Soaring subscription services drive digital entertainment sales up to 60% of UK market

Digital sales accounted for 60 per cent of the UK home entertainment market in 2013, thanks to soaring demand for subscription services such as Netflix and NOW.

These “access services” include audio platforms, such as Spotify, and in-app purchases from … Read More

BBC’s Sherlock and Doctor Who Season 6 now on Netflix UK and Amazon Prime Instant Video

Sherlock lands on Netflix UK after Season 3’s broadcast on BBC One. Photo: BBC/Hartswood Films

Sherlock Season 1 and 2 and Season 6 of Doctor Who have been added to Netflix UK and Amazon Prime Instant Video today.

The shows … Read More

DreamWorks Animation announces three new Netflix series for 2014

DreamWorks Animation have announced three new Netflix original series to debut in late 2014.

Madagascar’s King Julien, Puss in Boots and Veggie Tales in the House will all join Turbo FAST on the Internet TV service later this year. … Read More

BBC Three fights to keep Family Guy for iPlayer era

“Family Guy and American Dad are so important to BBC3. We plan to continue showing them,” BBC director of television Danny Cohen tweeted from BBC Free Speech last week, following the announcement that BBC Three would be transformed into an … Read More

Bish bash Bosch: 4 new Amazon Original shows commissioned from 2014 pilots

Amazon Studios has commissioned four series from its 2014 group of Amazon Original pilots.

A detective drama, a classical music comedy and a sci-fi mystery will all be developed for Prime Instant Video subscribers to stream, according to Variety.

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Season 1 and 2 of Homeland and American Horror Story released on Netflix UK tomorrow (13th March)

The first two seasons of Homeland and American Horror Story will be available exclusively on Netflix UK and Ireland from Thursday 13th March 2014 – or, as we like to call it, tomorrow.

The critically acclaimed drama Homeland stars Claire … Read More

Game of Thrones Season 1, 2 and 3 now available to watch online on NOW TV

With just under one month to go until Game of Thrones returns, Season 1, 2 and 3 have been added to NOW.

This year, for the first time, non-Sky customers will able to watch Game of Thrones Season 4 … Read More

BBC launches new iPlayer

The BBC have launched a new iPlayer, especially designed “for a multiscreen world”, with the aim of making the service more accessible to all devices and users.

The responsive design of the new web version – which is rolling out … Read More

New 24: Live Another Day trailer as Bauer goes back to Sky 1

The clock starts ticking in May and Sky is determined to get people counting already with the release of the new 24: Live Another Day trailer, which contains our first look of actual footage.

The 12-episode special will see Jack … Read More

One month to go: Third Game of Thrones trailer released

Game of Thrones is back to our screens in less than a month – and HBO are making sure nobody forgets it with the release of a third trailer for Season 4.

“The world’s fallen apart,” says one returning character … Read More