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Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Lost Missions lands on Netflix US – not UK
February 14, 2014 | VOD NewsNetflix has announced that the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be available to stream from Friday 7th March for Canadian and American subscribers.
VODzilla.co can confirm that this deal does not include the UK.
The 13-episode … Read More
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with David Tennant and Catherine Tate in Much Ado About Nothing
February 14, 2014 | VOD NewsLooking for someone special to spend your Valentine’s Day evening with? Why not David Tennant?
Tonight at 7pm, DigitalTheatre.com and people around the world will be watching the former Doctor Who star’s production of Shakespeare’s play with Catherine Tate, recorded … Read More
Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac comes to UK VOD at same time as cinemas
February 14, 2014 | VOD NewsUpdate: Nymphomaniac is now available to watch online in the UK. Click here for our review – and where you can see it.
Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac is coming to UK video on-demand at the same time as cinemas.
Where are all the Channel 4 shows going? Father Ted, IT Crowd and more leaving LOVEFiLM and Netflix UK
February 12, 2014 | VOD NewsUpdate: Lots of Channel 4 shows have been added back to Netflix UK. For more information, click here.
Father Ted, Peep Show, The IT Crowd and other classic Channel 4 shows are being removed from Netflix UK and LOVEFiLM … Read More
Freeview Connect: BBC, ITV, Channel 4 launch new catch-up service for smart TVs
February 11, 2014 | VOD NewsBBC, ITV and Channel 4 have joined forces to launch a new catch-up TV service for smart TVs: Freeview Connect.
The brand will make each broadcaster’s flagship on-demand service, BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and 4oD, available as standard on smart … Read More
Game of Thrones Season 4 preview video: A Foreshadowing
February 11, 2014 | VOD NewsHBO have released a new Game of Thrones Season 4 preview video. Called “A Foreshadowing”, the 15-minute video contains a Hodor-sized chunk of new footage, hints at what’s to come in the new season and behind-the-scenes interviews with everyone from … Read More
BT becomes first UK pay-TV provider to offer buy-to-keep movie downloads
February 10, 2014 | VOD NewsBT is launching a new service allowing customers to purchase movies for download, making it the first UK pay-TV provider to offer films on a buy-to-keep basis, as well as rent.
BT have signed a deal with 20th Century Fox … Read More
BBC scales back YouView investment
February 9, 2014 | VOD NewsThe BBC is reportedly planning to scale back its investment in YouView.
The broadcaster will cut its support of the set-top box, which was intended to become the new flagship platform for Britain’s free-to-air digital television – Freeview 2.0.
Now, … Read More
10m viewers registered with Channel 4, as targeted ads are introduced on 4oD
February 8, 2014 | VOD News10 million viewers have now registered with Channel 4. That’s a lot of people. In fact, that’s half of all UK viewers aged between 16 and 24.
With a growing number of people – specifically, young people – signing up … Read More
Amazon Studios release 10 new Original pilots on Amazon Prime Instant Video for 2014
February 6, 2014 | VOD NewsLast year, the world of TV production chalovefilmnged. Netflix introduced original content for the Internet streaming age, with David Fincher and Kevin Spacey’s House of Cards bagging Emmy awards and Golden Globes. Amazon, meanwhile, released a batch of pilots for … Read More