Global VOD market to hit $263bn next year

The global VOD market is predicted to hit $263 billion by next year, up from $207 billion in 2014, according to new research.

A study from Future Market Insights predicts that demand for pay-TV services will remain strong in the … Read More

Master of None: Aziz Ansari releases trailer for Netflix series

Aziz Ansari has released the trailer and poster for his new Netflix series, Master of None.

The comedian, who is best known for his role on the award-winning sitcom Parks and Recreation, stars, writes, and directs the Netflix original comedy … Read More

Amazon to release first two episodes of The Man in the High Castle for free this weekend

Amazon is releasing the first two episodes of The Man in the High Castle for free this weekend.

The show, produced by Ridley Scott, is based on Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning 1962 novel and poses a disturbing question: what … Read More

Disney launches its own subscription service in the UK

Disney is launching its own subscription service in the UK.

Called DisneyLife, the app will offer unlimited Disney movies and TV shows to subscribers for £9.99 a month. The move marks a big shift in the streaming market: Disney … Read More

What you need to know about YouTube Red, the subscription service that is definitely not Netflix

YouTube has launched its own subscription service – but don’t compare it to Netflix.

YouTube Red, unveiled today in the US, lets users watch videos across all of YouTube without ads, while also letting them download videos to watch offline … Read More

Netflix releases Jessica Jones trailer and poster art

Update: Netflix has released the trailer for Jessica Jones, hot on the heels of the stunning poster art.

“I’m just trying to make a living. Booze costs money,” says Jessica in a two-minute preview of the show that reveals not … Read More

BTTF Day: Where can I watch Back to the Future online?

Happy Back to the Future Day! If you don’t know what we’re talking about, Back to the Future Day is a special day when brands across the Internet rush to cash in on the fact that this is the day … Read More

BBC iPlayer begins recommending programmes

BBC iPlayer will begin recommending programmes to you from this week. But don’t worry: it’s not becoming sentient and plotting to take over the world, a la Skynet. It’s simply the next step in the Beeb’s ongoing drive to personalise … Read More

Clip: Jekyll and Hyde, but not as you know them

It’s not long to go now until ITV unveils its reboot of Jekyll and Hyde – and we’ve got a clip from the episode to give you an idea of what to expect.

The 10-part action adventure was conceived by … Read More

The 00-cycle: How Daniel Craig’s films succeeded in rebooting James Bond

As Daniel Craig returns to play James Bond in SPECTRE, the 24th film in the franchise could be his last in the role. Whether that’s the case or not, it marks the completion of a mission his films set out … Read More