Why Netflix and Amazon are fighting over your kids

From fast food to toys, kids have always been a big target market in this commercial age. Film is no exception: 12A certificate movies accounted for 51.8 per cent of gross UK box office last year in the cinema, as … Read More

Infographic: This happens on YouTube every minute

2.7 videos are viewed on YouTube every minute. That’s a lot of videos. But what happens during those 60 seconds? This infographic from YouTube Downloader gives you an idea…

(Hat tip to Broadband TV News)

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Netflix is hiring a new Tagger for the UK and Ireland

Netflix is hiring a new Tagger for the UK and Ireland.

The Internet TV giant boasts a unique – and occasionally innacurate – recommendation system, which produces lists of sub-genre as diverse as Funny Romantic Comedies to Critically-Acclaimed-Emotional-Underdog-movies.

“As a … Read More

blinkbox offers 50 per cent off LEGOLAND tickets to those who buy The LEGO Movie

The LEGO Movie is released today for digital download – and blinkbox is offering 50 per cent off LEGOLAND tickets to anyone who buys it.

Tesco is no stranger to promotions to support its digital video releases – and with … Read More

4 in 10 Brits use video on-demand

4 in 10 Brits now use online services to watch TV, according to Ofcom.

The organisation’s latest report reveals that 39 per cent of internet users said they used the web to watch TV programmes online or download from TV … Read More

1 in 7 Brits get TV recommendations from social media

1 in 7 Brits now get their TV recommendations from social media, according to YouView.

The company’s census into national TV habits for 201, published this week to celebrate its second birthday, reveals that social media is increasingly shaping … Read More

10 questions you need answered before seeing True Blood Season 7

The Vampire Diaries may have made vampires trendy again, but it’s True Blood that made them cool. Based on Charlaine Harris’ acclaimed novels, the whole series is available as a Sky Box Set, which makes now the perfect time for … Read More

EastEnders dominates BBC iPlayer activity

EastEnders dominated BBC iPlayer activity in May 2014, making up 15 of the 20 most popular programmes.

Usage of the BBC’s on-demand service continues to climb, with iPlayer racking up a total of 273 million requests (downloads and streams) last … Read More

Scandal Season 3 available to watch online in the UK on Thursday 31st July

Season 3 of Scandal will be available to watch online in the UK from Thursday 31st July.

The third season of the number 1 US network drama has already been showered with critical acclaim in the US, where it airs … Read More

Sky 1 commissions second season of Yonderland

Yonderland has been commissioned by Sky for a second season of motherhood, wizardry and surreal puppetry.

The family series, created, written by and starring Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond (with puppets by … Read More