BBC iPlayer adds new Netflix-like features

BBC iPlayer is continuing its quest to become more like Netflix with a raft of new features launched today.

The Beeb’s catch-up service saw views slide significantly during the spring period, attributing a decline in activity to the competition it … Read More

Netflix releases final Narcos trailer

“With the money… came the violence.”

Netflix has released a new trailer for its original series, Narcos, and the show is starting to look like a seriously addictive substance.

The thriller tells the true story of the US and Colombian … Read More

Students unsure when to pay TV Licence for streaming

Students are unsure whether they need a TV Licence for streaming television, according to a new study.

The report, conducted by TV Licensing, found that the majority of university students cannot tell the difference between what counts as “recorded TV” … Read More

Live-streaming service launches for artists

When it comes to online video, “catch-up” and “binge-view” are the two words you hear all the time, but “live-stream” may be the one where the biggest steps are being taken.

As bandwidths have increasing and technology has improved, … Read More

Exclusive: Clip from Pressure starring Matthew Goode

Underwater thriller Pressure hits cinemas on Friday 21st August, before swimming onto VOD the following Monday.

The film, directed by Ron Scalpello, sees four deep sea saturation divers become stranded 650ft below the surface of the Indian Ocean after … Read More

True Detective Season 2 Quotes Quiz: Frank or football manager?

True Detective Season 2 is out now to own on digital HD following its finale last week. Fans can download individual episodes or the full second season – where available, the latter is also accompanied by digital bonus features, including … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (16th August 2015)

With BBC iPlayer enjoying a record month a traffic in July – a time when its collection was at its most diverse and impressive – the catch-up service continues its crowd-pleasing run by bringing back the third season of Sherlock … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI this week (16th August 2015)

Not getting your arthouse 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 one … Read More

Chaplin on VOD: Moving on to bigger things (1920s)

As Charlie Chaplin makes his UK VOD debut, we look at the director’s pioneering work during the 1920s.

It’s easy to forget that, when Charlie Chaplin made The Kid in 1921, he was already a veteran – the star and … Read More

45 Years: Andrew Haigh’s Curzon Home Cinema film collection

Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years arrives in UK cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema on Friday 28th August. Ahead of its release, the acclaimed director of Weekend Andrew Haigh has curated a handful of his favourite films from the current Curzon … Read More