BFI Player makes The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands free to watch online on Armistice Day

The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands will be available to watch on BFI Player for free on Armistice Day.

The BFI’s new restoration of the silent film, which was made in 1927, premiered at the London Film Festival … Read More

Netflix adapts Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events into TV series

Netflix is adapting Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events into a TV series.

The 13-part series of novels, first published in 1999, has sold more than 65 million copies around the world and been translated into 43 languages. In … Read More

NOW TV now available to Vodafone 4G customers

NOW is now available to Vodafone’s 4G customers.

The subscription VOD service, which gives contract-free access to all of Sky’s TV shows and movies, has been steadily expanding its range of compatible devices, recently arriving on YouView and Chromecast. Now, … Read More

TheHorrorShow.tv launches horror subscription VOD service

TheHorrorShow.tv has introduced a new subscription service.

The site, which launched in June 2013, is the UK’s only dedicated horror VOD service, with titles curated by fans of the genre. Its pay-per-view catalogue of horror titles – available to rent … Read More

BFI unveils new BFI Player

The BFI has unveiled a new version of BFI Player, complete with a new back catalogue of Universal Pictures titles.

The video on-demand service, which launched in the UK last year, swiftly established itself as a go-to destination for independent … Read More

3 exclusive iPlayer films join BBC sci-fi season

Three exclusive BBC iPlayer films will join the line-up of the Beeb’s new sci-fi season.

The season will begin with a new four-part series on BBC Two, Tomorrow’s Worlds: The Unearthly History Of Science Fiction, in which Dominic Sandbrook explores … Read More

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