YouTube opens up ads to third party stats

YouTube is planning to give advertisers access to independent statistics on how their ads are performing.

YouTube has become a natural destination for advertisers in the online video age, thanks to its active community and large volume of traffic. … Read More

Black Mirror to become Netflix original series?

Black Mirror could become Netflix’s next original series, according to the Radio Times.

Charlie Brooker’s dystopian sci-fi drama series has been a big hit with audiences since its premiere on Channel 4 several years ago. In the US, it has … Read More

BFI Player lines up festival favourites for 2015 LFF

The British Film Institute is lining up a selection of festival favourites to stream on VOD during the 2015 London Film Festival.

The event, which runs from Wednesday 7th to Sunday 18th October, sees the capital taken over by everything … Read More

Introducing… PODzilla: The VODzilla.co podcast

Love Netflix but hate reading? Wish you could carry our website around with you, even when you don’t have Wi-Fi? Dream of someone talking about TV in your ear while you drift off to sleep? Then we’ve got good news … Read More

From streaming news to kids’ iPlayer: BBC expands online plans as cuts loom

The BBC is expanding its online plans for an open, more distinctive BBC, as the organisation acknowledges it will have to face tough choices.

Speaking today in the face of looming cuts and ahead of next year’s Royal Charter renewal, … Read More

Netflix announces first Japanese original series, Hibana

Update: Hibana: Sparks will be available on Netflix UK from 2nd June 2016.

Netflix has announced its first Japanese original series.

The streaming giant will produce an adaptation of Hibana, the novel by Naoki Matayoshi.

The novella by the … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK this week (6th September 2015)

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 and adds … Read More

Freeview Play connected TV service to launch in October

Freeview Play is coming to UK living rooms this October.

The new connected TV service from Freeview, which helped to take the UK from analogue to digital with its commitment to commitment-free TV reception, will operate in a similar way … Read More

BBC iPlayer and BBC Four team up for theatre Live from Television Centre

BBC iPlayer and BBC Four are teaming up to bring theatre Live from Television Centre to your living room.

The collaboration between the Beeb and Battersea Arts Centre and Arts Council England will bring together independent theatre-makers not just from … Read More

BBC iPlayer struts new line-up for 2015 London Fashion Week

BBC iPlayer is strutting its stuff ahead of the 2015 London Fashion Week, with a line-up of three exclusive programmes featuring model Abbey Clancy, singer Lianne La Havas and fashion vlogger Grace Victory.

The BBC has been placing an increasing … Read More