VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Trailer: Coin Heist, starring Sasha Pieterse, to hit Netflix in January
December 7, 2016 | David FarnorPretty Little Liars fans needing a fix don’t have to wait quite so long to see Sasha Pieterse again, as she stars in Netflix’s new original film, Coin Heist.
The movie, based on the young adult novel published by Adaptive … Read More
Mariah Carey to star in YouTube holiday special, The Keys of Christmas
December 6, 2016 | David FarnorYouTube is turning to the bottomless well of commerce that is the Christmas movie – and it’s wheeling out the big guns to do it. Yes, Mariah Carey has been signed up by the video site to star in its … Read More
Trailer: Cameron Dallas Netflix series released just in time for Christmas
December 6, 2016 | David FarnorCameron Dallas’ Netflix series will be released just in time for Christmas this year – and a new trailer gives us an idea of what it looks like.
Called Chasing Cameron, it follows Dallas and his close circle of friends … Read More
Under the Shadow, American Honey and I, Daniel Blake lead 2016 BIFA winners
December 5, 2016 | David FarnorThe 2016 BIFA Awards took place last night – and I, Daniel Blake and American Honey dominated the list of winners.
Andrea Arnold’s road movie enjoyed sweet success, taking home the top prize of Best British Independent Film, as well … Read More
Westworld finale to be simulcast in UK
December 4, 2016 | David FarnorThe Westworld Season 1 finale will be simulcast in the UK, Sky Atlantic has announced.
HBO’s sci-fi epic, based on the Michael Crichton movie of the same name, has been the talk of the autumn TV season, rivalling Game of … Read More
Virgin TV launches new kids app
December 4, 2016 | David FarnorVirgin TV will launch a new kids app next spring, as part of its overall revamp of its TV service.
The upgraded service from the pay-TV provider places a reinforced emphasis on simultaneous streaming around the home, as well as … Read More
Virgin launches new “TellyTablet”
December 3, 2016 | David FarnorVirgin Media has unveiled a new mobile device that it calls a “TellyTablet”.
The tablet is a “personal smart TV”, which is designed and built to watch television in HD quality around the home. Runing on Android OS (Marshmallow), it’s … Read More
Walk This Way adds award-winning dramas to VOD line-up
December 2, 2016 | David FarnorWalk This Way has added a wave of award-winning dramas to its already impressive collection of films released on VOD around Europe.
The digital distribution scheme, which is supported by the European Commission, gathers together and promotes films for straight-to-VOD … Read More
And Google’s most popular film of the year is…
December 2, 2016 | David FarnorAs the nightmarish year that has been 2016 draws to a close, it’s time for people to bring out their top 10 lists of the year. But what were the most popular films of the year online? One good barometer … Read More
YouTube adds 4K live-streaming
December 2, 2016 | David FarnorYouTube now lets you stream videos live in 4K.
4K is the word of the day in the VOD world, with TVs, streaming boxes and platforms all stepping up their video quality to Ultra High Definition. YouTube, though, was ahead … Read More