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Danger Mouse and Inspector Gadget reboots head up new Netflix kids series
February 25, 2015 | VOD NewsReboots of Danger Mouse and Inspector Gadget are heading up Netflix’s new slate of original and exclusive kids’ TV series.
The secret agent rodent and cyborg detective will be joined by a pack of crazy outback animals and a group … Read More
Short film review: Power/Rangers (dark and gritty reboot by Joseph Kahn)
February 25, 2015 | David Farnor“Dark and gritty” are the first words that spring to mind when you see Power/Rangers, the fan reboot made by Joseph Kahn and Adi Shankar. Of course, they’re also the words that spring to mind when you see almost any … Read More
Trailer: Community Season 6 to air in UK on Sony TV
February 25, 2015 | VOD NewsCommunity Season 6 will air in the UK on Sony TV.
Update: The trailer for Community Season 6 has been released – we’ve added it below.
The show, which was resurrected by Yahoo last year after its cancellation, will premiere … Read More
Netflix confirms production of Pee-wee’s Big Holiday
February 24, 2015 | VOD NewsNetflix has confirmed that production is beginning on a new Pee-wee Herman film.
We first reported on the project, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, last year, when it was rumoured to have moved to the streaming site. Now, Netflix has officially announced … Read More
Trailer: Trailer Park Boys Season 9 set for March Netflix release
February 24, 2015 | VOD NewsTrailer Park Boys will return to Netflix UK for a ninth season next month.
The Canadian mockumentary series follows Ricky, Julian and Bubbles on their misadventures around Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
The show, which has amassed a … Read More
Hopster announces Android launch and signs DreamWorks deal
February 24, 2015 | VOD NewsHopster is launching on Android, just as the company announced a new deal with DreamWorks Classics.
The multi-territory agreement gives the kids’ TV and learning service rights to seven titles, including Postman Pat, Rupert Bear, and Noddy in Toyland.
The … Read More
Trailer: Playing It Cool available to watch online in the UK on 2nd March
February 23, 2015 | VOD NewsChris Evans. Michelle Monaghan. Aubrey Plaza. Ioan Gruffud. No, this isn’t the cast list for a summer blockbuster or smash hit comedy: this is the list of people who star in Playing It Cool, which will be released straight to … Read More
Amazon orders more original kids’ TV shows
February 23, 2015 | VOD NewsAmazon has ordered more seasons of its original kids’ TV shows.
Creative Galaxy, Annedroids, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, and recent Annie Award winner Tumble Leaf have all had a second season greenlit by Amazon Studios. Amazon has … Read More
Netflix releases final House of Cards Season 3 trailer
February 23, 2015 | VOD News“What are you looking at?”
House of Cards Season 3 returns on Friday – and Netflix has released another new trailer, just in case you’d forgotten.
Once again accompanied by the song Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of … Read More
Oscars 2015: The year the speeches said something
February 23, 2015 | VOD NewsThe 2015 Oscars approached with the mildly uncomfortable knowledge that all 20 nominations for performances went to white actors. “Tonight, we celebrate the best and whitest… sorry, the best and brightest,” quipped host Neil Patrick Harris at the start of … Read More