VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Sky snaps up David Duchovny’s Aquarius for August UK air date
July 23, 2015 | David FarnorDavid Duchovny’s TV series Aquarius will premiere in the UK in August on Sky Atlantic.
Sky acquired the rights to NBC’s gritty drama from ITV Studios Global Entertainment this week and announced plans to broadcast it on Sky Atlantic across … Read More
Raindance Web Fest returns for 2015
July 23, 2015 | David FarnorThe Raindance Web Fest will return for its third year running this September, Raindance has announced.
The dedicated digital series festival, which takes place during the Raindance Film Festival on 25th to 27th September, will feature a packed schedule of … Read More
Netflix buys rights to Australian comedy series Utopia
July 23, 2015 | David FarnorNetflix has bought the rights to Utopia – no, not that one.
The Australian political comedy, made by Working Dog Productions, follows the goings-on at the Nation Building Authority, a fictitious government agency responsible for major infrastructure works Down … Read More
Channel 4 commissions shorts starring The Last Leg host
July 23, 2015 | David FarnorChannel 4 has commissioned a series of shorts starring Alex Brooker.
The host of The Last Leg is also an ambassador for disability charity Scope, who will partner with the broadcast for the shorts.
Titled What Not To Do, the … Read More
Over 60m global viewers watching BBC iPlayer for free
July 22, 2015 | David FarnorOver 50 million people around the world are watching BBC iPlayer for free, according to new research.
BBC iPlayer is a service for UK users, funded by the licence fee, but a study by GlobalWebIndex, which interviewed around 47,000 people … Read More
We Are Colony raises $2m in funding
July 22, 2015 | David FarnorUK streaming service We Are Colony has raised $2m in seed funding.
The VOD market has become increasingly crowded with services as well as content, making it more important than ever for companies to differentiate their offering. We Are Colony … Read More
YouTube builds SVOD service – but is missing big TV bricks
July 22, 2015 | David FarnorYouTube is beginning to build its subscription VOD service – but the company is still missing crucial bricks.
The video site’s entry into the subscription streaming race has been long mooted, as Google attempts to establish its service as a … Read More
MUBI signs first theatrical deal to co-distribute Arabian Nights
July 21, 2015 | David FarnorMUBI has signed its first theatrical deal to co-distribute Arabian Nights.
The SVOD service, which specialises in arthouse and independent movies, has partnered with New Wave Films to co-distribute the theatrical, home entertainment and VOD release for Miguel Gomes’s three-part … Read More
Hopster expands Apple TV reach into 100 new countries
July 21, 2015 | David FarnorHopster has expended its Apple TV reach into 100 new countries.
The kids entertainment subscription service first launched on Apple’s set top box in May 2015, but is now rolling out to more territories. It is already live in … Read More
True Blood to stream on Sky and NOW TV this summer
July 21, 2015 | David FarnorTrue Blood will be available to stream on-demand on Sky and NOW this summer.
Based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris, the Golden Globe-nominated series is created by American Beauty’s Alan Ball and finally reached the end of … Read More