VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
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
Go behind the scenes of Mozart in the Jungle with new clip
November 17, 2016 | David FarnorMozart in the Jungle returns next month for a thrd season – and Amazon is giving us a glimpse behind the scenes of its Golden Globe winner with a new clip.
The third season of the classical music comedy opens … Read More
Amazon acquires Black List script Holland, Michigan
November 17, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon has acquired 2013’s top Black List script, Holland, Michigan.
The Black List, which is announced every year at list.blcklst.com, is a chart of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, as chosen by a list of over 200 film executives. … Read More