Straight-to-VOD Thursday: The Call

Director: David Cooper Cast: Andy Goulding, Gary Simmons Watch online: YouTube

Straight-to-VOD Thursday: From direct-to-iTunes indies to naff bargain bucket sequels, we look at films only available on VOD in the UK. This week, it’s short film The Call, released … Read More

Where are all the Channel 4 shows going? Father Ted, IT Crowd and more leaving LOVEFiLM and Netflix UK

Update: Lots of Channel 4 shows have been added back to Netflix UK. For more information, click here.

Father Ted, Peep Show, The IT Crowd and other classic Channel 4 shows are being removed from Netflix UK and LOVEFiLM … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Welcome to the Jungle

Director: Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken Certificate: Watch online: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / iTunes

In the opening scenes of Welcome to the Jungle, we’re introduced to Beck (Dwayne Johnson), a retrieval expert who helps people … Read More

Freeview Connect: BBC, ITV, Channel 4 launch new catch-up service for smart TVs

BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have joined forces to launch a new catch-up TV service for smart TVs: Freeview Connect.

The brand will make each broadcaster’s flagship on-demand service, BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and 4oD, available as standard on smart … Read More

Game of Thrones Season 4 preview video: A Foreshadowing

HBO have released a new Game of Thrones Season 4 preview video. Called “A Foreshadowing”, the 15-minute video contains a Hodor-sized chunk of new footage, hints at what’s to come in the new season and behind-the-scenes interviews with everyone from … Read More

VOD TV review: The 7.39 (BBC)

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

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

BT 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)

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

The 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