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Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency hits Netflix this December
November 1, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix has announced that Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency will be released in the UK this December.
The adaptation of Douglas Adams’ comic novels is co-produced by the streaming giant and BBC America, with Netflix being the exclusive home for … Read More
The Wallandering Dead? Netflix brings in The Rain from Scandinavia
October 31, 2016 | VOD NewsNobody does TV thrillers quite like Sweden, Norway, Denmark and their other chillingly gripping brethren. So while the BBC has made itself the Saturday night home of subtitled shows, and Channel 4 has launched Walter Presents, a streaming service dedicated … Read More
Before the Flood available to watch online for free around the world
October 30, 2016 | VOD NewsClimate change documentary Before the Flood will get an unprecedented global digital release this Sunday.
Directed by Oscar winner Fisher Stevens and produced and presented by actor, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio, the film shows the … Read More
BBC Three will break into prison this November
October 29, 2016 | VOD NewsBBC Three will break into prison this November with a new documentary series.
The three-part show, produced by Antidote Productions, will see filmmaker Livvy Haydock take a look inside UK prisons. In the first film, she investigates the rise of … Read More
Serial killer? Shudder and The Paragon Collective team up for weekly horror podcast
October 28, 2016 | VOD NewsShudder and The Paragon Collective are teaming up for a weekly horror podcast just in time for Halloween, with RuPaul and Lee Pace on vocals.
AMC’s horror subscription streaming service launched in the UK last week, giving horror fans a … Read More
RIP Vine: Twitter shuts down video service
October 28, 2016 | VOD NewsTwitter is shutting down its video service, Vine.
The social video site was created back in 2012, allowing users to upload six-second videos that loop, GIF-style. The company was snapped up by Twitter within a matter of months for a … Read More
Vessel to close following Verizon acquisition
October 27, 2016 | VOD NewsVerizon is closing its doors this Monday, following the acquisition of the site by Verizon.
The streaming service was launched last year as a subscription alternative to YouTube. Offering subscribers early access to videos from participating vloggers, and giving those … Read More
Rich Fulcher to star in BBC Three Making a Murderer spoof
October 27, 2016 | VOD NewsRich Fulcher will star in Sexy Murder, a true-crime spoof from BBC Three.
The six-part satirical parody of Making a Murderer, The Jinx and Serial, will see “Televisionary” and “Truth Crusader” Christoph Spinelli (Fulcher) come to the UK to do … Read More
All-new Morph lands on Sky Kids for half-term
October 26, 2016 | VOD NewsMorph is back on our screens once again this half-term, as Sky Kids celebrates the school break with brand new episodes.
Everyone’s favourite plasticine man from Aardman was first introduced to viewers way back in 1977, as a sidekick to … Read More
Netflix knows whenever you press pause
October 26, 2016 | VOD NewsThis Halloween, the country will be full of spooky things, from horror movies and ghost tours to haunted houses and trick-or-treating. For those at home trying to watch Stranger Things, the ringing of the bells this 31st October signifies something … Read More
















