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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
10% off: Watch the Ryder Cup online in the UK without Sky Sports
September 23, 2014 | VOD NewsThis 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 | VOD NewsIt 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 | VOD NewsA 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 | VOD NewsDonnie 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 | VOD NewsHe’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 | VOD NewsAhead 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
Mobile viewing to make up half of all online viewing by 2016?
September 18, 2014 | VOD NewsMobile viewing could make up half of all online viewing in two years’ time, according to Ooyala.
The company’s latest Global Video Index report shows that mobile devices accounted for 25 per cent of online viewing in the second quarter … Read More
NOW TV to raise Entertainment Pass price on 16th October
September 18, 2014 | VOD NewsNOW will raise the price of its Entertainment Membership on 16th October to £6.99 a month.
The monthly pass, which lets you stream all of Sky’s TV channels live as well as catch up on demand, has become a key … Read More
Roku sells 10 million players
September 17, 2014 | VOD NewsRoku has now sold 10 million boxes in the US.
The company first launched a streaming media player in May 2008, a device which streamed Netflix to TVs. Since then, Netflix has seen its membership surge – and the popularity … Read More
Netflix joins with Judd Apatow to make original comedy series Love
September 17, 2014 | VOD NewsNetflix is joining forces with Judd Apatow to make an original comedy series.
Love, which is created by Judd Apatow, Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin, will debut in summer 2016 with 10 episodes.
The half-hour comedy series, produced by … Read More















