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New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK this week (13th February 2016)
February 13, 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
Gaze longingly at this new trailer – and new images – from Game of Thrones Season 6
February 13, 2016 | VOD NewsUpdate: 15th February
A new trailer has been released for Game of Thrones Season 6, featuring the Hall of Faces in the House of Black and White. We won’t say any more – but we will say brace yourselves…
Watch the first four minutes of The Walking Dead Season 6 Part 2
February 13, 2016 | VOD NewsThere are just two days until The Walking Dead Season 6 returns to UK TV for its second half – and, in case you weren’t already excited, AMC has released the first four minutes of Episode 9 for free. Just … Read More
Demand 5 becomes My5 as part of a major Channel 5 rebrand
February 13, 2016 | VOD NewsDemand 5 has relaunched as My5, as part of a major Channel 5 rebrand, with VOD exclusives including both The X-Files and an online prequel to Heroes: Reborn.
The UK broadcaster, which first premiered in the UK back in 1997 … Read More
Joe Wright to direct episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror
February 13, 2016 | VOD NewsWhere do you go from the colourful, big budget fantasy of Pan? Somewhere very dark, judging by Joe Wright’s latest gig: he’s directing an episode of Black Mirror.
Charlie Brooker’s anthology series, which was recently snapped up by Netflix to … Read More
We Are Colony launches crowdfunding campaign
February 12, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix’s share prices have rocketed in the years since it began as a DVD rental company. Now, though, a new streaming platform is stepping up its own unique challenge to the VOD crown: We Are Colony.
The pay-per-view site, which … Read More
The Survivalist available to watch online in UK – with behind-the-scenes extras
February 12, 2016 | VOD NewsThe Survivalist is available to watch online in the UK from today – at the same time as it hits cinemas across the country.
The film, which marks the debut of director Stephen Fingleton, follows a man who lives off … Read More
Trailer: Will Arnett’s Flaked lands on Netflix in March
February 11, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix has released the first trailer for Will Arnett’s new series, Flaked.
The show, which was created and written by Will Arnett and Mark Chappell (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret), sees the Arrested Development star play Chip, a … Read More
Outlander Season 2 gets UK release date
February 11, 2016 | VOD NewsAmazon has confirmed the UK air date for Outlander Season 2.
The Golden Globe-nominated fantasy series, which premieres exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, will be released on the site on Sunday 10th April, with episodes arriving each … Read More
The Apprentice dominates December viewing on BBC iPlayer
February 11, 2016 | VOD NewsThe Apprentice dominated activity on BBC iPlayer in December 2015.
The latest figures from the BBC show that there were 309 million TV and radio requests for programmes on BBC iPlayer and BBC iPlayer Radio at the end of last … Read More















