Google Chromecast to show weather and news?

Google Chromecast may be developed to show the weather and news on your TV.

Google’s streaming dongle, which launched in the UK last month, allows you to “cast” content from apps on your mobile device – including Netflix and BBC … Read More

Android TV: Why is Google planning a Chromecast companion?

Google is planning an Android TV set top box, according to a report from The Verge.

The site managed to nab some documents that reveal Google is about to launch a new streaming device. The news follows the recent release … Read More

Is a new Apple TV box on the way?

A new Apple TV set top box may be on the way.

Apple have previously downplayed their set top box, describing it as a “hobby”.

Now, though, Apple have hinted that they are not so dismissive of the streaming … Read More

Where can I watch Mad Men online in the UK (legally)?

It’s hard to believe that Don Draper’s time is up, with Mad Men’s final season now a distant memory. Perhaps the only thing that’s harder to believe is that someone isn’t up to speed with the ad men from Madison … Read More

VOD film review: Almost Married

Director: Ben Cookson Cast: Philip McGinley, Emily Atack, Mark Stobbart, Bill Fellows Certificate: 15 Watch Almost Married online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

Some days you wonder, given the … Read More

VOD film review: The Lunchbox

Charming in its simplicity, this dainty drama is a delectable treat worth savouring.Read More

VOD film review: Easy Money II: Hard to Kill

Director: Babak Najafi Cast: Joel Kinnaman, Dragomir Mrsic Certificate: 15 Watch Easy Money 2 online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

Joel Kinnaman returns to the role of JW in … Read More

VOD broadcast primetime viewing up a quarter

Audiences watching broadcast primetime shows on VOD tend to do so three days after its initial airing, according to a new report from Rentrak.

The firm’s State of VOD research, compiled over four years, shows that VOD viewing of broadcast … Read More

WW1 UNCUT short films commissioned exclusively for iPlayer

The BBC has commissioned a string of short films exclusively for BBC iPlayer for its World War One Season.

WW1 UNCUT consists of 12 episodes, which will launch today (10th April) and continute through spring 2014.

Produced by Ballista Media, … Read More

VOD film review: Oldboy (2013)

This remake of the modern Korean classic is a hollow shell of a film.Read More