VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Facebook takes on YouTube with new Creator tools
November 21, 2017 | David FarnorFacebook is taking on YouTube with a new website providing tools for creators.
YouTube has long been the big fish in the video streaming pool, thanks to its global reach and established community, but also thanks to its support of … Read More
Love Actually is coming to Netflix UK this Christmas
November 20, 2017 | David FarnorUpdate: Love Actually will return to Netflix UK on 6th November 2021.
Christmas is coming early for Netflix UK subscribers, because none other than Love Actually is heading to the streaming service. This is not a drill.
The seasonal anthology … Read More
Brace yourselves for Jodie Whittaker’s cool Doctor Who costume
November 19, 2017 | David FarnorJodie Whittaker’s costume for Doctor Who has been revealed – and brace yourselves for something wonderfully colourful.
The Broadchurch and Attack the Block star was unveiled as the latest Time Lord to step into the TARDIS earlier this year, prompting … Read More
Netflix inks multi-year deal with Jenji Kohan
November 18, 2017 | David FarnorEmmy Award-winning producer and writer Jenji Kohan will make Netflix her creative home, under an exclusive multi-year deal to produce new original series and other projects.
Kohan, the creative force behind the groundbreaking Netflix original Orange is The New Black, … Read More
Bard of Blood: Young Indian author’s spy thriller heads to Netflix
November 17, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix has ordered a new multilingual TV series based on the book Bard of Blood.
Penned by young Indian author Bilal Siddiqi, the book will be brought to life as an eight-episode high-octane political espionage thriller series.
Set against … Read More
Netflix nabs Super-Normal, starring Josh God, Luke Evans and Daisy Ridley
November 17, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix has nabbed the rights to Super-Normal, a new movie starring Josh Gad, Luke Evans and Daisy Ridley.
The cast list alone is grab anyone’s attention, with all three names bonafide stars in their own right. Josh Gad, whose breakout … Read More
All Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is Amazon Prime Video
November 16, 2017 | David FarnorMariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You has landed on Amazon Prime Video, following an exclusive deal between the online giant and NBCUniversal.
The new animated film is inspired by Mariah’s classic Christmas hit of the same name, … Read More
Mexico’s answer to Léon? Walter Presents Mr. Avila this November
November 16, 2017 | David FarnorWalter Presents is heading to warmer climes this winter, as it flies out to meet Mexico’s answer to Leon: Mr. Avila.
The gripping thriller portrays the trials and tribulations of a hitman with a heart, who struggles to juggle … Read More
Margaret takes centre stage in The Crown 2 trailer
November 16, 2017 | David Farnor“You should be careful about where you’re seen and with whom.” That’s Queen Elizabeth II in the new trailer for The Crown Season 2, giving advice not to one of her subjects, but her sister, Margaret.
The princess takes centre … Read More
Netflix unveils Frontier Season 2 trailer
November 16, 2017 | David FarnorJason Momoa returns this month to star in Season 2 of Netflix’s Frontier, and its trailer promises shifting loyalties and new threats, not to mention the harsh, icy perils of the wilderness.
Momoa reprises his role of Declan Harp, a … Read More