VOD News
News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Marvel to shoot Netflix superhero series in New York, starting with Daredevil
February 27, 2014 | David FarnorMarvel’s Netflix TV series will film in New York, the company has announced.
The landmark deal between the two media giants was announced last year and will see a string of live-action shows featuring four comic book characters in Hell’s … Read More
Amazon resurrects BBC’s Ripper Street for Prime Instant Video
February 27, 2014 | David FarnorWell, they don’t hang about.
Not content with relaunching LOVEFiLM Instant, introducing its first Original show to the UK and securing the rights to a wave of Warner bros series, Amazon has pulled off another headline-grabbing deal: Amazon has resurrected … Read More
Amazon Prime Instant Video bags Arrow, The Following in Warner Bros TV deal
February 27, 2014 | David FarnorArrow, The Following and Revolution will be coming to Prime Instant Video, thanks to a new deal between Amazon and Warner Bros. TV.
The two giants announced a new agreement to bring five hit US TV series to the online … Read More
Raindance launches UK VOD platform for indie films
February 24, 2014 | David FarnorThe Raindance Film Festival has launched a new UK VOD platform for indie films.
The festival, which has supported and shown indie films for just over 21 years, will aim to close a gap in the video on-demand market with … Read More
Netflix users watched an average of 5 House of Cards episodes in first weekend
February 22, 2014 | David Farnor“That’s how you devour a whale – one bite at a time,” said Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) in House of Cards Season 1. He could easily have been talking about Season 2, as binge-viewing fans of the show watched an … Read More
LOVEFiLM video on-demand to rebrand as Amazon’s Prime Instant Video
February 21, 2014 | David FarnorAmazon will rebrand LOVEFiLM next week and fold the video on-demand service into its Amazon Prime scheme for a combined subscription of £79 per year.
LOVEFiLM Instant will become Prime Instant Video, a part of the Amazon website, on … Read More
Coming soon to Netflix UK: 5 new releases for February / March 2014
February 20, 2014 | David FarnorToy Story 3 will be released on Netflix UK on Friday 7th March, VODzilla.co can exclusively reveal.
It’s not often that what’s coming soon to Netflix UK is announced to the viewing public. House of Cards’ second date on Valentine’s … Read More
Renewed: Channel 4 shows added to Netflix UK again; still set to leave LOVEFiLM Instant
February 18, 2014 | David FarnorThe Channel 4 TV shows that were removed from Netflix UK on Saturday 15th February have all been added again.
Father Ted, Peep Show, The IT Crowd and other classic series were taken down from the Internet TV service at … Read More
iTunes has largest UK video on-demand library; Sky’s NOW TV growing rapidly
February 17, 2014 | David FarnoriTunes has the largest video library in the UK, according to a new report, while Sky’s NOW has seen the biggest increase in the last three months.
The VOD Audit by Decipher, which analyses the biggest 20 on-demand providers in … Read More
Awards on-demand: The full list of 2014 BAFTA winners – and where you can watch them online
February 16, 2014 | David FarnorGravity landed the most awards at last night’s BAFTAs, as the British Academy recognised the work of the UK technical wizards behind the scenes. Winning Best Director as well as Best British Film, Alfonso Cuaron quipped that he was an … Read More