Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
Doctor Who: Top 10 Matt Smith episodes (and where to watch them online)
November 3, 2013 | David FarnorPhoto: Adrian Rogers (BBC)
Ah, Matt Smith. The Eleventh Doctor – and possibly the best Doctor of them all. From custardy fishmongers to fezzes and mops, his mad professor has shown a range that perfectly matches a Time Lord: a … Read More
Time And Relative Downloads In Space – why Doctor Who’s missing episodes on iTunes are important
October 12, 2013 | Simon KinnearThink it’s hard waiting a day for the final episode of Breaking Bad to reach Netflix UK? Here’s something that Doctor Who fans have been waiting nearly five decades for: a huge haul of nine missing, presumed destroyed episodes from … Read More
Infographic: Much Ado About The Whedonverse
October 8, 2013 | VOD NewsWith Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing out on DVD and Blu-ray this week – and out on VOD the week before, for all you cool people – part of the fun of watching Whedon take on Shakespeare is spotting … Read More
15 TV shows to replace Breaking Bad
October 7, 2013 | David FarnorTwitching uncontrollably? Missing not being able to breathe for 60 minutes? Wishing you could be constantly surprised by everything that happens? Tempted to shave your hair and grow a goatee?
Then you’ve got Breaking Bad withdrawal. It’s a serious condition … Read More
Homeland Recap: Season 1 and Season 2
October 6, 2013 | David FarnorGetting ready for the return of Homeland Season 3 tonight? Can’t remember what happened in the last two seasons? Is he? Isn’t he? Will they? Won’t they?
Don’t worry: we’ve broken down the whole saga of Carrie and terrorist/hero … Read More
BFI Player: From launch to London Film Festival, what you need to know
October 2, 2013 | David FarnorToday, the BFI unveiled the BFI Player, a new video on-demand platform that will make the best of British film available to the whole country. From day and date releases for new movies to hundreds of previously unavailable old videos, … Read More
8 things we learned from Raindance’s 2013 Web TV Fest
September 30, 2013 | David FarnorRaindance’s Web TV Festival took place this weekend. The first festival dedicated to web TV series in Britain was packed with screenings of shows from around the world and a string of panels about the relatively young industry, which is … Read More
Why Breaking Bad is the greatest TV show of all time
September 29, 2013 | Chris BryantPhoto: © 2013 Sony Pictures Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.
As fans count down the days to Breaking Bad’s finale, we debate which TV show really is the greatest of all time – and tell you where you can watch … Read More
Why Entourage is the greatest TV show of all time
September 27, 2013 | James ButlinAs fans count down the days to Breaking Bad’s finale, we debate which TV show really is the greatest of all time – and tell you where you can watch them online. Today, James makes the case for Entourage.
It all … Read More
Breaking Bad Face Swaps
September 22, 2013 | Andrew Jones & Ivan RadfordHaving trouble sleeping at night after last week’s episode of Breaking Bad? This Breaking Bad face swap won’t help.
And neither will these – just when you thought the show couldn’t get more distressing…