VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Pretty Little Liars Season 5 lands exclusively on Netflix UK
January 5, 2015 | David FarnorNetflix has nabbed the exclusive rights to Pretty Little Liars in the UK – including the all-new Season 5 of the show.
Update: Season 6 of Pretty Little Liars is also available on Netflix UK.
ABC Family’s series, which … Read More
2014’s most-watched White House YouTube video: A president goes for a walk
January 4, 2015 | David FarnorThe White House has announced its 10 most-watched videos on YouTube from 2014. Top of the pile? Not an impassioned address or a political ultimatum: just a guy going for a “surprise walk” on a May morning.
“The President was … Read More
YouTube killer? Details revealed about Twitter’s video service
January 4, 2015 | David FarnorDetails have been revealed about Twitter’s video service.
The plans, which were first announced by Twitter last year, mark the social network’s latest step to increase its presence in the video sector – a move that puts it in direct … Read More
Watch: Penny Dreadful Season 2 trailer
January 4, 2015 | David FarnorThe first trailer for Penny Dreadful Season 2 has been released by Showtime.
John Logan’s horror series, which stars Eva Green, Josh Hartnett and Timothy Dalton’s moustache, was one of our favourite shows of 2014. The programme will return for … Read More
Amazon adds new AMC shows to Prime line-up
January 2, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon has added several new AMC TV shows to its Prime Instant Video streaming line-up.
The new deal, which was sealed at the turn of the New Year, sees six seasons of recent shows available as part of the site’s … Read More
Almost half of Brits are TV bluffers
January 2, 2015 | David FarnorAlmost half of British TV fans are bluffers, according to a new survey, pretending that they have seen a show when they haven’t.
42 per cent of Brits polled by the RadioTimes said they had lied so that they appeared … Read More
Happy New Year for Amazon: New deals for Cartoon Network series
January 1, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon is already enjoying a happy New Year with a new deal for Adventure Time and several other Cartoon Network TV series.
Adventure Time has long been a staple of the Netflix line-up, both in America and the UK. Now, … Read More
Countdown on-demand: Netflix adds fake New Year’s Eve party to fool your kids
December 30, 2014 | David FarnorIt’s the same every New Year’s Eve. You close the curtains, move the clocks forward, set an alarm early, and then pretend to your kids that midnight has already happened to get them out of the way.
You’re not … Read More
Sony VOD results: The Interview makes $15 million online
December 29, 2014 | David FarnorThe Interview has made $15 million from VOD sales, Sony has announced.
The comedy, which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as journalists who are asked to assassinate Kim Jong Un, was going to be released on Christmas Day, … Read More
Sons of Anarchy Season 6 released on Netflix UK on 1st January 2015
December 29, 2014 | David FarnorSons of Anarchy Season 6 will be available on Netflix UK from 1st January 2015.
Kurt Sutter’s series finished in typically dramatic style with Season 7 premiering exclusively on VOD in the UK. Now, just a few months after Season … Read More