one appears to have told them: the company announced a new partnership with UltraViolet just a few days ago and has now launched a new advert campaign: “Fresh from cinema”.

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You can now add music from iPlayer programmes to a music playlist

BBC iPlayer enjoyed a big makeover this year, improving the BBC’s VOD service with easier menus and slicker design. But another cool, new feature has arrived in the past week that you may not be aware of: you can now … Read More