15 million smart TV sets sold last year

With the rise in streaming that has taken place in recent years, there has also been a growth in mobile device usage. Tablet sales have risen, with over four in 10 UK households now owning one (up from 24 per … Read More

Viewster adds five new simulcasts to anime line-up

Viewster has added a wave of new simulcasts to its anime line-up.

The ad-supported VOD service is available around the world, although, as with many VOD sites, only some shows are available in certain territories.

The string of new streaming … Read More

Viewster now available on Xbox 360

Viewster is now available on Xbox 360.

The ad-supported VOD service, which is available worldwide, has established a large following, thanks to its wide library of anime.

More than ten thousand titles are available to stream from anime and thrillers … Read More

Award-nominated indie Greyhawk gets early VOD release

Imagine you are blind. Imagine you are utterly dependent on an animal – your guide dog – to make sense of the world around you. Then imagine your guide dog disappears.

Award-nominated indie Greyhawk follows a blind veteran on … Read More

Channel 4 to stream Britain’s first Youth Leaders’ Debate

This year’s general election has embraced VOD more than ever, with debates available to watch live on YouTube and panel shows available to catch up with on BBC iPlayer. (See our general election VOD guide here.)

With just 4 in … Read More

Netflix grows as members watch over 50 hours of original content a month

Netflix 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

Amazon’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

Sky 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

Orange 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

When 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