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British Pathé to publish whole video archive on YouTube
April 15, 2014 | VOD NewsBritish Pathé is releasing its historic video archive on YouTube.
The distributor’s archive contains a staggering 85,000 videos, which amount to a total of 3,500 hours. Those hours will include footage of Muhammed Ali, survivors of the Titanic, alongside newsreels … Read More
Where can I watch 24: Legacy online in the UK (legally)?
April 15, 2014 | VOD NewsStand aside Jack Bauer. In 2017, 24 returns without everyone’s favourite CTU agent. 24: Legacy will see a new hero take on the franchise’s classic real-time format, with Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton) playing Eric Carter.
A military hero who … Read More
Netflix confirms Hemlock Grove Season 2 release date
April 14, 2014 | VOD NewsNetflix has confirmed that Hemlock Grove Season 2 will be released on Friday 11th July, promising a “hot mix of passion and thrills”.
All 10 new episodes of the one-hour supernatural thriller starring Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgård and Dougray Scott … Read More
The changing relationship between Twitter and TV
April 13, 2014 | David FarnorTwitter and TV. They’re like bangers and mash. If you could use bangers to slag off the mash – and other sausages could then share your comments with the people eating them. While also consuming mash. The key thing about … Read More
Google Chromecast to show weather and news?
April 12, 2014 | VOD NewsGoogle Chromecast may be developed to show the weather and news on your TV.
Google’s streaming dongle, which launched in the UK last month, allows you to “cast” content from apps on your mobile device – including Netflix and BBC … Read More
Android TV: Why is Google planning a Chromecast companion?
April 12, 2014 | VOD NewsGoogle is planning an Android TV set top box, according to a report from The Verge.
The site managed to nab some documents that reveal Google is about to launch a new streaming device. The news follows the recent release … Read More
Is a new Apple TV box on the way?
April 12, 2014 | VOD NewsA new Apple TV set top box may be on the way.
Apple have previously downplayed their set top box, describing it as a “hobby”.
Now, though, Apple have hinted that they are not so dismissive of the streaming … Read More
Where can I watch Mad Men online in the UK (legally)?
April 12, 2014 | VOD NewsIt’s hard to believe that Don Draper’s time is up, with Mad Men’s final season now a distant memory. Perhaps the only thing that’s harder to believe is that someone isn’t up to speed with the ad men from Madison … Read More
VOD broadcast primetime viewing up a quarter
April 10, 2014 | VOD NewsAudiences watching broadcast primetime shows on VOD tend to do so three days after its initial airing, according to a new report from Rentrak.
The firm’s State of VOD research, compiled over four years, shows that VOD viewing of broadcast … Read More
WW1 UNCUT short films commissioned exclusively for iPlayer
April 10, 2014 | VOD NewsThe BBC has commissioned a string of short films exclusively for BBC iPlayer for its World War One Season.
WW1 UNCUT consists of 12 episodes, which will launch today (10th April) and continute through spring 2014.
Produced by Ballista Media, … Read More