Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
The Rack Pack – BBC iPlayer’s Big Break?
January 5, 2016 | David FarnorAlmost exactly 30 years ago, Chas & Dave got together Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor and Willie Thorne to record a song called Snooker Loopy. It went to number six in the UK charts. That single is a distant memory for … Read More
The 6 stages of watching Netflix’s Making a Murderer
January 4, 2016 | Philip W BaylesForget your Abominable Brides and your classic holiday movies – by far the best television that aired over the festive season was Netflix’s crime documentary series Making A Murderer. Certainly, people couldn’t stop talking about it, all sharing the same, … Read More
Walter Presents: Everything you need to know about Channel 4’s new VOD channel
January 3, 2016 | David FarnorWalter Presents is finally here: a new VOD channel on Channel 4’s All 4 platform that allows you watch foreign-language shows from around the world.
But what exactly is it? How does it work? And who exactly is Walter? … Read More
14 underrated TV shows from 2015 that you (probably) didn’t see
December 31, 2015 | David FarnorIt’s official: there is too much TV. Between streaming sites and Freeview, let alone the pay-TV services snapping up shows as exclusively, there are hundreds of programmes available to watch each week, making it almost impossible to keep up with … Read More
Top 20 TV shows of 2015
December 30, 2015 | David FarnorTV is everywhere these days. It’s on the bus on your phone. It’s on the toilet as you watch on your tablet. It’s on YouTube, Vimeo, Amazon, Netflix. And, yes, sometimes it’s on more traditional channels too. Picking the best … Read More
Sky 1’s Fungus the Bogeyman: Behind the scenes
December 27, 2015 | David FarnorImagine a world deep underground, where no human comfort is to be found… That’s where Sky 1 is taking families during the Christmas holidays with its new take on Fungus the Bogeyman, which begins tonight at 6pm.
The adaptation of … Read More
Introducing… the Game of Thrones Hodor Crossword
December 23, 2015 | David FarnorWinter is here. And, with Christmas upon us, families will be gathering around the living room to play games and solve puzzles. As the final season of Game of Thrones looms on the New Year horizon, though, Sky Atlantic is … Read More
Top 20 VOD films of 2015
December 22, 2015 | David Farnor2015 will go down in film history as the year when everything changed. Netflix released its first original feature, MUBI began to snap up movies for exclusive distribution, FrightFest launched its own digital label with Icon and, in an industry … Read More
The Force is strong with… Star Wars: Episode VI’s Ewoks
December 15, 2015 | David FarnorWe take a look back at each episode in the Star Wars saga – and where you can watch them online.
“Yub nub!” That’s the sound of the most hated characters in the Star Wars universe. No, not Jar-Jar Binks: … Read More
The Force is strong with… Star Wars: Episode V’s cinematography
December 9, 2015 | Martyn ConterioWe take a look back at each episode in the Star Wars saga – and where you can watch them online.
It’s commonly accepted, as a near fact of reality, that The Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars … Read More