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Trailer: Mark Ruffalo stars in I Know This Much Is True
April 30, 2020 | VOD News
Mark Ruffalo is heading back to the small screen this May in new miniseries I Know This Much Is True.
Based on the bestselling novel by Wally Lamb and written and directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, A Place Beyond … Read More
Steven Yeun inks first-look deal with Amazon Studios
April 30, 2020 | VOD News
Steven Yeun has inked a first-look deal with Amazon Studios.
The actor, who is best known for his role as Glenn in The Walking Dead, swiftly became a fan favourite among viewers of the hit AMC horror show. He’s since … Read More
Acorn TV launches in UK
April 30, 2020 | VOD News
Streaming service Acorn TV has launched in the UK.
The AMC Network platform, which specialises in British and international TV, arrives at a time when the UK streaming market is more competitive than ever, with BritBox and Disney+ taking … Read More
Stream #WithMe: YouTube creators join together for live-stream special
April 30, 2020 | VOD News
Some of the UK’s most popular YouTube creators and celebrities will come together today in a special four-hour live-stream event.
Stream #WithMe is designed to support, entertain and educate viewers in lockdown. The all-star group of creators and celebrities will … Read More
Trailer: Netflix releases The Lovebirds this May
April 30, 2020 | VOD News
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are heading to Netflix this May, after the streaming giant snapped up the rights to their new film, The Lovebirds.
Directed by Michael Showalter and written by Aaron Adams and Brendan Gall, the comedy was … Read More
Watch: New trailer for Homecoming Season 2
April 30, 2020 | VOD News
Amazon’s Homecoming returns for its second season this May with a fresh new mystery and a new star: Janelle Monáe (Moonlight).
Her character wakes in a rowboat adrift a lake, with no memory of how she got there — … Read More
Trailer: Penny Dreadful: City of Angels set for July UK air date
April 30, 2020 | VOD News
“We’re looking at a damn race war…” That’s the sound of Penny Dreadful returning to our screens in a whole new guise.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is set in 1930s LA, rooted in a time and place deeply … Read More
Cineworld joins Odeon in Trolls: World Tour PVOD backlash
April 29, 2020 | VOD News
Cineworld has joined AMC, the owner of Odeon cinemas, in criticising Universal for releasing Trolls: World Tour online.
It’s only been a few weeks since Universal dropped the animated sequel on digital platforms, with a Premium VOD price tag of … Read More
UKTV Play bags streaming rights to The Bill
April 28, 2020 | VOD News
UKTV’s video-on-demand service UKTV Play has secured the exclusive rights to The Bill following a deal with Fremantle.
The police procedural drama, which ran for 26 years from 1984 to August 2010,followed the lives of policemen and women working … Read More
Universal plans to continue digital releases after Trolls: World Tour success
April 28, 2020 | VOD News
Universal has said that it plans to continue releasing films digitally alongside their theatrical releases, after enjoying success with its straight-to-digital release of Trolls: World Tour.
The animated sequel, starring Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick, debuted online earlier this month … Read More
