Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
All 4: New and coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in March 2017
March 20, 2017 | David FarnorAll 4 steps up its new comedy game this month, with the arrival of Mr. Student Body President, a show about a megalomaniacal high school pupil with political ambitions, and webcam prank show Webscam. For fans of something more traditional, … Read More
Key and Peele: 10 sketches to see before Get Out
March 16, 2017 | Nathanael SmithGet Out has stormed through the box office in the US and hits UK cinemas this weekend. The horror-thriller, about an African American man meeting his white girlfriend’s family for the first time, is seriously unnerving audiences in both countries. … Read More
Where can I watch Prison Break online in the UK (legally)?
March 8, 2017 | David FarnorLike Ed Sheeran or Breaking Bad, whether they’re a fan or not, everyone’s heard of Prison Break. Paul Scheuring’s show, which starred Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, was one of Fox’s most popular series ever, standing alongside 24 as one … Read More
Sky 1’s Lucky Man: Britain’s answer to 24
February 24, 2017 | David FarnorStan Lee’s Lucky Man returns tonight to Sky 1. The channel’s most-watched original drama, it’s a thriller about a cop (Harry Clayton – James Nesbitt), who finds himself the new wearer of a magical bracelet, which seems to give him … Read More
5 reasons you should be watching High Maintenance
February 23, 2017 | David FarnorHigh Maintenance, the wonderful web series about a pot dealer in Brooklyn, is finally returning to UK TV, as Sky Comedy premieres Season 4 on Friday 18th September 2020 at 10pm.
The show, which was Vimeo’s first original programme to … Read More
Reasons to visit Twin Peaks: A first timer’s guide to David Lynch’s series
February 21, 2017 | Simon KinnearTwin Peaks has returned for its long-awaited comeback – but if you’ve never visited the North-western town where murder is the least weird thing going on, here’s everything you need to know about David Lynch’s cult 1990s TV show.
BBC Three: Which Box Sets are available to watch online on iPlayer?
February 21, 2017 | David FarnorIn February 2016, BBC Three became the UK’s first online TV channel. The channel continues to serve up fresh new stuff every day, both long-form drama, documentary and comedy and short-form content that ranges from animations and clips to interviews … Read More
7 days until Broadchurch Season 3: 7 things we know
February 20, 2017 | David FarnorThe third season of Broadchurch is returning to ITV on Monday 27th February. While the exact plot of the Dorset-based drama’s final run remains under wraps, ITV has now released a first look video teasing what’s in store.
With exactly … Read More
“Treading water”: BBC iPlayer’s battle with Netflix and Amazon
February 3, 2017 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer needs to stop “treading water”, new research has warned, as the BBC’s catch-up service faces growing competition from Netflix and Amazon.
YouGov’s latest BrandIndex buzz rankings for the most positively talked about brands shows that BBC iPlayer remains … Read More
Where can I watch Legion online in the UK (legally)?
February 1, 2017 | David FarnorIn 2017, the X-Men franchise headed to the small screen – not as a cartoon, but as a live-action series. The show, which was created by Fargo’s Noah Hawley, was one of the most anticipated programmes of the spring, and … Read More