Worldwide pay-TV grows, but thousands of US subscribers cut cords

The worldwide pay-TV market is expected to grow 5 per cent in 2014, surpassing 924.4 million subscribers, according to a new report from ABI Research. But the positive global trend masks a decline in some regions, as viewers cut cords … Read More

Halo: Nightfall hits VOD on 17th March

Halo: Nightfall will be released on VOD on Tuesday 17th March.

The live-action series, which is produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions and directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, began life as part of Microsoft’s drive to produce original content. The … Read More

House of Cards Season 3 poster released – plus new teaser trailer

Update: A new teaser trailer for House of Cards Season 3 has been released. You can see it at the bottom of this post.

Netflix has released the poster for House of Cards Season 3 – and followed it with … Read More

Amazon declines to comment on Outlander reports

Amazon has declined to comment on reports that it has bought the UK rights to the US TV series Outlander.

The show, based on novels by US author Diana Gabaldon, follows Claire Randell, a nurse from the 1940s who is … Read More

Zoella joins Great Comic Relief Bake Off as YouTube star influence rises

Zoella will join this year’s line-up of celebrities on The Great Comic Relief Bake Off.

The 24 year old vlogger, whose real name is Zoe Sugg, will not be known by many of the people tuning in to the BBC’s … Read More

Netflix releases full trailer for Bloodline

Netflix has released the first full trailer for its new original series, Bloodline.

The family thriller, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival last night, will arrive exclusively on Netflix on Friday 20th March.

The show follows the Rayburns, … Read More

Clip: The Maze Runner behind-the-scenes

The Maze Runner is out now on DVD and VOD in the UK. Based on the trilogy of books by James Dashner, it looks like another young adult franchise waiting to milk its eager audience for money, but from the … Read More

UKTV Play launches Android app

UKTV Play is now available on Android.

UKTV’s on demand service, which is already available on iOS devices, gives viewers easy access to watch their favourite programmes from UKTV’s popular free-to-air channels.

The free app offers a catalogue of hit … Read More

Full list: 2015 BAFTA winners – and where to watch them online

Boyhood took home the BAFTA for Best Picture at last night’s ceremony, as Richard Linklater’s 12-year labour of love paid off.

The movie won Best Director and Best Support Actress to boot, beating down the competition from the equally-lauded … Read More

Could Disney launch its own Netflix-style VOD service?

Disney has considered a Netflix-style VOD service for its movies and TV shows, the company has revealed.

Talking in a conference call this week, comments from CEO Bob Iger were picked up by FilmDivider, Deadline and others about a possible … Read More