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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
National Lottery draw leaves BBC One to stream live on iPlayer and Facebook
November 26, 2016 | David FarnorThe National Lottery draw results will no longer be broadcast live on BBC One, instead streaming live on BBC iPlayer and Facebook.
As part of a new three-year deal between Lottery organises Camelot and the BBC, the Lottery, which has … Read More
YouTube Kids introduces more parental controls
November 24, 2016 | David FarnorYouTube Kids is introducing more controls to give parents a better handle on what their children are watching.
Now almost two years old, the app designed for younger viewers has not had the smoothest infancy, with criticism over sponsored content … Read More
Amazon snaps up UK rights to Hulu’s The Path
November 23, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon has snapped up the exclusive UK rights to Hulu’s The Path.
Starring Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan and Hugh Dancy, the drama was commissioned by the US streaming site back in March 2015, before premiering online earlier this year.
Barry: Full trailer lands for Netflix’s Obama drama
November 23, 2016 | David Farnor“You take the baton and you carry it as far as you can and then, you hand it off.”
It doesn’t take the first trailer for Netflix’s original film, Barry, to underscore just how timely and revealing it is. … Read More
Anil Kapoor signs up for Amazon’s Strange New Things
November 22, 2016 | David FarnorAnil Kapoor has signed up for Amazon’s adaptation of Michel Faber’s The Book of Strange New Things.
The Indian superstar, who has broken through to mainstream Western media with roles in Slumdog Millionaire, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and 24, … Read More
Amazon’s The Grand Tour breaks viewership records
November 21, 2016 | David FarnorThe Grand Tour has become the most viewed Amazon original series to date.
The show, which premiered on Friday 18th November on Prime Video, sees ex-Top Gear trio Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May reunite for motoring shenanigans around … Read More
Netflix nabs sci-fi actioner Spectral for December release
November 20, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has nabbed the global rights to sci-fi action flick Spectral.
The supernatural thriller, directed by Nic Mathieu, sees a Special Ops team of Delta Force troops and a DARPA scientist enter a war-torn city, where ghostly enemies are causing … Read More
EE TV launches “watch with Twitter” feature
November 19, 2016 | David FarnorEE has introduced a new “watch with Twitter” feature for its TV customers.
In a first for the UK, EE TV has teamed up with the social network to allow users to see at a glance which TV programmes are … Read More
Nathan Ambrosioni takes Shudder to Therapy
November 18, 2016 | David FarnorNathan Ambrosioni is taking UK audiences to Therapy this weekend, as his horror flick arrives exclusively on streaming service Shudder.
The director’s latest premiered at Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival in July, when AMC’s horror VOD platform snapped up the … Read More
French comedy legend Gad Elmaleh heads to Netflix
November 18, 2016 | David FarnorFrench comedy legend Gad Elmaleh is coming to Netflix.
Branded as France’s answer to Jerry Seinfeld, Elmaleh really was in 2007, when he dubbed the French vocals for the US comedian’s lead character in Bee Movie. A few years later, … Read More