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Netflix buys Toronto Film Festival-winning documentary The Square
November 8, 2013 | VOD NewsNetflix original documentary The Square, a riveting, deeply human chronicle of the Egyptian protest movement from director-producer Jehane Noujaim and producer Karim Amer, will premiere exclusively on the world’s leading Internet TV network in all territories where Netflix is available … Read More
Marvel and Netflix join forces for four original superhero series led by Daredevil
November 7, 2013 | VOD NewsMarvel and Netflix have teamed up to bring a string of original superhero TV series led by Daredevil to the online streaming site.
The unprecedented deal between Disney and Netflix well see Marvel TV produce four serialised live-action programmes focussing … Read More
First image of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in Sherlock Season 3
November 5, 2013 | VOD NewsThe first official image of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in Sherlock Season 3 has been released by the BBC.
It’s been almost two years since Sherlock had a very grave encounter with Moriarty atop St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Steven … Read More
blinkbox launches PS3 app
October 31, 2013 | VOD NewsMovie and TV streaming service blinkbox has launched a dedicated PS3 app, giving nearly six million homes easy access to its video on-demand catalogue.
Tesco’s pay-per-view service is a strong platform, but has always suffered from a lack of support … Read More
Competition: Win a free movie rental from The Horror Show’s scarily big line-up!
October 31, 2013 | VOD NewsStuck for something spooky to watch tonight? We’ve teamed up The Horror Show to give away a free movie rental to three lucky winners!
One of our favourite things about horror is its universal power to scare. Whatever the budget, … Read More
NOW TV Entertainment Pass adds TV on-demand
October 29, 2013 | VOD NewsSky have launched a new NOW Entertainment Membership today, a package that offers TV shows on-demand to UK viewers.
The Entertainment Month Pass joins the Movie Pass (£8.99 per month – from 29th May 2014, £9.99 a month) and Sports … Read More
Documentaries on-demand: Dogwoof launches iTunes room
October 29, 2013 | VOD NewsUK documentary distributor Dogwoof have launched an iTunes room, featuring over 90 of their films in a dedicated store.
The distributor, which specialises in non-fiction titles, has brought a wealth of excellent documentaries to the UK, from Village at the … Read More
The Horror Show VOD service teams up with High Fliers films
October 23, 2013 | VOD NewsTheHorrorShow.TV, the new UK-based VOD platform that caters exclusively to horror fans, has announced a new partnership with High Fliers Films.
High Fliers Films is the British distributor behind such films as 10 Years, All Good Things and Passchendaele. The … Read More
Netflix now has more subscribers than HBO
October 22, 2013 | VOD NewsIt’s official. Netflix now has more subscribers than HBO in the US.
The California-based video on-demand service announced its results for the third quarter of 2013 last night – and they make for impressive reading.
It was estimated by eight … Read More
BBC releases new Doctor Who 50th anniversary trailer
October 19, 2013 | VOD NewsThere aren’t many words that get us as excited as the phrase “new Doctor Who trailer”. Which is why we’re very excited.
Yes, a new, specially-created trailer celebrating the last 50 years of Doctor Who aired last night on BBC … Read More