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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
Amazon Studios release 10 new Original pilots on Amazon Prime Instant Video for 2014
February 6, 2014 | VOD News
Last year, the world of TV production chalovefilmnged. Netflix introduced original content for the Internet streaming age, with David Fincher and Kevin Spacey’s House of Cards bagging Emmy awards and Golden Globes. Amazon, meanwhile, released a batch of pilots for … Read More
