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This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (13th March)
March 13, 2016 | VOD NewsHeard 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 Rashomon. Akira … Read More
YouTube Co-Founder launches live-streaming food platform
March 13, 2016 | VOD NewsFrom YouTube to Periscope and Twitch, there are live-streaming video platforms for almost anything you could think of these days. Last year, Sywork launched, giving artists the chance to stream their drawing and painting process to audiences around the world. … Read More
Time Out of Mind available to watch online with digital extras
March 13, 2016 | VOD NewsTime Out of Mind will be available to watch online with digital extras from Monday 14th March.
The film stars Richard Gere as George, a squatter who finds himself homeless. Seeking refuge at New York’s Bellevue Hospital, he forms a … Read More
Marvel’s Luke Cage gets September release date
March 12, 2016 | VOD NewsThe release date for Marvel’s Luke Cage has been revealed as Friday 30th September.
Mike Colter announced the date at the premiere of Daredevil Season 2 in New York last night. While premiere dates for Netflix’s Marvel series are usually … Read More
Virgin Media boosts VOD TV line-up with Kingdom
March 12, 2016 | VOD NewsVirgin Media is boosting its VOD TV line-up with the US show Kingdom.
The broadcast has acquired the exclusive UK rights to the series from Endemol Shine, with customers able to watch it on-demand from 1st April 2016.
The show, … Read More
Tex Montana Will Survive available to watch online for free
March 12, 2016 | VOD NewsThe creators of The Battery have released their new film online around the world for free.
Directed by Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella, Tex Montana Will Survive is a spoof on TV survival shows. It follows the world’s most famous … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK this week (12th March 2016)
March 12, 2016 | VOD NewsNot 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
Trailer: Jimmy Carr’s comedy special hits Netflix this March
March 12, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix has unveiled the trailer for Jimmy Carr’s new comedy special.
At a time when teasers are under fire for revealing most of a movie’s plot before it’s been released, stand-up comedy trailers are a strange beast: all they can … Read More
Vimeo unveils new wave of 2016 originals
March 11, 2016 | VOD NewsVimeo has unveiled its new slate of originals for 2016.
The line-up builds on a growing catalogue of original titles on the site, which has enjoyed less of the media spotlight than YouTube, thanks to its rival’s recent launch … Read More
Netflix unleashes trailer for The Ranch
March 10, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix has unleased the trailer for new comedy series The Ranch.
The show, which is set on a present-day Colorado ranch, stars Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Sam Elliott and Debra Winger. The show follows Colt’s (Kutcher) return home after a … Read More















