Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
James Bond Movie Title Generator – can you do better than SPECTRE?
December 4, 2014 | VOD News
The title for the 24th James Bond movie has been announced – and it will be called SPECTRE.
“Some of you will probably have an idea of what that refers to, but I couldn’t possibly comment,” said Sam Mendes at … Read More
Pick up and play? The Castle of Cagliostro: Studio Ghibli’s first video game
December 3, 2014 | David Farnor
This charmingly colourful thriller offers a glimpse of Hayao Miyazaki already levelling up for his next projectRead More
How Minecraft became the most-watched kids’ TV show in the world
November 25, 2014 | David Farnor
Ask an adult what they watch on TV and they’ll reply with the usual answers: Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, whatever other show is the most talked-about at the time. Ask a child what they watch and you’ll get a … Read More
Why everyone should see Angels in America
November 22, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
Director Mike Nichols died this week, leaving a legacy of incredible variety but unwavering genius. Everyone has a particular favourite, but one work stands out as a true test of his talent – the leviathan that is Angels in America.
RIP Mike Nichols (1931 – 2014)
November 20, 2014 | VOD News
Mike Nichols has passed away at the age of 83.
The US director, who was born in Germany, is one of the few people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, a Tony and an Oscar. To sum him … Read More
The cost of contracts? UK TV bills hit highs of £100 a month
November 17, 2014 | David Farnor
Pay-TV bills are rising as high as £100 a month in the UK, as competition to snag customers – and content – heats up.
With Netflix and Amazon Prime now competing directly for TV shows, TV companies are facing a … Read More
Top 10 TV shows and movies on BBC iPlayer (Thursday 13th November)
November 13, 2014 | David Farnor
The Fall
Season 2 of The Fall starts tonight, with Gillian Anderson reprising her role as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, who’s continuing her increasingly desperate hunt for the serial murderer Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan). But if you missed BBC Two’s … Read More
The future of online advertising? Channel 4 launches first programmatic VOD ads in battle with YouTube
November 12, 2014 | David Farnor
Channel 4 will offer Europe’s first programmatic VOD ads next year.
The announcement, made at Channel 4’s Upfront 2015 event, sees the broadcaster make its first big step into the UK VOD advertising landscape, offering advertisers a digital marketplace to … Read More
Size doesn’t matter: Looking back at Gojira (1954)
October 27, 2014 | David Farnor
Ever since Godzilla first waded out of the Pacific Ocean in 1954, the beast has undergone a fascinating transformation from scary symbol of nuclear devastation to camp monster-bashing hero. From deathly serious to loveably entertaining; from Timothy Dalton to Roger … Read More
The spooky true tales behind American Horror Story
October 25, 2014 | Alice Slater
We pick apart the true events behind one of TV’s spookiest series.
Peppered with intertextuality drawn from both fact and fiction, American Horror Story is an anthology series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the chaps responsible for the … Read More
