Facebook introduces video ad revenue: The killer blow to YouTube?

Facebook has begun to introduce a way for content providers to earn revenue from videos, a step that could prove a killer blow in the site’s rivalry with YouTube.

Google’s streaming site has been the giant of the online video … Read More

This week’s new releases on MUBI (5th July 2015)

Not getting your arthouse fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, a subscription VOD service that hand-picks films from around the world and adds one … Read More

MineCon 2015 on Twitch: The live streaming schedule

In 2009, Minecraft came into the world. 70 million copies later, those tiny square blocks have built up a video game giant, connecting people around the world through a shared love of creativity and building things – not to mention … Read More

Netflix goes to Nollywood? Lebara Play launches in UK

Netflix is going to Nollywood with the launch of Lebara Play in the UK.

The “only multi-ethnic entertainment service” has landed on British shores, with around 3,000 movies (both free and premium) available to stream across more than 150 TV … Read More

Interview: Gina Prince-Bythewood (writer and director of Beyond the Lights)

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Oscar-nominated (and brilliant) Beyond the Lights headed straight to VOD – and then DVD – in the UK this week, following a premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Why did it skip cinemas? Critic Simran Hans … Read More

VOD film review: It Follows

Does for pedestrians what Jaws did for sharks.Read More

UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 4

Already seen Episode 4? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.

Season 3 is taking its sweet(bread) time to get going, but it would seem like the throttle has finally been opened, as a whole host of familiar … Read More

The rise of online TV – and its cost for the BBC

The way that people are watching TV is changing, as young viewers increasingly turn to the web for their video fix, rather than the living room telly. But that shift comes at a cost, as BBC employees have discovered this … Read More

VOD film review: All American High Revisited

Director: Keva Rosenfeld Cast: Riikkamari Rauhala Certificate: 15 Watch All American High Revisited online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play

“We’re all going to wake up tomorrow and ask ‘now what?’” says one … Read More

VOD film review: Liberal Arts

Josh Radnor’s second feature as a director is a likeable comedy about nostalgia and ageing.Read More