VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
BBC to become “Internet first” broadcaster
April 13, 2015 | David FarnorThe BBC aims to be an “Internet first” broadcaster, its technology chief has said.
The broadcaster has come under an increasing number of pressures in recent years, from those who believe the licence fee should be scrapped, or from subscription … Read More
Triailer: Bob Weir documentary to premiere on Netflix in May
April 11, 2015 | David FarnorUpdate 7 May: Trailer added
Netflix has nabbed the rights to a documentary about Grateful Dead singer Bob Weir.
The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir, which is directed by Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor), chronicles Weirs journey … Read More
Baz Luhrmann Netflix series reveals young cast
April 10, 2015 | David FarnorBaz Luhrmann has unveiled the four young leads for his new Netflix series, The Get Down.
The show, which follows a rag tag group of teenagers who are wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 70’s, is … Read More
Dior and I now available to watch online in the UK
April 10, 2015 | David FarnorDior and I is available to watch online in the UK from today, as it struts onto VOD.
Frédéric Tcheng’s acclaimed documentary was a theatrical hit when it launched in March. The director’s follow-up to Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has … Read More
Sky commissions Season 2 of Fortitude
April 10, 2015 | David FarnorSky has commissioned a second season of Fortitude.
The Arctic crime drama, part Broadchurch and part X-Files, premiered in January 2015 and was the first Sky original programme to premiere simultaneously across all Sky markets: Italy, Germany, Austria, the UK … Read More
SPOILER: Marvel’s Daredevil red suit revealed
April 10, 2015 | David FarnorMarvel’s Daredevil lands on Netflix UK today. To celebrate, we’ve got a first look at the red suit worn by The Man Without Fear. Needless to say, don’t watch this if you don’t want it spoiled for you.
The show … Read More
Ranked: True Detective Season 2 trailer faces (in order of truthfulness)
April 9, 2015 | David FarnorHBO has released a trailer for True Detective Season 2 and it’s hard to imagine anything more True Detectivey.
That’s partly thanks to the catchy, knowing and exceedingly melancholic song used to accompany it – “Change will come to those … Read More
Netflix releases Grace and Frankie trailer
April 9, 2015 | David FarnorNetflix has released the trailer for Grace and Frankie.
The streaming service’s latest original show stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two women whose lives are suddenly turned upside down when their husbands reveal they are gay and leave … Read More
Orange Is the New Black Season 3 trailer released
April 9, 2015 | David FarnorIt is hard to believe that it is only two months until Orange Is the New Black Season 3 arrives – but it is even harder to believe that it has been almost a year since we last saw Piper, … Read More
TheHorrorShow.TV teams up with Nerdly to release To Jennifer on VOD
April 9, 2015 | David FarnorTheHorrorShow.TV has teamed up with the blog Nerdly to release To Jennifer on VOD.
Thought to be the first film shot entirely on an iPhone 5, James Cullen Bressack’s movie stars Jessica Cameron, Chuck Pappas, Jody Barton and Bressack himself. … Read More