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Blog posts, opinion pieces, news and features about video on-demand.
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
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
















