VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
First episode of Transparent Season 2 available to watch online early
December 1, 2015 | David FarnorThe first episode of Transparent Season 2 has been released online early by Amazon.
The VOD service jumped ahead of Netflix with the first season of Jill Soloway’s show, which became the first online programme to win a Golden Globe … Read More
A doctor a day drives up iPlayer autumn activity
December 1, 2015 | David FarnorBBC audiences regularly checked in with their favourite doctor this autumn, as iPlayer activity grew.
The autumn months are always a good time for streaming services, as the nights draw in and the TV schedules fill up, leaving viewers clamouring … Read More
Trailer: VOD service Walter Presents launches in January
November 30, 2015 | David FarnorChannel 4’s new VOD service Walter Presents launches in January 2016 – and the broadcaster has released the first trailer from the new site.
In an age where BBC Three is going online and Ash vs Evil Dead is premiering … Read More
Ash vs Evil Dead released in UK on Virgin Media this December
November 27, 2015 | David FarnorAsh vs Evil Dead will be released in the UK this December on Virgin Media, we can confirm.
It’s been years since Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell took us out to an isolated cabin in the woods, only to accidentally … Read More
Watch: Trailer for Dark Places, in cinemas and on VOD in February
November 27, 2015 | David FarnorThe trailer has just been released for Dark Places.
The thriller, based on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn – the author of Gone Girl – stars Charlize Theron as Libby Day, who was only eight years old when … Read More
BBC confirms plans for new online BBC Three
November 26, 2015 | David FarnorThe BBC Trust has officially given the go-ahead for the transformation of BBC Three into an online-only channel in early 2016.
The plans to close the linear BBC Three as we know it were first announced in March last year, … Read More
Legends of Tomorrow to land on Sky 1 in UK
November 26, 2015 | David FarnorLegends of Tomorrow has landed a UK broadcaster in the form of Sky 1, with an air date of early 2016.
The move is no surprise: the channel has established itself as the home of DC Comics’ TV adventures, with … Read More
ITV Hub officially launches
November 26, 2015 | David FarnorITV Hub has officially launched in the UK – and the new service is already an improvement.
The move from the broadcaster follows in the footsteps of both the BBC and Channel 4. Indeed, ITV has always lagged behind in … Read More
Sony teams up with YouTuber for new web series
November 25, 2015 | David FarnorSony Music Entertainment is teaming up with YouTuber Kurt Hugo Schneider to develop a new web series.
YouTubers have become celebrities in their own right among their audience of young fans, amassing the kinds of followings that have launched book … Read More
Amazon to remove controversial Nazi-themed adverts for High Castle
November 25, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon has decided to take down its Nazi-themed adverts from the New York subway, following a widespread backlash.
Passengers travelling to work in the city this week were greeted with the sight of the American flag emblazoned with the Nazi … Read More