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All 4 app on the way to Android
October 13, 2015 | VOD NewsGood news, Android users and Made in Chelsea fans: All 4 is headed your way.
All 4, which replaced 4oD earlier this year to form an all-in-one online platform for Channel 4, first launched on PC and iOS devices, with … Read More
Coming soon: Short films arriving on All 4 in October 2015
October 13, 2015 | VOD NewsAnother month, another range of shorts headed to Channel 4’s All 4. Short films are key to the broadcaster’s online success: they generated 3 million views last year, helping to drive overall visits to All 4 by 23 per cent. … Read More
Halt and Catch Fire renewed for Season 3
October 13, 2015 | VOD NewsGood news, Amazon Prime and computing fans! Halt and Catch Fire has been renewed for a third season.
The AMC period drama, which has never been a huge hit in terms of ratings, has nonetheless won over fans – ourselves … Read More
Extant cancelled by CBS, as ratings trump streaming deals
October 13, 2015 | VOD NewsExtant has been cancelled by CBS after two seasons.
The CBS sci-fi show, about an astronaut (Halle Berry) who returned from an isolated period in space impregnated by aliens, debuted with a healthy 9.58 million viewers back in 2014. CBS, … Read More
New York Comic Con: First teaser for Daredevil Season 2 unveiled
October 12, 2015 | VOD NewsThe first teaser for Daredevil Season 2 has been unveiled – with an emphasis on the word “tease”.
Marvel’s series, the first in a string of original Netflix productions, has been one of the highlights of 2015’s TV line-up, introducing … Read More
Sky extends exclusive deal for UK Disney streaming rights (sorry Netflix)
October 12, 2015 | VOD NewsSky has extended its deal with Disney for exclusive movie streaming rights.
The broadcaster, which has long offered pay-TV customers premium film titles after their DVD release, has seen the landscape change over the years. The window between DVD … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK this week (11th October 2015)
October 11, 2015 | VOD NewsNot 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 and adds … Read More
Netflix and Marvel’s Jessica Jones: The teaser trailers
October 8, 2015 | VOD NewsNovember is edging closer and closer and Netflix continues to unveil a wave of new teasers for Jessica Jones.
The videos have been unveiled online over recent weeks, gradually giving us a taste of what to expect.
The latest in … Read More
Netflix picks up UK rights for Reign
October 8, 2015 | VOD NewsNetflix has picked up the exclusive UK rights for Reign, with the third season set to arrive this month.
The CBS period drama, by Stephanie Sengupta and Laurie McCarthy, follows the rise of Mary Queen of Scots, starting from her … Read More
Online viewing continues to climb
October 8, 2015 | VOD NewsOnline viewing of TV and film continues to climb on both sides of the Atlantic.
In the UK, people are watching an average of six hours of premium content online, double the amount recorded just three years ago, according to … Read More















