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Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
It doesn’t matter where you see Roma – what matters is you do
December 24, 2018 | David Farnor2018 may go down in history as one of the years where things changed in the movie world, because the best film of the year is, for the first time, available to watch almost everywhere in the world at the … Read More
The December Watchlist: 18 must-see TV shows this month
December 5, 2018 | VOD NewsNetflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. 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 to the … Read More
7 reasons you should be watching Fortitude
December 1, 2018 | David FarnorThis Thursday, Sky Atlantic’s Fortitude returns for a third season. Picking up from the bloody, spooky goings-on of Season 2, the show takes us back to the titular remote community in the Arctic, where nothing, and nobody, is what they … Read More
Black Friday 2018: Amazon, MUBI, Chromecast and NOW TV deals
November 23, 2018 | VOD NewsBlack Friday is officially upon us, and with it comes a deluge of deals, discounts, offers and voucher for everything ranging from homeware and clothes to electronics and food. But online video isn’t left out of the commercial chaos, with … Read More
Lost classics: Why the end of FilmStruck matters (and what to do about it)
November 11, 2018 | David FarnorThursday 29th November will see the end of FilmStruck as we know it. The joint venture between Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation Group and Warner Bros. Digital Networks first opened its online doors in 2016, becoming a key platform … Read More
50 films to see on FilmStruck UK before it shuts down
November 9, 2018 | VOD News3 weeks today, FilmStruck UK will officially have closed its doors, following a decision by AT&T (owners of Warner Bros. and Turner) to cut the streaming service from its operations. Will it return in another form once its parent company … Read More
Top classic films on NOW TV
November 7, 2018 | VOD NewsIt can be hard to find classic films on streaming services – especially since the decision to close FilmStruck. But with Sky Cinema inking deals with almost all the major studios out there, it’s a veritable hub of timeless gems … Read More
Where you can see Netflix’s Outlaw King in UK cinemas
November 7, 2018 | VOD NewsThis Friday sees the release of Netflix’s new action-packed epic, Outlaw King.
Directed by David Mackenzie (Starred Up, Hell or High Water), it tells the untold, true story of Robert the Bruce, who transforms from defeated nobleman to outlaw hero … Read More
House of Cards concludes with Claire as its real star
November 2, 2018 | David Farnor“Are you still there? Do you miss him?” asks Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) in the final season of House of Cards, which premieres on Netflix today. She’s speaking directly to camera – not only tackling the show’s troubled production head-on, … Read More
The November Watchlist: 26 must-see TV shows this month
November 1, 2018 | VOD NewsNetflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. 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 to the … Read More