Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
Top 10 Data moments from Star Trek: The Next Generation
September 20, 2017 | Ian WintertonAlthough obviously Star Trek: The Next Generation’s answer to Mr Spock, Data was always about more than just saying “Is this what you humans call… love?” At a time when artificial intelligence was in its infancy, here was a mainstream … Read More
Why you need Gossip Girl in your life
September 19, 2017 | Jo BromilowLet Gossip Girl be the most stylish slanket you rock this fall. You know you love it. XOXO.Read More
Autumn UK TV preview 2017: Top 26 shows coming soon
September 17, 2017 | VOD NewsSeptember’s here, so put down the sun cream and pick up your remote – because the next couple of months will see a torrent of top series hit your living room. The wave of peak TV has already begun, with … Read More
7 things we know about Search Party Season 2
September 10, 2017 | VOD NewsSeason 1 of Search Party was last year’s best sleeper hit, released all-at-once on All 4 on Boxing Day (read why you should watch it here).
Alia Shawkat stars in the fantastic mystery drama, which follows Dory, a fragile, … Read More
Arrested Development Season 5: What we know about The Bluths’ return
September 6, 2017 | VOD NewsArrested Development Season 5 is officially a go. The Bluths are getting back together for another run on Netflix, marking one of the most anticipated TV series in recent memory. Ever since the show was cancelled by Fox, fans have … Read More
Fewer pilots and more sports: Amazon thinks big
September 5, 2017 | VOD NewsAmazon is thinking big about its future on the small screen, aiming to commission fewer pilots and more sports.
Amazon Studios has set itself apart from the crowd with its pilot-based process, which releases a season of test episodes and … Read More
7 reasons you should be watching Ray Donovan
August 16, 2017 | David FarnorRay Donovan returns to UK screens for a fifth season of scandal fixing, gossip killing and corpse hiding in July 2016. But despite its star cast (including Liev Schreiber and Oscar winner Jon Voight), darkly comic premise and brooding lead … Read More
10 UK websites to replace LoveFilm
August 15, 2017 | David FarnorThis week, Amazon announced that it will close down LoveFilm, the online DVD rental service that has been running for 15 years.
Founded in 2002, the company sent DVDs in the post to customers paying a monthly fee – a … Read More
10 reasons you should be watching Rick & Morty
July 30, 2017 | Mark HarrisonWubba lubba dub dub! Adult Swim’s Rick & Morty is finally available on Netflix UK and All 4 – and if you’ve never heard of it, you need it in your life.
Co-created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, the … Read More
BBC Three doubles reach in successful first year
July 19, 2017 | David FarnorBBC Three has doubled its reach in its first year, as the online channel builds an audience on social media as well as on BBC iPlayer.
The decision to move BBC Three online was a controversial one, risking a reduced … Read More