UKTV plans Amazon style pilots

UKTV is planning to introduce a string of Amazon-style TV pilots to its VOD service,

The UK broadcaster launched its catch-up service, UK TV Play, earlier this summer. The platform has been a huge success since, according to General Manager … Read More

2014 Raindance Web Fest line-up confirmed

The line-up for the 2014 Raindance Web Fest has been confirmed, including a talk and Q&A with YouTube claymation guru Lee Hardcastle.

The event, which spans two days in September, takes place during the Raindance Film Festival in London. The … Read More

1 in 5 Netflix subscribers will soon be in Europe

1 in 5 Netflix subscribers will eventually be from Europe, according to one new report.

Netflix accounted this year that it would be focusing attention on expanding into more countries this year – specifically, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and … Read More

The Flash will be available to watch online in the UK from 28th October

The Flash will be available to watch online in the UK from Tuesday 28th October.

The Flash is the latest acquisition from Sky 1 HD, along with another Warner Bros. TV show, Forever.

Sky customers will be able to watch … Read More

Netflix to adapt A Tale of Two Cities with Channel 4?

Netflix is reportedly planning to adapt Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities in collaboration with Channel 4.

The Internet TV company is no stranger to co-producing content with broadcasters, divvying up the rights for Norwegian thriller series Lilyhammer and … Read More

If you liked Netflix’s recommendation engine, you might like Sky’s new TV guide

If you liked Netflix’s recommendation engine, you might like Sky’s new TV guide.

Yes, the signature feature of Netflix’s intricate suggestion-based system has now been given its own Sky equivalent. From today, Sky customers will see recommendations on their … Read More

Doctor Who Extra: BBC announces behind-the-scenes iPlayer series

Doctor Who Confidential is dead. Long live Doctor Who Extra.

The behind-the-scenes programme that once accompanied the BBC’s flagship sci-fi series was cancelled in 2011 to cut costs, a decision that disappointed many fans. Now, though, the Beeb has announced … Read More

BBC releases Notting Hill Carnival documentaries exclusively on iPlayer

The BBC has released four new documentaries about Notting Hill Carnival exclusively on BBC iPlayer.

The BBC is placing an increasingly large focus on iPlayer as its digital media platform, not just revamping the VOD service earlier this year but … Read More

TG4 gets the TV App Engine treatment

One of the main problems facing the VOD industry is fragmentation. Not just of services, but devices – with so many platforms to through on your telly, developing an app that can work across all of them is a challenge. … Read More

Richard Eyre’s Olivier-winning Ghosts available to watch online in September

Richard Eyre’s Olivier award-winning production of Ibsen’s Ghosts will be available to watch online around the world on DigitalTheatre.com in September.

The production, which sold out at the Almeida before transferring to the Trafalgar Studios where it played to packed … Read More