VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Netflix grows as members watch over 50 hours of original content a month
April 16, 2015 | David FarnorNetflix gained almost 5 million new members in the first three months of 2015, as original content on the service continues to thrive.
Netflix added 2.3 million members in the US in the first quarter of the year, taking its … Read More
Fire TV Stick becomes Amazon’s fastest selling device in the UK
April 16, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon’s Fire TV Stick has become Amazon’s “fastest selling” device ever in the UK, just as the company launches its IMDb-linked service, X-Ray.
The stick connects to TV sets and allows users to connect to the web to stream VOD … Read More
Sky Store Buy & Keep rolls out to mobile and streaming devices
April 16, 2015 | David FarnorSky Store Buy & Keep is now available on mobile and streaming devices.
The VOD service allows customers to purchase movies online to watch digitally, only to have a DVD copy sent to them for free a few days later. … Read More
Orange Is the New Black renewed for fourth season
April 15, 2015 | David FarnorOrange Is the New Black has been renewed for a fourth season.
It seems that Netflix cannot get enough of the ladies from Litchfield: the streaming service has announced that the show will return once more for a fourth run … Read More
BuzzFeed reveals plans to become the next Netflix
April 15, 2015 | David FarnorWhen you hear the word “BuzzFeed”, what do you think of? Listicles? Cat GIFs collated from other sites? Which-X-are-you quizzes? When you hear the word “Netflix”, what do you think of? House of Cards?
Both brands have enjoyed huge … Read More
Kids’ VOD service Hopster goes global
April 15, 2015 | David FarnorHopster is going global. The children’s TV start-up, which offers VOD titles and educational games, first launched its app in 2013. Now, following a wave of new deals with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, Millimages, CAKE, and EarthTree Media, the service is … Read More
Daredevil starts rollout of audio description on Netflix
April 15, 2015 | David FarnorNetflix has announced that it will roll out audio description across its titles, starting with Daredevil.
The superhero series, which follows a blind lawyer turned vigilante to clean up the streets of New York, was released on Netflix last Friday. … Read More
Trailer: Clive Owen’s Last Knights gets day and date release
April 14, 2015 | David FarnorSword-slashing actioner Last Knights will be available to watch online in the UK on the same day it arrives in cinemas.
The movie marks the English language debut of Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya (Casshern, Goemon) and stars Clive Owen and … Read More
Trailer: The Enfield Haunting, available to watch online in May
April 14, 2015 | David FarnorSky has released a trailer for The Enfield Haunting, which will be available to watch online in the UK in May.
Based on an account of the titular event by paranormal investigator Guy Lyon Playfair, the three-part mini-series presents events … Read More
Icon and FrightFest sign exclusive digital distribution deal
April 13, 2015 | David FarnorIcon Film Distribution (IFD) and FrightFest have entered into an exclusive partnership that will see IFD releasing FrightFest curated films on VOD.
The horror fantasy film festival, which takes over Leicester Square every August, will lend its brand to the … Read More