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Blog posts, opinion pieces, news and features about video on-demand.
Will Forte to play National Lampoon co-founder in Netflix movie
March 16, 2016 | VOD NewsWill Forte will play the co-founder of National Lampoon in a new Netflix original movie.
Called A Futile and Stupid Gesture, the movie will tell the tragic story of Doug Kenney, who died at the age of 33. Kenney was … Read More
Better Call Saul renewed for Season 3
March 16, 2016 | VOD NewsBetter Call Saul has been renewed for a third season.
AMC and Sony Pictures Television have confirmed that the Breaking Bad prequel will return for another run of 10 episodes.
The series, which was co-created by Vince Gilligan and Peter … Read More
Trailer: Netflix unveils Team Foxcatcher documentary for April
March 16, 2016 | VOD NewsIt’s just over a year since Bennett Miller’s Oscar-nominated Foxcatcher hit UK cinemas and now, Netflix is taking us back behind the ring for more on the wrestling tragedy of the Schultz brothers.
The film uses home video footage and … Read More
Final Daredevil Season 2 trailer brings all the ninjas
March 16, 2016 | VOD NewsDaredevil Season 2 is just a few days away, but in case you weren’t fully frothing at the mouth, Netflix has released one last trailer for the show.
“This war is bigger than everyone,” growls Stick, as we’re treated to … Read More
Giant chocolate dragon egg created to mark Game of Thrones’ release
March 15, 2016 | VOD NewsAs the old saying goes, winter is coming, better build a giant chocolate egg.
That’s the philosophy HBO were following last weekend, as it teamed up with London chocolatiers MELT to create a massive dragon egg – a mouth-watering way … Read More
Christmas comes early thanks to the new Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 2 trailer
March 15, 2016 | VOD NewsGet ready to break out your sassafrass jeans and open a bottle of peeno noir: the first full trailer for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is here. And it’s not just Kimmy’s costume that makes it feel like Christmas has come early.
Global VOD market worth almost $50bn
March 14, 2016 | VOD NewsThe global video on-demand market was worth almost $50 billion last year.
A study by Future Market Insights reveals that the sector was worth $48.93 billion in 2015, and is poised to increase at 8.3 per cent annually during the … Read More
88:88 gets exclusive global release on MUBI this March
March 14, 2016 | VOD News88:88 will be released exclusively on MUBI on Friday 18th March.
The experimental debut feature from Canadian director Isiah Medina is described by MUBI as a “densely layered montage that is both formally rigorous and emotionally raw [and] explodes … Read More
MovieSwap, The Screening Room… Hollywood is getting with the times – but still thinking backwards
March 13, 2016 | David FarnorSean Parker speaking at San Francisco’s Web 2.0 Summit in 2011 Photo: Kevin Krejci
You may soon be able to watch the latest blockbuster releases on the same day that they are released in cinemas, if Hollywood is won over … Read More
Walter Presents eyes overseas expansion as views pass 5m
March 13, 2016 | VOD NewsChannel 4 is now eyeing up international markets for a possible expansion of Walter Presents. The on-demand channel for foreign-language TV, which forms part of the broadcaster’s VOD service, All 4, is already a huge success, despite having launched only … Read More















