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Blog posts, opinion pieces, news and features about video on-demand.
The Man in the High Castle becomes most-watched Amazon original show
December 22, 2015 | VOD News
The Man in the High Castle is now the most-watched Amazon original show to date.
The series, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel, has wowed audiences and critics alike, telling the story of an alternate history where World War II … Read More
BT TV becomes first TV service to offer Netflix 4K in the UK
December 21, 2015 | VOD News
BT TV has become the first TV service in the UK to offer Netflix in 4K.
Ultra HD has fast overtaken 3D as the next big thing for video quality in home entertainment – and streaming services have been quick … Read More
Labour criticise Osborne as Netflix pays zero corporation tax in UK
December 21, 2015 | VOD News
Labour have criticised UK Chancellor George Osborne, as a new report emerges saying that Netflix paid zero corporation tax in the UK last year.
The VOD giant has around 70 million subscribers worldwide, each paying a monthly fee. With 40 … Read More
Macaulay Culkin reprises Kevin McCallister role in web series
December 20, 2015 | VOD News
What would being left home alone in a house aged eight do to you? A new web series gives us the answer, as Macaulay Culkin reprises his role as Kevin McCallister from 1990’s Home Alone.
The former child star became … Read More
Netflix releases first episode of Making a Murderer for free on YouTube
December 20, 2015 | VOD News
Netflix has released the first episode of Making a Murderer for free on YouTube.
The move is an unprecedented one for the streaming giant: Netflix has always operated behind a strict wall of secrecy, from concealing its ratings to not … Read More
Amazon picks up eight pilots and renews Red Oaks and Hand of God
December 20, 2015 | VOD News
Amazon is stepping up its original content game, ordering full seasons from an unprecedented five out of its six latest adult pilots, as well as renewing two of its new original series.
Amazon Studios has had something of a game-changing … Read More
New releases and coming soon on MUBI UK this week (19th December 2015)
December 19, 2015 | VOD News
Not getting your art house fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, a subscription VOD service that hand-picks films from around the world.
This … Read More
Amazon renews The Man in the High Castle for Season 2
December 19, 2015 | VOD News
Amazon has renewed The Man in the High Castle for a second season.
The show, based on Philip K Dick’s novel, wowed us when it first arrived as one of the streaming service’s frequent pilots – and it had the … Read More
TalkTalk hires former Amazon exec to boost TV
December 18, 2015 | VOD News
TalkTalk has hired a former Amazon exec to boost its TV service.
In the age of streaming and VOD, most major appointments have been at online forms, such as YouTube. They have tended to focus on snapping up talent from … Read More
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis join Netflix’s Black Mirror
December 17, 2015 | VOD News
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis have reportedly signed up to star in an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror.
Charlie Brooker’s sci-fi anthology, which meshes The Twilight Zone with the quiet horrors of the technological age we now find ourselves in, … Read More
