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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Game of Thrones is now on iTunes (along with other HBO shows)
July 12, 2014 | VOD News
Game of Thrones is now available on iTunes in the UK.
There’s a sentence we never thought we’d write. If there’s one thing HBO’s epic fantasy series has been famous for – even more than its shocking deaths, dragons and … Read More
Better Call Saul plot confirmed: set “six years before Breaking Bad”
July 12, 2014 | VOD News
Better Call Saul will take place six years before Breaking Bad, AMC have confirmed, along with other official plot details.
The spin-off, a prequel to Vince Gilligan’s series, will see Bob Odenkirk return to the role of Walter White’s dodgy … Read More
Apple TV launches new push for iTunes Extras
July 12, 2014 | VOD News
Apple has launched a new push for its iTunes Extras content, including a direct tie-in to Apple TV.
iTunes Extras have been around for some time now, but the special features, which range from behind-the-scenes video and commentaries to short … Read More
Trailer: Two Days, One Night available to watch online in UK on same day as cinemas
July 12, 2014 | VOD NewsTwo Day, One Night will be available to watch online in the UK on the same day as it hits cinemas.
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, aka, the Dardenne brothers, continue to mine the lives of individuals faced with potentially tragic … Read More
Trailer: Ben Whishaw in Lilting available to watch online in UK on same day as cinemas
July 11, 2014 | VOD NewsBen Whishaw fans will be pleased to hear that Lilting will be available to watch online in the UK on the same day as it is released in cinemas.
Set in contemporary London and starring Ben Whishaw, Lilting tells the … Read More
Orange Is the New Black leads 2014 Emmy nominations for comedy
July 10, 2014 | VOD News
Orange Is the New Black leads the comedy category in the 2014 Emmy nominations.
Jeji Kohan’s Netflix Original prison series has received 12 nominations in this year’s award race, including Best Comedy Series and three separate actress awards. Taylor Schilling … Read More
Roku more popular than Apple TV
July 10, 2014 | VOD NewsRoku is more popular than Apple TV, acccording to a new report from Parks Associates.
The study (The Evolving Market For Streaming Media Devices) shows that among US broadband households with a streaming media player, 44 per cent use a … Read More
UKTV’s Watch sinks teeth into Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain for UK broadcast
July 10, 2014 | VOD News
UKTV has sinked its teeeth into Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain. The series’ UK broadcast will be on Watch this autumn.
The sci-fi horror is based on the best-selling vampire novel trilogy co-written by the Pan’s Labyrinth director and author … Read More
Digital video spending rises one-third in 2014
July 10, 2014 | VOD NewsDigital video spending climbed by 33 per cent in the first half of 2014.
New figures from the British Video Association show that in the first six months of this year, consumer expenditure on digital video fuelled a rise in … Read More
TheHorrorShow.tv moves into DVD as well as VOD distribution
July 9, 2014 | VOD NewsTheHorrorShow.tv is moving into DVD distribution.
The streaming site, which specialises in horror and genre titles, launched last year in the UK. While the industry increasingly moves towards digital releasing, though, the company has taken a step in the other … Read More
