Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
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
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (21st June 2015)
June 21, 2015 | David FarnorFather’s Day. A day for making connections. For taking a moment of appreciation. For watching cavemen talk about women and sex. And listening to a strange guy talk in a silly voice.
If you’re celebrating Father’s Day on BBC iPlayer … Read More
Beyond the Lights: A turning point for VOD?
June 19, 2015 | David FarnorBeyond the Lights receives its European premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival at the start of next week. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Minnie Driver. It has a RottenTomatoes score of 81 per cent. But rather than get a … Read More
8 things we know about True Detective Season 2
June 14, 2015 | VOD NewsWith just over a week to go until True Detective Season 2 premieres in the UK, it’s time to set aside the rumours and speculation and serve up some cold, hard truth nuggets.
We’ll have a spoiler-free review of Episode … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (14th June 2015)
June 14, 2015 | David FarnorA wave of new dramas arrive on BBC iPlayer this week, as The Game finishes and another game begins. But the Beeb’s TV line-up remains as diverse as ever, with the debut of a new documentary series about Napoleon.
That … Read More
RIP Christopher Lee (1922 – 2015)
June 11, 2015 | David Farnor“Sleep well, Mr. Harker,” said Christopher Lee in the guise of Count Dracula back in 1958. Seductive, scary and emminently polite, he was every bit the gentleman vampire of your sleepless nights. If any actor was going to live ever, … Read More
12 things Jurassic Park teaches us about bad project management
June 8, 2015 | David FarnorWe look back at the original Jurassic Park to examine why InGen’s dinosaur theme park was doomed to failure.Read More