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VOD TV review: The 7.39 (BBC)
February 11, 2014 | Neil Brazier
Written by David Nicholls, who brought us One Day and Starter for 10, The 7:39 provides an ambivalent love story between two people who share the same monotonous commute Monday to Friday.
Carl (David Morrissey) is a married father of … Read More
VOD film review: Captain Phillips
February 11, 2014 | David Farnor
Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi are superb in this intense, riveting hijacking thriller.Read More
BT becomes first UK pay-TV provider to offer buy-to-keep movie downloads
February 10, 2014 | VOD NewsBT is launching a new service allowing customers to purchase movies for download, making it the first UK pay-TV provider to offer films on a buy-to-keep basis, as well as rent.
BT have signed a deal with 20th Century Fox … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Babylon (Channel 4 pilot)
February 10, 2014 | David Farnor
Babylon. By Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong. It’s telling that’s how the show is billed in its credits: a rare instance where the writers are given headline status above a director and cast. And what a director and cast it … Read More
BBC scales back YouView investment
February 9, 2014 | VOD NewsThe BBC is reportedly planning to scale back its investment in YouView.
The broadcaster will cut its support of the set-top box, which was intended to become the new flagship platform for Britain’s free-to-air digital television – Freeview 2.0.
Now, … Read More
VOD film review: The Artist
February 9, 2014 | Ivan Radford
You’ll swoon, you’ll sigh, you’ll want to tap dance. And you’ll want a dog.Read More
VOD film review: Prisoners
February 8, 2014 | Ruby
A gripping look at what lengths parents will go to find their missing children.Read More
10m viewers registered with Channel 4, as targeted ads are introduced on 4oD
February 8, 2014 | VOD News10 million viewers have now registered with Channel 4. That’s a lot of people. In fact, that’s half of all UK viewers aged between 16 and 24.
With a growing number of people – specifically, young people – signing up … Read More
VOD film review: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
February 7, 2014 | Alex Clements
Director: Terry Gilliam Cast: Sarah Polley, John Neville, Jonathan Pryce Watch online: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
Interior: a theatre within a city under siege. A farce is playing out even as … Read More
VOD film review: Another Earth
February 7, 2014 | David Farnor
This moving, understated study of guilty and grief is an ambitious sci-fi that dares to think small.Read More
