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Blog posts, opinion pieces, news and features about video on-demand.
No spoilers, please: we’re British
September 22, 2014 | VOD NewsA new transatlantic online study commissioned by Netflix has shown that social conventions rule the roost in the UK with less than 4 per cent of Brits believing that it’s ok to spoil programmes for others, while 76 per cent … Read More
The One Where We Imagine What Friends Would Be Like if It Took Place Now
September 22, 2014 | David Farnor20 years ago today, the very first episode of Friends was broadcast. We’ll pause for a second to let you panic about how old you now are.
What’s impressive, though, is that Friends continues to win over new fans – … Read More
What the Premier League can learn from Wimbledon about Vines and social media
September 21, 2014 | VOD NewsAs the new Premier League season continues, Vines of goals and other footy highlights continue to spread across the web – something, you may recall, the Premier League (and its commercial partner for online highlights, The Sun) were none too … Read More
Trailer: Donnie Yen’s Iceman released on Netflix UK on the same day as US cinemas
September 19, 2014 | VOD NewsDonnie Yen’s Iceman has been released on Netflix UK today, the same day as it is released in US cinemas.
Directed by Law Wing-cheung, the film is a remake of 1979 flick The Iceman Cometh. The frankly insane plot sees … Read More
Alexander Armstrong to voice Danger Mouse
September 19, 2014 | VOD NewsHe’s voiced a horse, a king and an alien supercomputer but now actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong takes on his biggest vocal challenge to date as the debonair secret agent Danger Mouse.
The re-imagining of the new animated series will … Read More
Our Girl recap available on BBC iPlayer ahead of Season 2
September 19, 2014 | VOD NewsAhead of the new series of BBC One’s Our Girl, a 10-minute recap of last year’s single drama is now available on BBC iPlayer.
The recap covers the events of the RTS-nominated drama where viewers can see why East … Read More
Competition: Win Arrow Season 2 on DVD [CLOSED]
September 19, 2014 | VOD NewsArrow Season 2 is out on DVD on Monday 22nd September – and to celebrate, we’re giving away two copies.
The show follows the story of spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) who went missing and was presumed dead … Read More
Mobile viewing to make up half of all online viewing by 2016?
September 18, 2014 | VOD NewsMobile viewing could make up half of all online viewing in two years’ time, according to Ooyala.
The company’s latest Global Video Index report shows that mobile devices accounted for 25 per cent of online viewing in the second quarter … Read More
NOW TV to raise Entertainment Pass price on 16th October
September 18, 2014 | VOD NewsNOW will raise the price of its Entertainment Membership on 16th October to £6.99 a month.
The monthly pass, which lets you stream all of Sky’s TV channels live as well as catch up on demand, has become a key … Read More
Roku sells 10 million players
September 17, 2014 | VOD NewsRoku has now sold 10 million boxes in the US.
The company first launched a streaming media player in May 2008, a device which streamed Netflix to TVs. Since then, Netflix has seen its membership surge – and the popularity … Read More
















