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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
New Netflix Original series Dinotrux is under construction
June 16, 2014 | VOD NewsIs there a better word in the history of palaeontology and mechanised construction work than “Dinotrux”? Netflix thinks not, because that’s the name of the new TV series being produced by DreamWorks Animations exclusively for the streaming service.
DreamWorks Animation … Read More
Most Sky TV customers now connected to On Demand
June 13, 2014 | VOD NewsMore than half of all Sky’s TV customers have now connected their Sky+HDbox to broadband for access to its full range of On Demand services.
In less than a year, the total number of connected Sky+HD boxes has more … Read More
New Man of Steel parody web series launches Kickstarter campaign
June 13, 2014 | VOD NewsThink you know Man of Steel? Think again. A new web series has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the behind-the-scenes “true story” of how the superhero blockbuster was made.
Tales from Development Hell: Waiting for Man of Steel follows … Read More
Trailer: Nic Cage’s Joe available to watch online in the UK on Friday 25th July
June 12, 2014 | VOD NewsNic Cage’s new film, Joe, will be available to watch online in the UK on Friday 25th July.
The movie, directed by David Gordon Green, is based on Larry Brown’s novel and is set in the modern backwoods of the … Read More
Train: Netflix original baseball documentary to be released in July
June 12, 2014 | VOD NewsNetflix has announced that a new original baseball documentary will swing its way onto the streaming service in July.
The Battered Bastards of Baseball tells the true story of Kurt Russell’s dad, Bing Russell, who was a baseball club owner … Read More
ITV channels now available on NOW TV Box
June 11, 2014 | VOD NewsITV channels are now avalable to watch online through a NOW Box.
From today, customers using a NOW Box will start to see the ITV Player App automatically download onto their device as part of a phased rolled out over … Read More
BBC and Channel 4 competing for young viewers?
June 11, 2014 | VOD NewsThe BBC and Channel 4 have both lost more young viewers than other broadcasts, according to stats from Broadcasts’ Audience Research Board.
The figures, published in The I Newspaper, show that the Beeb and Channel 4 have both lost 12 … Read More
Sony unveils PlayStation TV at E3 and confirms more details on Powers
June 10, 2014 | VOD NewsSony has unveiled a new device called PlayStation TV at E3 today.
The tiny black box, previously released as PlayStation Vita TV in Japan and Asaia, allows people to stream things to their TV.
For existing PS4 owners, it extends … Read More
Sheffield Doc/Fest shorts available to watch online on Curzon Home Cinema
June 9, 2014 | VOD NewsSheffield Doc/Fest and Curzon Home Cinema have teamed up to offer a selection of new documentary shorts to a home cinema audience.
The five films, which are in competition at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest, are Xenos by Mahdi Fleifel, … Read More
Orange Is the New Black Season 2 14 times more popular than Season 1 (among pirates)
June 9, 2014 | VOD NewsOrange Is the New Black Season 2 is 14 times more popular than Season 1, according to new stats from tracking firm Excipio.
55,668 people watched episodes of the second season of the show within 48 hours of its premiere … Read More















