How BBC iPlayer is becoming more like Netflix

BBC iPlayer is taking a leaf out of Netflix’s book and making its streaming service more and more personalised.

The idea of “myBBC” was first announced in 2015 by Director-General Tony Hall, who said he wanted to build a more … Read More

Catch Up TV reviews: The Windsors, The Magicians, Hoff the Record Season 2

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.  

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 5 (Untimely Resurrection)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

Claire Fraser just might be the worst person ever. Not only is she happy to change the entire history of the world just to save her lover, she’s also willing to ruin a friend’s love life … Read More

You can now control how much mobile data Netflix uses

The subscription fees may be low, but streaming movies and TV doesn’t come cheap, as anyone with a mobile phone bill after binge-watching Orange Is the New Black can tell you. Watching movies or TV shows on Netflix uses around … Read More

UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 1 (The Day Tennyson Died)

“The old monsters have gone,” declares Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) at the start of Penny Dreadful’s third season. And well she might, after battling through two seasons of torment and inner turmoil. Green has been astonishing at every turn, physically … Read More

Brits to spend more on VOD than DVD this year

This year, for the first time, Britons will spend more on video streaming subscriptions and film and TV downloads than on buying and renting DVDs, according to Strategy Analytics.

The research and consulting firm’s latest report predicts that consumers will … Read More

UK TV recap: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 10 (Progeny)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

After three terrific episodes in a row (Marooned, Night of the Hawk and Left Behind), Legends of Tomorrow hits a major stumble with tonight’s outing, which provides largely unsatisfactory outcomes to both its main plot and … Read More

Walter Presents TV review: Tony’s Revenge

What is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.

We’re all familiar with the revenge thriller. A staple of crime drama since the dawn of the genre, it generally involves our … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (7th May)

Heard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.

Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s The Company of … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (7th May 2016)

Not getting your art-house fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More