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Derek Season 1 to stream on Netflix UK from Thursday 30th January
January 3, 2014 | VOD News
Season 1 of Derek, starring, written, directed and executive-produced by Ricky Gervais, will be released on Netflix UK on Thursday 30th January.
The show premiered on Channel 4 in the UK but was snapped up by Netflix last year. … Read More
VOD film review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
January 3, 2014 | David Farnor
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has everything a blockbuster needs: beards, swords, and Penélope Cruz. In a hat.Read More
Video on-demand makes up 30pc of UK video sales in 2013
January 2, 2014 | VOD News
Video on-demand made up almost one-third of UK video sales in 2013, according to new figures.
Digital transactions totalled £618 million in 2013, a surge of 40 per cent, retailers have revealed. That rise significantly boosted the entertainment industry, with … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Holmes Season 3, Episode 1 (The Empty Hearse)
January 2, 2014 | David Farnor
Warning: This review contains mild spoilers.
How did Sherlock fake his death? The Empty Hearse, the first episode of Season Three, finally gives us some answers. In fact, it gives us three. And, along the way, throws in an appearance … Read More
Netflix TV review: Roger & Val Have Just Got In (Season 1)
January 2, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Roger (Alfred Molina), an occasionally rash, socialist botanist and Val (Dawn French), a logical, gentle food technology teacher, have just got in from work. And for half an hour after this, we’re allowed an insight into their lives. Their silly, … Read More
VOD film review: Black Sheep
January 1, 2014 | David Farnor
For better or worse, Black Sheep is bloody simple entertainment. Read More
Molly and Mycroft: The unsung heroes of BBC’s Sherlock
January 1, 2014 | David Farnor
We look back at Season 1 and 2 of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ modern-day reboot
It’s a three-patch problem.
That’s how Sherlock Holmes described his first case in A Study in Pink. That throwaway line set the tone for … Read More
Top 20 VOD films of 2013
December 31, 2013 | VOD News
Ah, 2013. The year that saw Netflix start producing Emmy Award-winning original content, the BFI launch its own video on-demand player and, of course, the arrival of VODzilla.co.
At the end of 12 months that have seen digital distribution … Read More
Happy birthday? Almost 500 titles to be removed from Netflix UK in January 2014
December 31, 2013 | David Farnor
On 9th January 2014, Netflix turns two years old in the UK. The birthday celebrations, though, will be missing some important guests. 475, to be exact.
Research by unofficial Netflix fansite Netflix.maft.co has found that almost 500 titles will be … Read More
UK TV review: The Time of the Doctor (2013 Christmas special)
December 30, 2013 | David Farnor
“And now it’s time for one last bow, like all your other selves. 11’s hour is over now, the clock is striking 12.”
That’s the poem Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) reads to The Doctor (Matt Smith) as his finale arrives. … Read More
