Doctor Who dominates BBC iPlayer Christmas downloads

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Doctor Who dominated downloads on BBC iPlayer over Christmas 2013, the BBC has revealed.

The Time of The Doctor

102 million requests were received for TV and Radio programmes on iPlayer between the 21st December … Read More

Hunt or be hunted: House of Cards Season 2 trailer gets our vote

“There is but one rule: hunt or be hunted.”

That’s Frank Underwood in the new trailer for House of Cards Season 2, which is released on Netflix UK on Friday 14th February.

It’s a quote that immediately sets the … Read More

Vikings Season 2 invades LOVEFiLM in February, one day after US broadcast

Vikings Season 2 is invading LOVEFiLM Instant on Friday 28th February, the day after the US broadcast.

The epic Norse series, which stars Travis Fimmel as notorious warrior Ragnar Lothbrok, premiered in the UK exclusively on LOVEFiLM Instant in 2013. … Read More

House of Cards director’s commentary added exclusively to Netflix UK

Netflix UK have added a director’s commentary to Season One of House of Cards.

The commentary, available exclusively on Netflix, includes directors such as David Fincher (Episodes 1 and 2), Glengarry Glen Ross’ James Foley, Parks and Recreation’s Charles McDougall, … Read More

[CLOSED] Competition: Win Frances Ha on DVD

Noah Baumbach’s utterly delightful Frances Ha is out now on iTunes, Curzon Home Cinema and Film 4oD – and dances its way onto DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 6th January 2014 (pre-order a copy from Amazon here).

To celebrate its … Read More

Derek Season 1 to stream on Netflix UK from Thursday 30th January

Season 1 of Derek, starring, written, directed and executive-produced by Ricky Gervais, will be released on Netflix UK on Thursday 30th January.

The show premiered on Channel 4 in the UK but was snapped up by Netflix last year. … Read More

Video on-demand makes up 30pc of UK video sales in 2013

Video on-demand made up almost one-third of UK video sales in 2013, according to new figures.

Digital transactions totalled £618 million in 2013, a surge of 40 per cent, retailers have revealed. That rise significantly boosted the entertainment industry, with … Read More

Top 20 VOD films of 2013

Ah, 2013. The year that saw Netflix start producing Emmy Award-winning original content, the BFI launch its own video on-demand player and, of course, the arrival of VODzilla.co.

At the end of 12 months that have seen digital distribution … Read More

Virgin boasts fastest broadband in UK, says Netflix

Good news for Virgin Media customers: you have the fastest broadband in the UK, according to Netflix.

The internet TV provider’s latest sped test shows that Britain’s broadband is accelerating. Indeed, broadband speeds in the UK were at an average … Read More

Despicable Me 2 breaks sales records to become best-selling digital title ever

Despicable Me 2 has broken sales records to become the best-selling digital title ever in its first week.

Universal announced this week that the animated sequel, starring Steve Carrell as super-villain-turned-unwitting-father-of-three Gru, has stormed the home entertainment market, generating $80 … Read More