VOD industry
Network On Air: New streaming service relives 1960s TV
August 11, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Streamers can go back to the 1960s this summer with the launch of a new VOD service, Network on Air.
The digital platform, which launched at the start of the month, brings nostalgic television favourites into the online age with … Read More
How has the coronavirus lockdown impacted streaming?
August 2, 2020 | Ivan Radford
The digital video sector has officially boomed during the coronavirus lockdown, with spending on buy-and-keep digital downloads rising 87 per cent year-on-year.
Spending reached £113 million from March to June 2020, while 1.8 million new customers either bought or rented … Read More
Universal and AMC agree PVOD model
July 29, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Universal and AMC Theatres have made peace and agreed upon a landmark new model that will allow the distributor to break the theatrical window.
The two companies butted heads this summer, after Universal led the way in releasing films online … Read More
Showcase at Home: Showcase Cinemas launches new streaming service
July 10, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Showcase Cinemas is going online with a new streaming service, Showcase at Home.
The platform, now live in the UK, is a transactional VOD service that presents films available to buy and rent. Titles cost £7.99 to buy or £3.49 … Read More
Sky and Sony ink new long-term deal
July 9, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Sky and Sony Pictures Television have extended their partnership with a new long-term deal that applies to the UK and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.
The deal means that Sky Cinema will have the first pay window rights … Read More
Trolls: World Tour, The Assistant join films UK cinemas can screen
June 20, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Trolls: World Tour and The Assistant are among a number of films released online during the coronavirus lockdown that will get a chance to play on the big screen as well when cinemas reopen in July.
Vue is aiming to … Read More
Netflix buys Los Angeles’ Egyptian Theatre
May 30, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Netflix has officially closed the deal to buy Los Angeles’ Egyptian Theatre.
The site of the first Hollywood movie premiere and the long-time home of the American Cinematheque, the venue was originally built in 1922 during the silent film era. … Read More
Second Run to split rental income with indie cinemas
May 26, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Indie distributor Second Run is launching a new streaming initiative that will split rental revenue with indie cinemas that are closed during the coronavirus lockdown.
Since the outbreak of the virus, cinemas have been shut across the UK and further … Read More
PGA and DGA Awards join Oscars in changing awards rules
May 20, 2020 | Staff Reporter
The Producers Guild of America and Directors Guild of America have followed the Oscars in changing their rules to allow streaming releases to be eligible for their top prizes.
Since the coronavirus outbreak, cinemas have closed due to the lockdown … Read More
GagaOOLala: Taiwan LGBTQ+ streaming service launches in UK
May 16, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Taiwanese LGBTQ+ streaming service GagaOOLala has launched in the UK.
The streaming platform, launched in 2016, was the first OTT service in Asia to focus on LGBTQ+ content. Now, it’s expanding its reach worldwide, going live this week in the … Read More
