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Amazon unveils new range of Smart TVs
January 5, 2017 | VOD News
Amazon is entering the Smart TV market with a new range of Fire TV-branded models.
Amazon’a Fire TV, which first launched in 2015, has proven a huge hit for the online giant, powering sticks and set top boxes that have … Read More
Red Dwarf drives record year for UKTV, as on-demand views soar
January 5, 2017 | VOD News
UKTV enjoyed a record year in 2016, with TV ratings hitting an all-time high and on-demand views soaring.
Britain’s biggest multichannel broadcaster, UKTV is predicting it will register record-breaking growth in commercial audiences (SOCI) across the last 12 months. UKTV … Read More
From Taboo to Doctor Who: BBC teases bright new year with 2017 trailer
January 3, 2017 | VOD News
2017 is officially here and it can only be better than 2016, right? That will be the case, if the BBC has anything to do with it.
TV had a stonkingly good 12 months last year – you can see … Read More
Netflix snaps up UK rights to supernatural series Beyond
January 3, 2017 | VOD News
Netflix has snapped up the UK rights to supernatural series Beyond.
The show, which got the green light from ABC Family Worldwide last year, is created by Adam Nussdorf, whose previous credits include writing several episodes of TRON: Uprising and … Read More
Walter Presents kicks off 2017 with Norwegian thriller Acquitted
January 1, 2017 | VOD News
Walter Presents is kicking off 2017 with Norwegian thriller Acquitted.
All 4’s online channel, dedicated to foreign-language TV shows from around the world, Walter Presents launched in the UK in January 2016. Since then, the site has given us shows … Read More
Game of Thrones most pirated show of the year
January 1, 2017 | VOD News
Game of Thrones is once again the most pirated TV show of the year.
Figures from TorrentFreak show that HBO’s fantasy epic took the crown for the most torrented TV series on the web in 2016, the fifth year … Read More
Twitter launches live 360-degree videos
December 31, 2016 | VOD News
Twitter has stepped up its live-streaming game once more with the introduction of live 360-degree videos.
As of this week, you can now stream 360-degree videos live on the social network, allowing users to move their phone and swipe their … Read More
The Grand Tour heads to Namibia for two-part special
December 30, 2016 | VOD News
The Grand Tour is heading to Namibia for the New Year, with a two-part special.
Amazon’s motoring show has, so far, followed the same formula for each episode: put Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May in a tent in … Read More
Wuaki reaches 4 million users across Europe
December 28, 2016 | VOD News
Wuaki.tv has reached over 4 million users across Europe.
The streaming service, based in Barcelona and owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, offers movies to buy and rent to customers in the UK, Spain and more. In a crowded sector, … Read More
Dennis Quaid stars in Fortitude tourism video
December 28, 2016 | VOD News
“You’ll feel so at home, you’ll never leave,” says Dennis Quaid of Fortitude, in a creepily cheerful new video.
In the video, the esteemed actor reminisces about his favourite holiday destination in the remote wilds of the Arctic. “How can … Read More
