Netflix to launch across Europe in late 2014

Netflix has announced plans to launch in new territories across Europe later this year.

Netflix will introduce its streaming service to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg in late 2014. The Internet TV company now has over 48 million … Read More

Broadchurch feels the “BAFTA Effect”

We wrote earlier on this week about how the BAFTAs signified a big step forwards for the British TV industry, with Breaking Bad becoming the first non-broadcast show to win an award. While Netflix has been front and centre of … Read More

VOD film review: Inside Llewyn Davis

Oscar Isaac and the Coens are perfectly in tune for this mature, offbeat drama about failure, grief and guitars.Read More

VOD review: Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 7

“Hello, cousin Robin, I’m building a Snow Winterfell,” greets Sansa. “What’s a Winter-hell?” asks sweet Robin. “My old home, I’ll probably never see it again because it got burned down,” replies Sansa. “Ah,” interjects young Robert. “It probably got burnt … Read More

VOD film review: X-Men 2: United (X2)

This character-driven blockbuster is a thrilling, thoughtful sequel that marks X-Men out from the pack.Read More

Hemlock Grove Season 2 artwork released

New artwork for Hemlock Grove Season 2 has been released.

Eli Roth’s show, which was one of Netflix’s first original series, returns for a second run of 10 episodes in July.

The supernatural thriller explores the strange happenings in … Read More

Over half of viewers say new BBC iPlayer is better

Over half of UK viewers say the new BBC iPlayer is better, according to a study by the Beeb.

The updated version of the broadcaster’s flagship video on-demand platform became official this month, following broadly positive feedback from users. Indeed, … Read More

Vikings is the most-watched show on Amazon Prime Instant Video

Vikings is now the most-watched show on Amazon Prime Instant Video.

The epic drama upped the violence for its second season, which recently finished on Amazon’s video on-demand service. The show premiered on the History channel in the US last … Read More

VOD film review: X-Men (2000)

The X-Men franchise gets off to a strong start with this surprisingly low-key blockbuster.Read More

Breaking Bad win takes British TV into modern age

Ant and Dec. Dragons’ Den. Cilla Black. The list of nominees at the 2014 BAFTA TV Wards may not read like a forward-thinking bunch, but this year’s ceremony is when the British TV industry took a big step into the … Read More