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Chromecast king of streaming devices in 2015
March 10, 2016 | David FarnorChromecast was king of the streaming media device market in 2015, according to new research.
Google’s dongle, which turns any TV into a smart TV with access to VOD platforms such as Netflix, accounted for more than 1 in 3 … Read More
Vice launches new UK TV channel on Sky and NOW TV
March 10, 2016 | David FarnorVICE Media and Sky are teaming up to launch a new UK TV channel later this year.
VICELAND, which will broadcast around the clock, will be programmed, developed and produced entirely in-house by VICE’s creative team, and the channel will … Read More
ITV Hub and All 4 arrive on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick
March 9, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon has added ITV Hub and All 4 to its Fire TV stick line-up.
The online retailer doubled down on its entry into the subscription VOD race with the launch of its own streaming hardware, dubbed Fire TV. The streaming … Read More
New Game of Thrones Season 6 trailer chooses violence
March 9, 2016 | David Farnor“I choose violence,” declares Cersei in the first full, red-band trailer for Game of Thrones Season 6. Just in case you thought that she was going to do anything else in the upcoming run of HBO’s fantasy epic other than … Read More
Netflix serves up three more seasons of Chef’s Table
March 9, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix will be serving three more seasons of Chef’s Table. The streaming giant’s first documentary series tantalised tastebuds in 2014 with its portrait of some of the world’s top chefs, crafting a mouthwatering combination of human interest and food porn. … Read More
Clip: Murdered By My Father released on BBC Three this month
March 5, 2016 | David FarnorBBC Three’s Murdered By My Father will arrive on the online channel at 6pm on Tuesday 29th March – and the BBC have released a first look at the drama.
Based on fact, Murdered By My Father tells the story … Read More
Beautiful retro posters capture Brooklyn’s old-school charm
March 4, 2016 | David FarnorWe’re not ones for sharing posters that much on VODzilla.co, but in the case of Brooklyn, we simply had to make an exception.
We described John Cowley’s Oscar-nominated drama as a “gloriously old-fashioned tale of identity, belonging and starting over” … Read More
Viewers go snooker loopy for The Rack Pack, as iPlayer growth slows
March 4, 2016 | David FarnorViewers went snooker loopy for The Rack Pack at the start of 2016.
The snooker drama about Steve Davis and Alex “Hurricane” Higgins racked up 684,000 views in January 2016, enough to make it the first original content from the … Read More
Emmys open up awards to web series
March 4, 2016 | David FarnorThe Emmys is opening up its doors to web series, as part of a wave of new reforms to its awards.
The TV Academy has accepted shows such as House of Cards and Transparent, which are released online, for some … Read More
YouTube takes steps to support female filmmakers
March 4, 2016 | David FarnorYouTube has announced two new initiatives to support female filmmaking talent.
The site has long been a place where female voices – as with all other voices – can express themselves and be heard.
Comedians such as GloZell have won … Read More