British and Irish folks looking for a weekend Netflix binge need look no further than Homeland. The first two seasons of the smash hit show are being added to the UK and Ireland Netflix collection today, March 13, for the very first time. Until now we've been able to get episodes pretty much as they air via the iTunes Store, but at a considerably higher price than a monthly Netflix...
Disney has released Movies Anywhere, an app for iPad and iPhone that lets you watch your Disney and Marvel movies wherever you are. While you can enter a code found with the DVD or Blu-ray of a Disney movie to get the digital version, Movies Anywhere also encourages you to link your iTunes account to the app.
We'll be posting both our 2013 Readers Choice Awards and 2013 Editors Choice Awards soon enough, but there's a reason Apple sells more than just devices, and iTunes offers more than just apps. Music, movies, TV shows, books, and comics have all gone digital. Not only is the idea of linear broadcasts increasingly anachronistic, but the idea of media not being everywhere we are, available...
Disney's Marvel division has signed a deal with Netflix to bring Daredevil (I liked the Affleck film, what of it?), Luke Cage (Power Man), Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, and the Defenders to the streaming video service starting in 2015. Each character will get their own show, and then in Marvel Cinematic style, the Defenders will team them all together. Alan Fine, President of Marvel...
Netflix, which has found enormous success - and viewer affection - with original series like Orange is the New Black and House of Cards, is reportedly now considering some original movies as well. And yes, they'd debut on Netflix's service - including iPad, iPhone, and Apple TV - day and date with theatrical release. Netflix's Ted Sarandos, as quote by Peter Kafka on AllThingsD:
For those of you out there who are Doctor Who fans, you may already know that for years now the BBC has been looking to recover many of the early episodes from the long-running British science-fiction television programme. Back in the 1960's and 1970's episodes were wiped or otherwise destroyed due to a number of various reasons with the biggest ones being economic and space-saving...
In addition to the launch of the Vevo app on the Apple TV this morning, a few other notable apps have appeared on the device as well, including two Disney channels. The Disney Channel, Disney XD, The Weather Channel, and the Smithsonian Channel have all arrived on the Apple TV. The Smithsonian Channel and The Weather Channel both give you access to on demand conent. The Weather Channel...
The BBC recently revealed the identity of the twelfth Doctor in their long-running SF TV series Doctor Who - veteran Scottish actor Peter Capaldi. But when Capaldi takes over for Matt Smith this coming season, it won't have been his first time on the show. In fact, he appeared in an episode that first aired in 2008 - and it's yours free from the iTunes Store for a limited time. Free...
The Internet has been abuzz this past 24 hours with news of the Twelfth Doctor having been formally announced – Peter Capaldi, in case you missed it – taking over from current star Matt Smith starting with the Christmas Special later this year. Capaldi is an older gentleman than his predecessor, and it's pretty easy to get an early feeling for what kind of character he will bring to the...
The Wolverine, the sequel to the original X-Men trilogy, the X-Men: First Class reboot, and the X-Men Origins: Wolverine film, is now in theaters, putting Hugh Jackman back behind the claws of everyone's favorite berserker Canadian mutant. Based on Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's seminal Wolverine mini series, which first brought elements of Samurai to the character, it could be the...