Here are all 12 shows Microsoft is working on for Xbox Originals

The online streaming market competition continues to heat up this year – and original content is the weapon of choice.

Microsoft, you may recall, recently announced Humans, a sci-fi series produced by its Xbox Entertainment Studios as an Xbox … Read More

BBC iPlayer enjoys record-breaking March

Following a strong start to the year, March was another record-breaking month for BBC iPlayer with 320 million requests across TV and radio, up on the previous high of 315 million set in January this year, and up an impressive … Read More

NOW TV to raise prices at end of May

NOW will raise its prices at the end of May, VODzilla.co can reveal, which will affect anyone using the service to watch Game of Thrones Season 4, Mad Men or 24: Live Another Day.

NOW allows viewers to stream TV … Read More

Mitch Hurwitz signs multi-year deal with Netflix

Mitch Hurwitz has signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to work as a writer and producer on several shows.

The deal between the Arrested Development creator and streaming service will see him create a new, original series, reports Deadline, as … Read More

#WatchOnSky: Sky launches new Twitter TV tool

Sky has started to trial #WatchOnSky, a brand new tool that lets viewers watch TV shows by clicking on tweets.

We have written at length on the relationship between Twitter and TV, which are becoming increasingly intertwined thanks to viewers’ … Read More

TalkTalk teams up with FilmFlex to offer more movies on demand

TalkTalk has today announced a deal with FilmFlex Movies Ltd to bring its customers hundreds more movies on demand, with even more new releases available to rent on the same day as DVD.

The multi-year deal kicks off with immediate … Read More

Netflix plans price rise for new subscribers as global membership grows

Netflix is planning to raise prices for new subscribers in the next three months.

The Internet TV service confirmed its plans as part of its latest quarterly financial report. Netflix has already tried out increasing membership fees in Ireland: in … Read More

Joss Whedon’s In Your Eyes gets global VOD release

Joss Whedon’s latest film has been given a global VOD release.

In Your Eyes, written by Whedon and directed by Brin Hill, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York last night. For those in the rest of America, … Read More

Animated series Beware the Batman lands exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video

From Trap Door to Round the Twist, Amazon Prime Instant Video is already leading the pack when it comes to kids on-demand entertainment. Now, though, it’s punching a little higher with the arrival of animated series Beware the Batman.

The … Read More

British Pathé to publish whole video archive on YouTube

British Pathé is releasing its historic video archive on YouTube.

The distributor’s archive contains a staggering 85,000 videos, which amount to a total of 3,500 hours. Those hours will include footage of Muhammed Ali, survivors of the Titanic, alongside newsreels … Read More