VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Andy Lau’s Shock Wave Tunnel to preview at London Comic Con
October 23, 2017 | David FarnorAndy Lau’s latest thriller, Shock Wave Tunnel, will preview at MCM London Comic Con this weekend, before it hits VOD.
Cine Asia presents the Hong Kong thriller starring the Infernal Affairs and House of Flying Daggers legend. Lau plays Officer … Read More
Award-winning European dramas coming to VOD this November
October 23, 2017 | David FarnorEuropean VOD distribution initiative Walk This Way has unveiled its new season of continental cinema, with a host of award-winning dramas arriving on VOD this November.
Including titles by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Asli Özge, Ragnar Bragason and Marco Martins, the collection … Read More
Bugzy remixes The Walking Dead theme tune
October 23, 2017 | David FarnorChart-topping grime MC Bugzy Malone has remixed the theme tune for The Walking Dead for his latest track.
The video, which dropped last week on YouTube, sees the 2017 MOBO nominated artist pay homage to his obsession with FOX’s post-apocalyptic … Read More
Nielsen expands TV ratings to include Netflix, but are they accurate?
October 21, 2017 | David FarnorNielsen this week announced that it is expanding its TV ratings to include Netflix.
The firm has long been the go-to analyst for viewing figures across the small screen, but as the world of entertainment and video has changed, so … Read More
Untitled to premiere at Cambridge Film Festival and online simultaneously
October 21, 2017 | David FarnorUntitled will be released online across the UK on the same day it screens at Cambridge Film Festival this week.
The movie, which premiered at the London Film Festival earlier this month, is the final film from Austrian documentarian Michael … Read More
Sean Penn’s lawyers warn Netflix over El Chapo series
October 21, 2017 | David FarnorSean Penn’s lawyers have warned that Netflix’s new El Chapo documentary could put the actor in danger, by implying that he was involved in the capture of one of the world’s most wanted men.
The Mexican druglord, whose real name … Read More
Netflix preys on French crime thriller The Mantis
October 21, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix has nabbed the rights to French crime thriller The Mantis (La Mante).
The series, which is made by Septembre Productions, stars Carole Bouquet. Best known for playing “Bond girl” Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only, she also won … Read More
Sky Kids app adds games to streaming line-up
October 20, 2017 | David FarnorSky is bulking out its Sky Kids app with a host of games inspired by TV shows.
Games featuring their favourite characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Peppa Pig and Ben 10, are now available to download. Free to Sky customers, the … Read More
Trailer: Jean-Claude Van Johnson arrives this December
October 20, 2017 | David FarnorJean-Claude Van Damme is coming to Amazon Prime Video this December – but not as you know him.
JCVJ stars the global martial arts and film sensation as Jean-Claude Van Damme, a global martial arts and film sensation – and, … Read More
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond gets trailer and November release date
October 20, 2017 | David FarnorWhere does Jim Carrey begin and Andy Kaufman end? That was the question many asked after watching the excellent biopic Man on the Moon. That question, though, was also asked behind the scenes, as director Chris Smith’s new documentary gives … Read More