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Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
BAFTA Rising Star Nominees 2019: Where you can see them in action on Netflix and Amazon
January 3, 2019 | VOD NewsThe 2019 EE Rising Star Award nominees have been unveiled today by BAFTA, and it’s an impressive bunch of diverse and distinct talent.
The only award at the British Academy Film Awards for by the public, it honours an up-and-coming … Read More
The January 2019 Watchlist: 26 must-see UK TV shows this month
January 2, 2019 | 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
Top 18 films of 2018
January 1, 2019 | VOD News2018 may well go down in history as the year in which VOD changed everything. Some of the most exciting movie releases of the last 12 months – Annihilation, Roma – have been on Netflix, while some of the most … Read More
Top 18 TV shows of 2018
December 31, 2018 | VOD NewsIf you’ve ever doubted the idea that we’re in a golden age of TV, 2018 has proven the point and then some. The last 12 months have seen everything from the return of watercooler hits, such as Bodyguard, and binge-friendly … Read More
How many endings does Black Mirror: Bandersnatch have?
December 30, 2018 | David FarnorBlack Mirror dropped its latest techno-nightmare this weekend, in the form of Bandersnatch. The show’s first feature-length film, it’s also the show’s first interactive film – and Netflix’s first interactive offering for adults (read our review here). The result is … Read More
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















