Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
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 | VOD NewsIn 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 | VOD NewsThe 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 | VOD NewsBBC 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 | VOD NewsIn 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
Seinfeld: The 10 best episodes
January 29, 2017 | Matthew TurnerPicking the 10 best episodes of Seinfeld is a nigh-on impossible task. Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the “show about nothing” ran for 180 episodes during its 9 season run from 1989 to 1998, racking up a frankly … Read More
RIP John Hurt: A man with the face of a Time Lord and the voice of a dragon
January 28, 2017 | David FarnorThere aren’t many people in the world with instantly recognisable voices. John Hurt, with his unique, husky tones, was one of them. If you didn’t know his face, you knew his voice, whether it was from Jim Henson’s The Storytellers … Read More
Skins 10 Years On: Where are they now?
January 25, 2017 | VOD NewsExactly 10 years ago today, the very first episode of Skins landed on E4.
Introducing the world to Tony (Nicholas Hoult), Anwar (Dev Patel), Chris (Joe Dempsie) and Cassie (Hannah Murray), Cook (Jack O’Connell), Freddie (Luke Pasqualino), Effy (Kaya Scodelario), … Read More
My French Film Festival short film picks: Mamans, The Geneva Convention, 4XD
January 25, 2017 | Laurence BoyceMy French Film Festival is a month-long online festival, with a host of features and shorts available to stream on Curzon Home Cinema, MUBI and more. For the full line-up click here.
The return of My French Film Festival once … Read More