VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
1 in 5 Netflix subscribers will soon be in Europe
August 26, 2014 | David Farnor1 in 5 Netflix subscribers will eventually be from Europe, according to one new report.
Netflix accounted this year that it would be focusing attention on expanding into more countries this year – specifically, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and … Read More
Breaking Bad: Did Netflix win or lose the 2014 Emmy Awards?
August 26, 2014 | David FarnorIt’s hard to believe that it has been almost a year since Breaking Bad’s final season. The 2014 Emmys, though have not forgotten: Vince Gilligan’s series, which won a huge following in the UK after it was released on Netflix … Read More
The Flash will be available to watch online in the UK from 28th October
August 25, 2014 | David FarnorThe Flash will be available to watch online in the UK from Tuesday 28th October.
The Flash is the latest acquisition from Sky 1 HD, along with another Warner Bros. TV show, Forever.
Sky customers will be able to watch … Read More
Netflix to adapt A Tale of Two Cities with Channel 4?
August 22, 2014 | David FarnorNetflix is reportedly planning to adapt Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities in collaboration with Channel 4.
The Internet TV company is no stranger to co-producing content with broadcasters, divvying up the rights for Norwegian thriller series Lilyhammer and … Read More
If you liked Netflix’s recommendation engine, you might like Sky’s new TV guide
August 22, 2014 | David FarnorIf you liked Netflix’s recommendation engine, you might like Sky’s new TV guide.
Yes, the signature feature of Netflix’s intricate suggestion-based system has now been given its own Sky equivalent. From today, Sky customers will see recommendations on their … Read More
Doctor Who Extra: BBC announces behind-the-scenes iPlayer series
August 21, 2014 | David FarnorDoctor Who Confidential is dead. Long live Doctor Who Extra.
The behind-the-scenes programme that once accompanied the BBC’s flagship sci-fi series was cancelled in 2011 to cut costs, a decision that disappointed many fans. Now, though, the Beeb has announced … Read More
BBC releases Notting Hill Carnival documentaries exclusively on iPlayer
August 21, 2014 | David FarnorThe BBC has released four new documentaries about Notting Hill Carnival exclusively on BBC iPlayer.
The BBC is placing an increasingly large focus on iPlayer as its digital media platform, not just revamping the VOD service earlier this year but … Read More
TG4 gets the TV App Engine treatment
August 21, 2014 | David FarnorOne of the main problems facing the VOD industry is fragmentation. Not just of services, but devices – with so many platforms to through on your telly, developing an app that can work across all of them is a challenge. … Read More
Richard Eyre’s Olivier-winning Ghosts available to watch online in September
August 21, 2014 | David FarnorRichard Eyre’s Olivier award-winning production of Ibsen’s Ghosts will be available to watch online around the world on DigitalTheatre.com in September.
The production, which sold out at the Almeida before transferring to the Trafalgar Studios where it played to packed … Read More
“Binge-watch”: How Netflix changed the way we speak
August 20, 2014 | David FarnorLanguage is a fascinating thing, not just used to communicate but to define the world around us. New words are created in response to new ideas or technologies – which means that the impact of video on-demand upon our lifestyles … Read More