All the world’s a stream: Shakespeare’s Globe launches VOD player

Shakespeare’s Globe theatre has launched its own video on-demand service.

Globe Player offers full-length films of over 50 Shakespeare productions recorded at the Globe to rent or buy.

The line-up consists of the main summer productions from recent years, including … Read More

BBC Radio 1 launches iPlayer channel on Monday 10th November

BBC Radio 1 is launching its own iPlayer channel on Monday 10th November.

The new service – which the Beeb highlighted during its recent redesign of iPlayer – was approved by the BBC Trust this week and will see up … Read More

Christmas movies come early to NOW TV from 7th November

Christmas movies are coming early to NOW from Friday 7th November.

Sky Movies Christmas returns this Friday to Sky Movies, with a bumper selection of Christmas films available to stream online through Sky On Demand for existing customers – or, … Read More

WWE Network VOD launch delayed in UK

The launch of WWE Network, the wrestling group’s VOD platform, has been delayed in the UK.

The wrestling on-demand service was all set to arrive in the UK on Monday 3rd November, but its debut has been postponed indefinitely. WWE … Read More

Netflix picks up first British Independent Film Award nomination with Virunga

Netflix picked up its first British Independent Film Award nomination this week with its documentary Virunga.

The film, which was snapped up by Netflix in July this year, is the feature debut for director Orlando von Einsiede and offers an … Read More

Netflix now available on YouView

Netflix is now available on YouView.

We reported last month that the video on-demand service would soon be added to the set top box. Today, YouView confirmed that the subscription service has officially joined the line-up of apps, offering customers … Read More

Madagascar spin-off series All Hail King Julien lands on Netflix UK this December

Madagascar spin-off series All Hail King Julien will be released on Netflix UK this December.

The animated show is set long before the Zoosters arrive on Madagascar, where King Julien holds court – –not to mention nightly revelries –- over … Read More

Knights of Badassdom gets UK release on VOD – available to watch online from 3rd November

Joe Lynch’s Knights of Badassdom will finally get a UK release on Monday 3rd November.

The film will be released straight to VOD, roughly four years after it originally began production. The movie, co-written by Matt Wall and Kevin … Read More

Google Play now available on Roku – is the streaming media device race over?

The Google Play store app is now available on Roku.

It’s a small sentence, but it’s one that marks a big shift for the streaming media device race.

Roku has long led the way in the set top boxes … Read More

Wuaki.tv adds Arrow Films TV shows and movies to line-up

Wuaki.tv has teamed with with Arrow Films to add the distributor’s range of cult European TV shows and movies to its on-demand catalogue.

The partnership is the latest example of Wuaki.tv branching out its pay-per-view rental line-up beyond its existing … Read More