Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
GBBO Season 6: Meet the 2015 contestants
July 28, 2015 | David FarnorRolling pins at the ready! There is just one week to go until Great British Bake Off returns on BBC One – and the Beeb has given us our first glimpse of this year’s contestants.
The sixth batch of bakers … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (26th July 2015)
July 26, 2015 | David FarnorBBC Three often gets something of a bad rep due to the nature of some its programme. But as the channel prepares to be moved online, the Beeb’s line-up for younger audiences has not only gained more support from those … Read More
Magazine review: Oh My Vlog! (or Old People Are Scared of Things for Young People)
July 22, 2015 | David FarnorMarcus Butler is afraid of bees. Alfie Deyes’ first CD was a Busted Album. These are the kind of things you can learn in Oh My Vlog!, a new vlogger magazine that was released today in newsagents and select branches … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (12th July 2015)
July 12, 2015 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer comes into its own this week, with the arrival of its Original Drama Shorts. They come hot on the heels of My Jihad, a rom-com miniseries based on a short from last year’s collection – and join a … Read More
9 reasons to watch Marvel’s Agent Carter on Fox
July 6, 2015 | David FarnorOn Sunday 12th July, Marvel’s Agent Carter finally arrives in the UK. Months after the show first debuted in the US, the small-screen spin-off from Captain America has been snapped up by Fox, who will premiere the first season of … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (5th July 2015)
July 5, 2015 | David FarnorHear that? That’s the sound of Wimbledon serving up another fortnight of smashing entertainment – and the BBC returning the ball at an equally impressive pace. For those who don’t like tennis, though, BBC iPlayer has a volley of shows … Read More
A user guide to the different Terminator models
July 1, 2015 | Mark HarrisonWith Terminator: Genisys attempting to revive the franchise, we look back over the Terminator models created by Skynet with this dispatch from their tech support team…
Video Chat Transcript – Los Angeles, 2029 A.D.
SkynetHelp: Thank you for choosing a … Read More
iPlayer Picks: Top Glastonbury 2015 moments
June 28, 2015 | David FarnorAh, Glastonbury. Proof that music can bring together 100,000 strangers just so they can spend a weekend in a muddy field. For those at home, the festival is just as impressive a spectacle, thanks to BBC iPlayer, which means you … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (28th June 2015)
June 28, 2015 | David FarnorIf music be the food of love, stream on, BBC fans. As the end of June approaches, iPlayer is full of the sounds of Glastonbury, but there is more to enjoy, as this week also saw the premiere of an … Read More
RIP James Horner: The composer’s best soundtracks
June 23, 2015 | David FarnorOne of cinema’s greatest composers, James Horner, has passed away in a plane crash at the age of 61. We look back at his career.
The Amazing Spider-Man isn’t a film that you would expect to spring to mind when … Read More