Netflix releases trailer for Jim Jefferies’ stand-up comedy special

Netflix has released the trailer for Jim Jefferies’ stand-up comedy special, BARE, which will land on the Internet TV service on Friday 29th August.

Filmed live at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, the special sees Jim Jefferies back and fired … Read More

Amazon lines up five new kids’ TV pilots

Amazon has greenlit five new kids’ TV pilots, ranging from a pre-school whodunit to an epic quest to defeat darkness.

Amazon Prime Instant Video has already seen the arrival of three original childrens’ shows through its public voting pilot scheme: … Read More

Now from £18: Where is the cheapest place to buy Google Chromecast?

Google Chromecast has been discounted to as little as £18 in the UK.

The streaming media device, which launched earlier this year, lets you stream (“cast”) content live from your mobile device onto your TV over a Wi-Fi connection. The … Read More

UKTV plans Amazon style pilots

UKTV is planning to introduce a string of Amazon-style TV pilots to its VOD service,

The UK broadcaster launched its catch-up service, UK TV Play, earlier this summer. The platform has been a huge success since, according to General Manager … Read More

2014 Raindance Web Fest line-up confirmed

The line-up for the 2014 Raindance Web Fest has been confirmed, including a talk and Q&A with YouTube claymation guru Lee Hardcastle.

The event, which spans two days in September, takes place during the Raindance Film Festival in London. The … Read More

1 in 5 Netflix subscribers will soon be in Europe

1 in 5 Netflix subscribers will eventually be from Europe, according to one new report.

Netflix accounted this year that it would be focusing attention on expanding into more countries this year – specifically, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and … Read More

Breaking Bad: Did Netflix win or lose the 2014 Emmy Awards?

It’s hard to believe that it has been almost a year since Breaking Bad’s final season. The 2014 Emmys, though have not forgotten: Vince Gilligan’s series, which won a huge following in the UK after it was released on Netflix … Read More

RIP Richard Attenborough

Lord Richard Attenborough has passed away. The 90-year old filmmaker stunned as violent gangster Pinkie Brown in 1947’s Brighton Rock, but like his ruthless character was only just getting started: he went on to star in The Great Escape, The … Read More

The Flash will be available to watch online in the UK from 28th October

The Flash will be available to watch online in the UK from Tuesday 28th October.

The Flash is the latest acquisition from Sky 1 HD, along with another Warner Bros. TV show, Forever.

Sky customers will be able to watch … Read More

Screaming in your living room: How VOD is changing the horror industry

FrightFest has hit London once more this weekend – but for many around the country, it began on Monday, when the shortlist of films in the Shortcuts to Hell II contest were released on-demand, ahead of the finalists’ premiere during … Read More