BBC launches “Make it Digital” initiative, including BBC Two GTA drama

The BBC has launched a new “Make it Digital” initiative.

The scheme will give a coding device to every child in year 7 across the UK – a total of 1 million devices – with the aim of inspiring a … Read More

BBC commissions The Fall Season 3

The Fall Season 3 is on the way to BBC Two, the BBC has announced.

The psychological thriller, created, written and directed by Allan Cubitt, gained an average of 3.3 million viewers and 12.5 percent share of the audience during … Read More

NOW TV arrives on EE TV ready for Game of Thrones

NOW arrives on EE TV boxes today – just in time for Game of Thrones.

The VOD service, which gives non-Sky customers contract-free access to Sky TV channels and movies, is getting a big push from the company in the … Read More

TV ad revenue hits record high

TV ad revenue hit a record high in 2014, according to new research from Thinkbox.

Total TV advertising revenue in the UK increased by 6 per cent last year to reach a new high of £4.91 billion. This is the … Read More

RNIB brings audio description to VOD

The RNIB is bringing audio description to VOD with a new app.

MovieReading, which has been developed by Universal Multimedia Access, will provide AD to TV programmes and films watched through on-demand services such as Sky, Sky Go, Amazon Instant, … Read More

Netflix releases new trailer for Marvel’s Daredevil

“The city is part of me… and I would do anything to make it a better place.”

That’s not Matt Murdock in the latest trailer for Marvel’s Daredevil: it’s Kingpin.

Surprised? That’s the basis of the whole promo, which explores … Read More

New Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer threatens to break the wheel

“Lannister, Baratheon, Stark, Tyrell, they’re all just spokes on a wheel,” says Daenerys at the start of an ominous new trailer for Game of Thrones Season 5.

The video was unveiled at Apple’s latest event yesterday when the US-only VOD … Read More

AMC orders two seasons of The Walking Dead spin-off

AMC’s spin-off series from The Walking Dead will have two seasons.

The broadcaster announced yesterday that it has ordered not one but two seasons of its companion show.

Much like AMC’s flagship programme, the new show will premiere with a … Read More

Richard Armitage’s The Crucible available to watch online from 17th March

The Old Vic’s sell-out production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, starring Richard Armitage, will be available to watch online from Tuesday 17th March 2015.

The classic American drama sees Richard Armitage (Spooks, The Hobbit) play John Proctor, a man who … Read More

Vimeo now available on Chromecast

Vimeo has arrived on Chromecast. The video service, which is already available on a range of platforms, including Xbox, is now compatible with Google’s streaming stick – but only if you have an Apple phone or tablet.

Vimeo’s most recent … Read More