Prime Instant Video streaming surges as Amazon enjoys original effect

Original content is the aim of just about every online video company right now – and Amazon’s latest report makes it easy to see why.

Amazon has increasingly invested in its own titles, as well as exclusive rights to US … Read More

Boardwalk Empire Season 5 available to watch online in the UK from 13th September

Boardwalk Empire Season 5 will be available to watch online in the UK legally on Saturday 13th September.

The final season of the series premieres on Sky Atlantic HD at 9pm. Don’t have Sky? The show will also be available … Read More

Is Microsoft working on its own Chromecast device?

Microsoft may be working on its own Chromecast device, according to new reports.

An FCC filing, spotted by Windows Phone Daily, revealed a new sketch for an accessory called the “HD-10”. With no charging capacity evident, WPD concludes that the … Read More

Amazon Instant Video will stream 4K in October (to Samsung TVs)

Amazon Instant Video will start streaming 4K video to your living room in October 2014… if your living room has a Samsung 4K TV in it.

Amazon has hinted earlier this year that Ultra HD (UHD) was on the cards … Read More

Raindance Web Fest holds competition to fund TV pilots

Raindance Web Fest is inviting online TV creators to send in a pilot for a show and win £2,500 towards its budget.

The festival, which is the first in the UK dedicated to web TV, runs from Saturday 27th to … Read More

Maison du Cards: Netflix announces Marseille, first French original series

Power, corruption, redemption. All in one major city. It might sound like House of Cards, but that’s exactly the plan for Netflix’s new TV series, Marseilles. Set against the rich backdrop of the port city, the show is the first … Read More

First look: Netflix Marco Polo images (released on 12th December)

Netflix’s Marco Polo will be released on Friday 12th December – and we can now reveal our first look at the TV series.

The show, which is based on the famed explorer’s adventures in Kublai Khan’s court in 13th century … Read More

The Leftovers available to watch online in the UK on 10th September

The Leftovers will be available to watch online in the UK from 10th September.

HBO’s sci-fi show from Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof will premiere on Sky Atlantic on Tuesday 16th September – and, for non-subscribers, will be available to stream … Read More

What the acquisition of Twitch says about Amazon’s plans for the future

This week, Amazon announced a surprise move: the purchase of Twitch for almost $1 billion.

The acquisition came as a surprise for many, who thought that Google would be the company to snap up the video game streaming site, but … Read More

Jill Soloway’s Transparent premieres on Amazon Prime Instant Video on 26th September

Jill Solloway’s TV series Transparent will premiere on Amazon Prime Instant Video on Friday 26th September.

All 10 episodes of Amazon Original’s dark comedy will land on the VOD service on the same day, after members voted for the show … Read More