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The Walking Dead Season 7 premiere available in UK at same time as US
October 23, 2016 | David FarnorThe Walking Dead Season 7 premiere will be available to watch online in the UK at the same time as in the US.
The new run of the show arrives after six months of waiting to found out the result … Read More
7 reasons you should be watching Supergirl
October 23, 2016 | David FarnorSupergirl Season 2 flies onto UK TV on Monday 24th October and, while the show is still in its early days, it’s fast become one of the most entertaining super-series around. The programme’s second run airs on Sky 1 every … Read More
Young people now watch more YouTube than TV in the US
October 23, 2016 | David FarnorYoung people in the US now watch YouTube more than cable TV, according to a new study of teenagers online.
The rise of online streaming among younger viewers is far from a surprise, but this is the first time that … Read More
Netflix and Amazon spend more than CBS, HBO and Turner on content
October 22, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix and Amazon are now spending more on original programming than CBS, HBO and Turner, a new report reveals.
The research by IHS Markit highlights just how big a part of the streaming landscape original content has become. Indeed, in … Read More
Netflix’s The Ivory Game joins the fight to save African elephants
October 22, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix is taking us to the frontline in the fight to save the African elephants this winter, with new documentary The Ivory Game.
Recently premiered to acclaim at both the Telluride and Toronto International Film Festivals, the film was just … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (22nd October)
October 22, 2016 | David FarnorHeard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.
Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s Unrelated, Joanna Hogg’s … Read More
What’s coming soon to Netflix UK in November 2016?
October 22, 2016 | David FarnorNovember. A month of cold nights in with the telly. And you can tell we’re back in peak TV season, because Netflix is snapping up US exclusives all over the shop. On top of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2 arriving every … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (22nd October 2016)
October 22, 2016 | David FarnorNot getting your arthouse fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More
Shooter to start on Netflix UK this November
October 22, 2016 | David FarnorShooter the TV series will premiere on Netflix UK on 16th November, VODzilla.co can reveal.
We have confirmed that the show, based on the Mark Wahlberg film from 2007 and Stephen Hunter’s novel, Point of Impact, will air exclusively on … Read More
Amazon suffers the axe again, as CBS scraps shows
October 21, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon’s bad luck with US acquisitions continues this year, with CBS deciding to cancel both BrainDead and American Gothic.
US exclusives are a cornerstone of UK streaming services. While Netflix and Amazon in the US snap up British fare, such … Read More