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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Netflix and Saban create original kids series Popples
September 25, 2014 | David FarnorNetflix and Saban are joining forces to create an original kids TV series, Popples.
The animated series is based on Saban’s line of toys first introduced in 1985 – when they also inspired a popular Saturday morning television show. Now, … Read More
NOW TV Movies and Entertainment Pass join Apple TV
September 25, 2014 | David FarnorFrom today, Apple TV users in the UK will be able to enjoy NOW, as the Entertainment and NOW Cinema Membershipare added to the service.
The NOW Entertainment Month Pass offers instant access to some of this autumn’s must-see shows, … Read More
YouTube invests in creativity – and so do studios
September 24, 2014 | David FarnorYouTube has announced plans to fund new content from its top creators.
The site has grown from a social media site for creative teenagers in their bedrooms to a leading platform for online video, welcoming 1 billion unique users every … Read More
Netflix brand gets in with the cool crowd
September 24, 2014 | David FarnorNetflix is now officially “cool” in the UK.
The Internet TV service has long positioned itself as the hip, new alternative to traditional TV – with its edgier content (Orange Is the New Black) and all-at-once releases – but … Read More
10% off: Watch the Ryder Cup online in the UK without Sky Sports
September 23, 2014 | David FarnorThis week sees Europe take on the USA in the biggest golf tournament of 2014. To celebrate, we’re offering a 10% discount on a Sky Sports pass so you can watch the Ryder Cup online.
Sky Sports 4 will be … Read More
Netflix to ban users from other countries?
September 23, 2014 | David FarnorIt is one of the great bugbears of Netflix customers that they don’t always have access to the same things as those in other countries. Even though Netflix UK’s selection is not as big as its US counterpart, both libraries … Read More
No spoilers, please: we’re British
September 22, 2014 | David FarnorA new transatlantic online study commissioned by Netflix has shown that social conventions rule the roost in the UK with less than 4 per cent of Brits believing that it’s ok to spoil programmes for others, while 76 per cent … Read More
Trailer: Donnie Yen’s Iceman released on Netflix UK on the same day as US cinemas
September 19, 2014 | David FarnorDonnie Yen’s Iceman has been released on Netflix UK today, the same day as it is released in US cinemas.
Directed by Law Wing-cheung, the film is a remake of 1979 flick The Iceman Cometh. The frankly insane plot sees … Read More
Alexander Armstrong to voice Danger Mouse
September 19, 2014 | David FarnorHe’s voiced a horse, a king and an alien supercomputer but now actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong takes on his biggest vocal challenge to date as the debonair secret agent Danger Mouse.
The re-imagining of the new animated series will … Read More
Our Girl recap available on BBC iPlayer ahead of Season 2
September 19, 2014 | David FarnorAhead of the new series of BBC One’s Our Girl, a 10-minute recap of last year’s single drama is now available on BBC iPlayer.
The recap covers the events of the RTS-nominated drama where viewers can see why East … Read More