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Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
From Groundhog Day to Palm Springs: The best time-looping films
February 2, 2022 | VOD NewsOK, campers, rise and shine and don’t forget your booties, cause it’s cold out there… That’s right, woodchuck chuckers it’s Groundhog Day! Those words alone are enough to bring a smirk to any film fan’s face, as they mark the … Read More
February 2022 Watchlist: The TV shows to watch this month
January 30, 2022 | VOD NewsNetflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More
Glasgow Film Festival 2022: The online line-up and how it works
January 28, 2022 | VOD NewsThe Glasgow Film Festival returns this March, with the festival once again playing online as well as in cinemas.
Running from 2nd to 13th March, the 18th edition of the festival will host 10 world premieres, 4 European premieres, 65 … Read More
BFI Future Film Festival 2022: The online line-up and how it works
January 27, 2022 | VOD NewsThe BFI is bringing back its Future Film Festival for 2022 with a hybrid version that will unfold online as well as in person.
The UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers, it will run across four days in February, … Read More
WandaVision: The TV show most in tune with the Covid-19 pandemic
January 23, 2022 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for WandaVision. Not seen it? Read our spoiler-free review here.
“It can’t all be sorrow, can it?” asks Vision (Paul Bettany), as he talks to Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) on the set of WandaVision. By this point, … Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones and Fury from the Deep
January 23, 2022 | Mark HarrisonOffering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus the World: Meet the queens
January 19, 2022 | VOD NewsRuPaul is taking Drag Race UK to the next level in BBC Three’s new series: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Vs The World.
With the UK as host nation, the series will see iconic queens from different franchises and cultures competing … Read More
Where can I watch the Australian Open 2022 online in the UK legally?
January 17, 2022 | VOD NewsWith the Australian Open now underway for another year, a number of readers have contacted us to ask how to watch the tennis tournament online in the UK.
Watching the annual event, despite the time difference between here and … Read More
MUBI recommendations: 13 starting points for browsing the library
January 4, 2022 | David FarnorLast year, MUBI opened up its digital archive for the first time with a new section called Library. The subscription streaming service previously placed an emphasis on curation and collection, bringing together a rolling carousel of films from the around … Read More
January 2022 Watchlist: The TV shows to watch this month
January 2, 2022 | VOD NewsNetflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More















