blinkbox goes UltraViolet, gives digital copies to DVD buyers

Its future may be uncertain, but blinkbox is showing no signs of slowing down. The pay-per-view streaming service has teamed up with UltraViolet to offer free digital copies of movies and TV shows bought on disc.

This is not the … Read More

Viacom deal brings Kung Fu Panda, Rugrats and Dora the Explorer to Amazon Prime Instant Video

Amazon and Viacom have sealed a deal that will bring six new TV series exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK.

The two companies already have an agreement that has seen popular kids’ TV shows, such as Rugrats … Read More

Ofcom taps unused TV channels to bring you live streams of animals from London Zoo

Anyone who says that cute animal videos on the Internet have no purpose may just have been proven wrong.

Ofcom has teamed up with London Zoo to broadcast live streams of animals to YouTube using empty TV channels.

ZSL and … Read More

First official photos from Netflix’s Daredevil released – including costume

The first official photos and concept artwork from the Marvel and Netflix Daredevil TV series have been released.

Marvel’s first original series on Netflix is the start of a string of superhero mini-series, which are designed to build towards a … Read More

Studiocanal extends multi-year deal with Amazon Prime Instant Video

Amazon and Studiocanal have extended their existing multi-year movie agreement, bringing new titles such as Paddington exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video.

Thanks to this new deal, Prime Instant Video will get the exclusive first Pay TV rights to all … Read More

1 in 3 children now have a tablet

One in three children now have a tablet, according to new research from Ofcom.

The 2014 Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report reveals that a third of British children between the age of 5 and 15 have their … Read More

Amazon commissions Transparent Season 2 after “incredibly positive audience response”

Amazon has commissioned Season 2 of Transparent, just weeks after the show’s premiere on Prime Instant Video.

The series, dubbed by us as the most important TV show of 2014, is created by Six Feet Under’s Jill Soloway and stars … Read More

YouTube star PewDiePie to start his own network?

Never heard of PewDiePie? Well, he is, to put it mildly, kind of a big deal.

Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg’s YouTube channel is the most-watched on the site. When you consider that YouTube’s 100 biggest channels were viewed more than … Read More

AMC renews The Walking Dead for Season 6

AMC has announced that The Walking Dead will return for a sixth season – before Season 5 has already started.

The show premieres in the US on Sunday 12th October and will be available to watch online in the UK … Read More

YouTube moves into original kids content

YouTube is moving into original kids’ content.

Last month, the online video platform announced that it was planning a new wave of investment in original content from its top creators.

“We feel the time is right to make another important … Read More