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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Summer heats up on Walter Presents with three new box sets
June 21, 2017 | David Farnor
Things are heating up on Walter Presents this July, as the streaming service takes us to Hellfjord and back.
The VOD platform, which is part of All 4, continues to handpick some of the brightest and best foreign-language TV from … Read More
New Game of Thrones Season 7 trailer gives us a glimpse of all the battles
June 21, 2017 | David Farnor
“Don’t fight the north. Or the south. Fight every battle. Everywhere.”
That’s Littlefinger in the new trailer for Game of Thrones Season 7. And, judging by the carnage on display in the two-minute teaser, it’s advice worth listening to, as … Read More
Israel’s Beauty and the Baker bought by Amazon Prime Video
June 21, 2017 | David Farnor
Israeli romantic comedy Beauty and the Baker has been bought by Amazon Prime Video.
The series, which premiered in its home country in 2013, first arrived on UK TV screens last year, thanks to Walter Presents. All 4’s online platform … Read More
Netflix’s To the Bone gets a full trailer
June 21, 2017 | David Farnor
“How do you do it? Eat, I mean.” That’s Lily Collins as Ellen in the new trailer for To the Bone.
The movie, which was acquired by the streaming service at Sundance earlier this year, follows the 20-year-old anorexic … Read More
Netflix launches first interactive TV show
June 20, 2017 | David Farnor
Netflix is breaking new ground today with the launch of its first ever interactive TV show. After months of speculation about the streaming giant embracing the technology, Netflix is officially putting viewers in control – specifically, young viewers.
Puss … Read More
Some young viewers still unaware BBC Three is now online
June 19, 2017 | David Farnor
Some young viewers are still unaware that BBC Three can be viewed online.
BBC Three, which switched from traditional, linear broadcast to a web-first format last year, is the UK’s first public service online TV channel. The groundbreaking leap by … Read More
Trailer: Nobody Speak sees Hulk Hogan take on Gawker
June 16, 2017 | David Farnor
Hulk Hogan may be semi-retired, but his high-profile fight of 2016 made media headlines around the world: a legal battle with Gawker.
Enter Brian Knappenberger, whose documentary Nobody Speak: Hulk Hogan, Gawker and Trials of a Free Press chronicles the … Read More
Okja’s new trailer will make you want a giant Piggy of your own
June 16, 2017 | David Farnor
It’s only a matter of days until Netflix’s Okja finally arrives on our screens – and if you had any doubts about the appeal of a huge, galumphing animal, the new trailer will make you want one of your own.
Anthony Padilla steps away from Smosh
June 15, 2017 | David Farnor
Smosh co-founder Anthony Padilla is stepping down from the YouTube comedy brand.
Along with Ian Hecox, Padilla started posting videos online over a decade ago in 2005. What began as some high-school kids having fun, though, eventually evolved into an … Read More
Netflix nabs Drake Doremus’ Newness
June 15, 2017 | David Farnor
It’s been several months since Sundance 2017 closed its doors, but Netflix is still snapping up indie films from the Utah festival as if it only kicked off last week.
The streaming giant, along with Amazon Studios, dominated trade … Read More
