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Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
VE Day celebrations: Your online guide
May 8, 2020 | VOD NewsThis weekend sees the UK enjoy a rare Bank Holiday Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the moment when fighting stopped in Europe at the end of World War II. While street parties, parades and concerts would … Read More
Where can I watch the Star Wars movies online in the UK legally?
May 4, 2020 | VOD NewsWhether it’s May the 4th or your own marathon on Disney+, sometimes you just get the urge to binge all of George Lucas’ saga in a row. Well, mostly Episode IV. The question is: where can you watch Star Wars … Read More
May 2020 Watchlist: 25 highlights and UK TV air dates for this month
May 3, 2020 | 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
The Big Book Weekend: The schedule and how to watch
May 2, 2020 | VOD NewsFestivals may be cancelled this summer, but the Big Book Weekend will be bringing together the literary world online this Bank Holiday weekend, and we’ve got the full schedule, plus how to join in right here.
The three-day virtual festival … Read More
Disney+: Remembering the best forgotten Disney animated movies
May 2, 2020 | Nathanael SmithThe word “underrated” is a hard one to quantify. It’s the lesser used but equally ill-defined brother of that other favourite “overrated”. Shorn of context, neither word really means anything. However, in a canon of 59 films, many of which … Read More
The Big Night In: Catch up with the best bits
April 26, 2020 | David FarnorThursday night saw Children in Need and Comic Relief team up for The Big Night In, the Beeb’s answer to last weekend’s One World Together – a chance to get together and keep the public entertaining during lockdown, thank the … Read More
The best TV shows on Walter Presents UK
April 19, 2020 | David FarnorWith the majority of the UK indoors for the foreseeable future, people are turning to streaming services to binge their way through the evenings and weekends. While there’s no end of English or US telly on your watchlist, though, there … Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The best episodes for New Who fans
April 19, 2020 | 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
One World: Together at Home: How to watch in the UK and the full line-up
April 18, 2020 | VOD NewsTonight, artists and stars from around the world will be teaming up for a global musical special to support the UN’s COVID-19 Response Fund. Titled One World: Together at Home, and curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, the show will … Read More
Top TV shows on Sky Kids and NOW TV
April 17, 2020 | VOD NewsNeed something to watch with the kids? From Netflix to BBC iPlayer, everyone has their own standalone kids’ streaming service these days, stuffed with shows or films suitable for the little ‘uns.
Sky’s service, Sky Kids, took a step … Read More















