If you liked Netflix’s recommendation engine, you might like Sky’s new TV guide

If you liked Netflix’s recommendation engine, you might like Sky’s new TV guide.

Yes, the signature feature of Netflix’s intricate suggestion-based system has now been given its own Sky equivalent. From today, Sky customers will see recommendations on their … Read More

Doctor Who Extra: BBC announces behind-the-scenes iPlayer series

Doctor Who Confidential is dead. Long live Doctor Who Extra.

The behind-the-scenes programme that once accompanied the BBC’s flagship sci-fi series was cancelled in 2011 to cut costs, a decision that disappointed many fans. Now, though, the Beeb has announced … Read More

BBC releases Notting Hill Carnival documentaries exclusively on iPlayer

The BBC has released four new documentaries about Notting Hill Carnival exclusively on BBC iPlayer.

The BBC is placing an increasingly large focus on iPlayer as its digital media platform, not just revamping the VOD service earlier this year but … Read More

TG4 gets the TV App Engine treatment

One of the main problems facing the VOD industry is fragmentation. Not just of services, but devices – with so many platforms to through on your telly, developing an app that can work across all of them is a challenge. … Read More

Richard Eyre’s Olivier-winning Ghosts available to watch online in September

Richard Eyre’s Olivier award-winning production of Ibsen’s Ghosts will be available to watch online around the world on DigitalTheatre.com in September.

The production, which sold out at the Almeida before transferring to the Trafalgar Studios where it played to packed … Read More

Infographic: The Raid 2 body count

What is the body count in The Raid 2? We went through Gareth Evans’ uber-violent sequel and attempted to keep track. The last time we did this, we ended up with a total of 121 bodies on the kill list. … Read More

“Binge-watch”: How Netflix changed the way we speak

Language is a fascinating thing, not just used to communicate but to define the world around us. New words are created in response to new ideas or technologies – which means that the impact of video on-demand upon our lifestyles … Read More

YouTube unveils new TV app

YouTube has unveiled a new TV app, which is currently being rolled out across devices.

The app, which has been designed with the big screen in mind, will add new channel pages to your telly, letting you see all … Read More

Why live TV isn’t going anywhere… yet

New research shows that while VOD usage continues to climb in the UK, live TV remains a staple of viewing behaviour.

89 per cent still regularly use their telly to watch things live, a study by BroadStream (and YouGov) has … Read More

Vimeo launches new Roku and Apple TV app

Vimeo has launched a revamped app for Roku streaming media devices designed to make it quicker to view videos.

The first major refresh since the channel launched in 2011, the Vimeo app now features a custom-built user interface that makes … Read More