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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Trailer: Inside No. 9 returns for Season 2 on 26th March
March 16, 2015 | VOD NewsInside No. 9 Season 2 will be available to watch online on BBC iPlayer from Thursday 26th March.
The weekly dark comedy series, created by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, managed to disturb and amuse in equal measure last year, … Read More
YouTube now supports 360-degree videos
March 14, 2015 | VOD NewsYouTube now supports 360-degree videos. We’ll pause for a moment to let that sink in.
Ever wanted to look around you while watching a film or TV show? Wished you could choose your own camera angle while watching sport? Or … Read More
BBC launches “Make it Digital” initiative, including BBC Two GTA drama
March 12, 2015 | VOD NewsThe 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
March 12, 2015 | VOD NewsThe 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
March 12, 2015 | VOD NewsNOW 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
March 11, 2015 | VOD NewsTV 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
March 11, 2015 | VOD NewsThe 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
March 10, 2015 | VOD News“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
March 10, 2015 | VOD News“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
March 10, 2015 | VOD NewsAMC’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