VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Netflix confirms it will not be at Cannes 2018
April 12, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has confirmed that it will not be at Cannes 2018, after the festival refused to play the streaming giant’s films in competition at the event.
Netflix made a big splash as the French event last year, screening both Bong … Read More
Netflix explores medicine’s End Game in new documentary short
April 11, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix’s is exploring the End Game of life itself in a new medical documentary.
The short film follows visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death, and dedicated to changing our thinking about both.
Amazon appoints Albert Cheng co-head of TV amid team restructure
April 11, 2018 | David FarnorAmazon Studios has appointed Albert Change as the co-ahead of TV, as it completes its restructure in the wake of last year’s departures.
Former boss Roy Price and his deputy, Joe Lewis, were ousted from the online giant’s development arm, … Read More
Netflix and kibble: Bingeing with pets is on the up
April 10, 2018 | David FarnorEver since cat cafes first graced our high streets, animal love around the world has reached epic new heights, from special pet taxi services in Mumbai to sick leave for dogs in Italy, not to mention emotional support peacocks in … Read More
Netflix launches trailer for space race doc Mercury 13
April 10, 2018 | David FarnorSpace. A small step for man, and an impossible step for women back in the 1950s. That’s the subject of Mercury 13, Netflix’s new original documentary, which blasts the sexist side of NASA you didn’t know about.
The documentary profiles … Read More
McMafia, Collateral and The Young Offenders deliver criminal February for iPlayer
April 10, 2018 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer enjoyed a criminally successful February, with McMafia, Collateral and The Young Offenders all stealing viewers’ attention.
Last month was iPlayer’s best February on record, with more than 285 million programmes watched by viewers, a 4 per cent year-on-year … Read More
Trailer: Bill Nye returns to Save the World a third time
April 10, 2018 | David Farnor“Scientists are figuring out a way to create… MEAT.” That’s the sound of everyone’s favourite science guy, entertainer and spiffy dresser, who’s back to drop some knowledge on life-changing topics.
Yes, Bill Nye is back on our screens this spring, … Read More
IPL’s Mumbai Indians to star in Netflix cricket documentary
April 9, 2018 | David FarnorCondé Nast Entertainment and Netflix are teaming up take on the world of cricket.
While live sports isn’t part of the streaming giant’s game-plan, sports documentaries are its new star player, able to draw in a new demographic while reinforcing … Read More
Walter Presents lines up Lifeline for 15th April premiere
April 9, 2018 | David FarnorWalter Presents is returning to Spain for its next box set, with heart-stopping thriller Lifeline arriving this April.
From the makers of Locked Up, the medical thriller is set to get hearts racing, as it tempers poignant themes of morality … Read More
VOD film review: Do You Trust This Computer?
April 8, 2018 | David FarnorThis alarmed documentary is an eye-opening and thought-provoking watch.Read More